The Athletic’s Manny Navarro writes that Miami redshirt junior EDGE Jaelan Phillips is “healthy and ready to contribute” for the Hurricanes in 2020.
Phillips was a five-star recruit for UCLA who at one point medically retired due to a host of injury concerns, but he reversed course, transferred to Miami and sat out the 2020 season to get stronger and satisfy NCAA requirements. Now 6-foot-5 and 258-pounds, he gives the Hurricanes yet another potential pass-rusher for a program that already has arguably the best 1-2 punch at defensive line in Greg Rousseau and Temple transfer/AAC Defensive Player of the year Quincy Roche. Even if Phillips is only a situational player for Miami this year, his length and quickness off the ball could be a major boon for Manny Diaz and company this fall.