Charleston Southern University Athletics

High School: Originally from Bainbridge, Georgia where he played at Bainbridge High School under Head Coach Jay Walls, Defensive Coordinator Joe Dollar and position coach Colt Gardner ... Over the past three seasons he collected over 200 total tackles and 40 TFLs ... His senior fall he posted 72 tackles including 17 TFLs and had just as impressive of a junior season with 75 tackles and 17 TFLs ... In his sophomore year he burst onto the scene in Georgia with 62 tackles and nine TFLs ... In his senior year he was a 4A All-State and First-Team All-Region honoree and served as a team captain as well as a Second-Team All-Region selection in his junior year ... Participant in the 2023-24 GACA All-Star Classic ... Helped lead Bainbridge to a three-peat for region titles in 2021, 2022 and 2023 along with state quarterfinals in 2021 and 2022 and a state sweet 16 in 2023 ... Was a member of the track & field team where he had a personal best of 6'0" in the high jump and 40'3" in the triple jump ... He placed first in the high jump in the Westover Relays and 4th place in the State Sectional Qualifier in the triple jump ... Father, Kenyatta Phillips, played football at Albany State, mother, Tandria Phillips, ran track & field at the Albany State and brother, Keenan Phillips, plays football at Georgia Military College ... Also received offers from Kennesaw State and Stonybrook ... Was a member of the Key Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and Honor Society.