TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Tennessee Titans in the fifth-round (163rd overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft, April 30, 2022…Waived by Titans, Aug. 29, 2024…Signed by Philadelphia Eagles to practice squad, Sept. 3, 2024…Signed by Las Vegas Raiders as a free agent, Feb. 19, 2025.
AT A GLANCE
• Has appeared in 13 career games and totaled 23 receptions for 259 yards, nine punt returns for 85 yards and one kickoff return for 13 yards.
• As a rookie in 2022, posted eight receptions for 78 yards and averaged 12.4 yards on five punt returns in four games before ending the season on the Reserve/Injured List.
• As a junior at UCLA in 2021, Philips led the Bruins in receptions (59), receiving yards (739) and receiving touchdowns (10). He also led the team in punt returns (nine) and punt return average (22.6).
CAREER: Enters his first season with the Silver and Black after spending last year with on the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad…Originally entered the NFL as a fifth-round draft pick (163rd overall) with the Tennessee Titans in 2022 and spent two seasons with the club…Has appeared in 13 career games and totaled 23 receptions for 259 yards (11.3 avg.)…Has also returned nine punts for 85 yards and one kickoff for 13 yards…In 2023, played in nine games and posted 15 receptions for 181 yards (12.1 avg.)…As a rookie, appeared in four games and recorded eight receptions for 78 yards while averaging 12.4 yards on five punt returns before ending the season on the Reserve/Injured List.
2023 (with Ten.): Appeared in nine games and caught 15 passes for 181 yards (12.1 avg.)…Returned four punts for 23 yards and one kickoff for 13 yards…Placed on the Reserve/Injured List on Aug. 31 and missed the first four games of the regular season before being designated to return on Oct. 7…Was inactive for four contests…(10/8) at Ind.: Returned one punt for 12 yards…(10/15) vs. Bal.: Hauled in one pass for six yards and returned three punts for 11 yards…(10/29) vs. Atl.: Recorded three receptions for 24 yards…Returned one kickoff for 13 yards…(11/2) at Pit.: Recorded a single-game career-high 68 receiving yards on four catches…(11/12) at TB: Led the team with 61 receiving yards on three receptions…(1/7/24) vs. Jac.: Posted two receptions for 15 yards.
2022 (with Ten.): Played in four games as a rookie and caught eight passes for 78 yards…Returned five punts for 62 yards with a long return of 46 yards…Was inactive for two contests before being placed on the Reserve/Injured List and missing the final 11 games of the season…(9/11) vs. NYG: Made his NFL debut and led the team with six receptions and 66 receiving yards…Returned four punts for 62 yards with a long return of 46 yards…(9/19) at Buf.: Recorded one reception for five yards…(10/9) at Was.: Caught one pass for seven yards.
COLLEGE: Played four years at UCLA, starting 23-of-34 games and totaling 163 receptions for 1,821 yards and 17 touchdowns…Added 25 punt returns for 496 yards (19.8 avg.) with two touchdowns…Finished his career fourth on the all-time UCLA career receptions list…Became the first Bruin to lead the team in receptions in three straight seasons since Craig Bragg from 2001 to 2004…As a junior in 2021, played in 11 games with nine starts and caught 59 passes for 739 yards and 10 touchdowns…Led Pac-12 receivers with 10 touchdown catches...Ranked second in the Pac-12 in receiving yards per game (67.18) and third in the league in receptions per game average (5.36)…Averaged 22.6 yards per punt return, including an 82-yard touchdown to help UCLA rank No. 1 in the NCAA in punt returns as a team…Named first-team All-Pac-12 by the league coaches and Phil Steele…Selected to the second-team All-Pac-12 team as a kick returner by league coaches and Phil Steele…Named second-team All-Pac-12 as a receiver/returner by Associated Press and PFF…As a sophomore in 2020, appeared in seven games with six starts and recorded 38 receptions to surpass 100 career receptions…Returned six punts for 77 yards (12.8 avg.)…Named honorable mention All-Pac-12 by the league coaches and second-team AllPac-12 by PFF and Phil Steele…As a redshirt freshman in 2019, played in 12 games with eight starts and totaled a career-high 60 receptions for 681 yards and five touchdowns…His 60 catches were the most ever by a freshman player at UCLA…Became the first Bruin redshirt freshman to lead the team in receptions since 2001 (Bragg)…Helped UCLA rank second in the nation in punt return average with a 22.5 yards per return…As a freshman 2018, redshirted after seeing action as a reserve receiver and special teams performer in the first four games of the season.
PERSONAL: Attended San Marcos (Calif.) High School, where he was as a four-star recruit by ESPN.com and 247 Sports…As a senior in 2017, recorded 59 receptions for 1,318 yards and 10 touchdowns…On defense, he posted 26 tackles and two interceptions…As a junior, caught 65 passes for 909 yards and 11
touchdowns…Also participated in track and field.
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS: RECEIVING: Receptions – 6, 9/11/22 vs. NYG. Yards – 68, 11/2/23 at Pit. Long – 24, 11/2/23 at Pit. RETURNS: Punts – 4, 9/11/22 vs. NYG. Yards – 62, 9/11/22 vs. NYG. Long – 46, 9/11/22 vs. NYG. Kickoffs – 1, 10/29/23 vs. Atl. Yards – 13, 10/29/23 vs. Atl. Long – 10/29/23 vs. Atl.
