UTAH: Walk-on joined the team the first day of fall semester classes … high school defensive end is playing safety at Utah.
HIGH SCHOOL: Second-team all-state and all-region as a senior at American Fork HS (Utah) in 2014 … 60 tackles, 9.0 sacks, 10 passes defended, two forced fumbles, a safety and a fumble recovery as a senior … American Fork played in the 2014 5A Utah state championship game.
PERSONAL: Son of Ross and Jodi Phillips … both parents are BYU graduates … Eagle Scout project was making foot rests and step stools for children with disabilities … served an LDS mission in Tucson, Ariz. … born in Yuma, Ariz.