Clark Phillips III

 

STATS

YEAR (GP/GS)    TKLS   TFL      SACK     FF     PD    INT

2020: (5/5)         25       2.0      0.0         0       3       1

2021: (14/14)     63       1.0      0.0         2       15     2

2022: (12/12)     24       2.0      1.0         0       12     6

Total: (31/31)    112     5.0      1.0         2       30     9

HISTORY -- From College Profile

PHILLIPS QUICK HITS

• 2022 Unanimous All-American (AP, 1st Team; Sporting News, 1st Team; Walter Camp, 1st Team; FWAA, 1st Team; CBS Sports/247 Sports, 1st Team; The Athletic, 1st Team; PFF, honorable mention).
• Finalist for the 2022 Jim Thorpe Award and a semifinalist for the Chuck Bednarik Award.
• 2022 AP Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year.
• 2022 Pac-12 All-Conference First Team (Coaches and AP).
• Started every game played in his career (31).
• Pac-12 All-Conference and AP All-Pac-12 second team in 2021.
• Nine career interceptions, including a school-record-tying four returned for touchdowns.
• Was the only active player in the Pac-12 with four career pick-sixes and one of just two active Power Five players.
• Ranks fourth in Utah history with 232 career interception return yards.
• Defended 30 passes at Utah (21 PBU, 9 INT), with his PBUs tied for 10^th all-time.

2022: Started 12 games at right corner and nickel back.

• Midseason All-America First Team (Associated Press, CBS, College Football Network, Sporting News, The Athletic)
• Made 24 tackles (2.0 TFL, 1.0 sack) and shared the Power Five lead with six interceptions (two pick-sixes).
• Eleven passes defended (six INT, five PBU) in regular season Pac-12 play, sharing the league lead.
• First career sack went for eight yards in the regular season win vs. No. 7 USC, a four-tackle, two PBU night.
• Had a three-interception (one TD) and three-tackle performance vs. Oregon State, earning weekly defensive honors from the Chuck Bednarik Award, Jim Thorpe, PFF, Walter Camp and the Pac-12.
• It was the first three-interception game by a Ute since 2009 and most in the Power Five this season.
• First pick of the season came at Arizona State, during a three-tackle outing.
• Ran an 80-yard interception back for a score at No. 18 UCLA, becoming the first Ute since Andre Dyson in 2000 to have consecutive games with a pick-six.
• Defended three passes (one INT, two PBU) during a two-tackle game at No. 12 Oregon.

2021: Started in all 14 games, recording 63 tackles (1.0 TFL), 15 passes defended (13 PBU, 2 INT) and two forced fumbles.

• Led the Pac-12 with 15 passes defended, recording 11 in league play.
• Tied his career-high in tackles (9) and pass breakups (3) at USC.
• Had six tackles in the Washington State win and sealed the victory with a 54-yard pick-six.
• Recorded back-to-back seven-tackle games at Oregon State and vs. UCLA, also notching two pass breakups against the Bruins.
• Also had seven stops, a forced fumble and a pass breakup vs. Weber State.
• Notched five tackles in the Rose Bowl vs. No. 6 Ohio State, adding a forced fumble and an interception. 
• Added a pass breakup to go with three tackles in the win over No. 3 Oregon.
• Had one stop and two breakups in the Pac-12 Championship vs. No. 10 Oregon.

2020: Started at right cornerback in all five games.

• 25 total tackles (2.0 TFL), a fumble recovery and three passes defended (1 INT, 2 PBU) which included a pick-six.
• Career-high nine tackles (1.0 TFL) against No. 20 USC.
• Three tackles with a fumble recovery, two pass breakups and his first-career pick-six (36 yards) against Washington State.

High School: Four-star recruit by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN, rated the No. 4 cornerback in the country out of La Habra HS.

• Two-time All-CIF.
• Freeway League Player of the Year as a junior and two-time all-league, earning first-team as a junior.
• 2019 Orange County Defensive Player of the Year and three-time first-team all-county.
• 2019 All-USA first-team defense and 2018 All-USA California Football first-team selection.
• 28 tackles, four interceptions and seven passes defended his senior year, adding 30 receptions for 435 yards (14.5 ypc) and 10 touchdowns.
• 18 tackles, two interceptions and 10 passes defended along with 54 catches for 1,210 yards (22.4 ypc) and 19 touchdowns as a junior.
• 26 tackles, seven interceptions with 154 return yards and 15 passes defended his sophomore season, adding eight carries for 127 yards along with 153 return yards between kick and punt return.

Personal: Son of Clark and Lakeisha … has two sisters and a brother.

 

 

2022

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
2.0	0.0	23.0	2.0	6.0	1.0	15.0

interceptions
TD	AVG	YDS	INT
2.0	23.7	142.0	6.0

2021

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
1.0	0.0	61.0	1.0	13.0	0.0	45.0

interceptions
TD	AVG	YDS	INT
1.0	27.0	54.0	2.0

2020

fumbles
REC	LOST	FUM
2.0	0.0	0.0

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
1.0	0.0	16.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	13.0

interceptions
TD	AVG	YDS	INT
1.0	36.0	36.0	1.0