Kenny Phillips NFL Draft Bio

Kenny Phillips NFL Draft Bio

College Miami (FL)
Sport Football
Position S
Jersey # 1
Class Junior
Nickname KP
Career 2005 – present
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 210 pounds (95.3 kg)
Nationality United States
Born November 24, 1986 (1986-11-24) (age 21)
Miami, Florida
High school Miami Carol City High School

Kenneth Phillips (born November 24, 1986 in Miami, Florida) is a former college football safety at the University of Miami. He played for the the Miami Hurricanes until after the 2007 season when he declared himself eligible for the 2008 NFL Draft. He was the first college football underclassman to declare himself eligible.

Carol City High School
Phillips attended Miami Carol City High School in Miami, Florida where he played safety. As a senior in 2004, played free safety and finished with 84 tackles, six interceptions, three fumble recoveries, four defensive touchdowns and three punt returns for touchdowns. Phillips intercepted 16 passes during his high school career. He also played in the prestigious Army All-American Bowl.

In 2004, Phillips was the nation's top safety prospect and USA Today Defensive Player of the Year. Phillips was a Parade All-American and was selected to the PrepStar Top 100 Dream Team. He was rated the nation's No. 1 safety prospect by leading college recruiting magazines Rivals and Scout. And the No. 12 and No. 10 overall prospect by Rivals and Scout respectively. He was considered the No. 1 prospect in Dade County by the Miami Herald and the No. 1 prospect in the state by the Orlando Sentinel.

Miami Hurricanes
Phillips ultimately chose to attend the University of Miami over Tennessee, Florida State and NC State.

In his freshman year, Phillips was named to the All-ACC Freshman Team after starting 11 games at free safety. He ranked third on the team with 88 tackles (58 solo), recovered one fumble, broke up four passes and recorded one interception. Phillips' lone interception came against the Clemson Tigers in triple overtime and sealed the win for the Hurricanes.

As a sophomore, Phillips was named to the All-ACC 1st Team and 3rd team All-American by Rivals.com. He started 10 games out of 10 at strong safety; missing three games due to a broken thumb. He ranked fourth on the team in tackles with 71 total, broke up 6 passes, and recorded 4 interceptions. Phillips earned "ACC Defensive Back of the Week" honors for his play against Duke in which he tied a University of Miami record with three interceptions in one game.

Phillips was also named to the 2006 All-ACC Academic Football Team.

As a junior, Phillips was named to the All-ACC 1st Team for a second straight year, and 3rd team All-American for a second straight year. He started 12 games out of 12 at safety. Phillips ranked second on the team with a career high, 95 tackles(69 solo), made 6.5 tackles for loss, forced three fumbles, broke up 5 passes and intercepted 2 passes.

Draft Year: 2008

Kenny Phillips NFL Prospect Stats

Pre-Rank	Prospect Name	Position Played	Height	Weight
8	Kenny Phillips	Safety	6-2	210
Round	Selected	Team	School	Hometown
			Miami	Miami, Florida

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