Jimmy Phillips: LB · SMU · #6.
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Jimmy Phillips
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Played for three head coaches in five seasons at SMU. One game to point at: 11 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Memphis — Week 13, 2022.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
76 tackles. 5 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 7 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-10@ North Texas | 8 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-16vs Lamar | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 27-34@ Maryland | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 34-42vs TCU | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 19-41@ UCF | 11 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 27-29vs No. 21 Cincinnati | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 45-34@ Tulsa | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 77-63vs Houston | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 41-23@ South Florida | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-59@ No. 21 Tulane | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 34-31vs Memphis | 11 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 76 | 45 | 7.0 | 1.0 | — | 5 |
Week 1 · 2022
W 48-10
at North Texas
2 tackles for loss · 8 tackles · 2 pass breakups
Dominant 38-point win on the road against North Texas.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
76tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%7 TFLSack rate
1%1 sackPD rate
7%5 pass breakups76 tackles · 7 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 6.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 7.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 6.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 7.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee
Pass share
51.5%
513 pass / 483 run
Plays / game
76.6
13 games
Team sack rate
3.9%
539 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2022
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #193 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at SMU, 170 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Sonny Dykes → Rhett Lashlee. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
