2020 Senior Bowl Participant
2018 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2017 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
CAREER: Offensive lineman who emerged as one of the best tackles in the SEC as a senior in 2019 …
Started 13 of 26 career games played … Graduated in December 2019 with a degree in human development and
family sciences … Made his MSU debut in 2018, contributing heavily at the tackle spots and on field goal and PAT
units … Redshirted during the 2017 campaign … Spent two seasons playing guard for a record‐breaking East
Mississippi Community College offense … Two‐time member of the Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll (2017, 2018) …
Played only one year of high school football.
2019 REDSHIRT SENIOR SEASON: Started all 13 games at left tackle … Played a team‐high 821 snaps (819 at left
tackle and two at left guard) … Earned the highest offensive grade among MSU offensive linemen and the
second‐highest offensive grade on the team from Pro Football Focus (80.1) … Allowed just two sacks and one QB
hit across 398 snaps in pass protection … The two sacks allowed came in the sixth game of the season … His 80.1
offensive grade was the 11th best in the Power 5 and the second best in the SEC among offensive tackles who
played at least 800 snaps … His 77.4 grade in the run game was the second‐best in the SEC among offensive
tackles who saw action in at least 400 run‐blocking snaps … His 78.2 grade in the pass game was the seventh
best in the SEC among offensive tackles who played at least 350 pass‐blocking snaps … Paved the way for the
Bulldogs to rank third in the SEC in rushing offense (220.6) and second in rushing yards per attempt (5.4) …
Helped MSU tie for the SEC lead in 200‐plus yard rushing games (8) including each of the first four games …
Produced a season‐high offensive grade (88.3) and run‐block grade (86.8) in his first career start at Louisiana
(8/31) and was named to PFF's SEC Team of the Week … Allowed just one hurry in 36 pass‐blocking snaps …
Earned SEC season‐high 76.6 overall grades at No. 7 Auburn (9/28) and at Texas A&M (10/26) … Allowed the first
sack of his career (2.0) at Tennessee (10/12) … Registered an 80.4 pass‐blocking grade at Arkansas (11/2), which
was his best in a conference game … Helped the Bulldogs finish with 640 total yards, their most ever in an SEC
game and fourth most in any game in school history … Cleared paths for State to log 460 rushing yards, a school
record for an SEC game and fourth overall … Recorded a season‐high 88.7 pass‐blocking grade in the Music City
Bowl vs. Louisville (12/30) … Did not allow a single pressure over 37 snaps in pass protection.
2018 REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON: Played in all 13 games, seeing action in nearly 345 snaps on the offensive line …
Also served on the field goal and PAT units … Rotated at left tackle … Part of an offensive line that helped the
offense rank second in the SEC in both rushing yards per game (223.6) and yards per rush (5.7) … Helped pave
the way for the offense to rush for 300 or more yards in an SEC‐best four games … Had an exceptional pass‐
blocking grade from Pro Football Focus (81.3) … Earned a grade of 70.0 or better in five different games … Did
not allow a sack and allowed only five total pressures … Earned an 81.6 overall grade and an 84.3 pass‐blocking
grade from PFF vs. Arkansas (11/17), his top grades against SEC competition on the year … Member of the 2018
Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2017 JUNIOR SEASON: Redshirted his first season with the program … Member of the 2017 Fall SEC Academic
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Standout offensive lineman who played in 11 games with East Mississippi CC in 2016,
anchoring a line that helped the Lions to an 11‐1 record … Named to the All‐Region 23 squad as well as the
MACJC All‐State/North First Team … Regarded as the best guard in the JUCO ranks by 247Sports and the fourth‐
best by ESPN.com … Ranked the No. 80 overall junior college prospect by 247Sports and No. 97 overall by
HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Grenada (MS) High School.
PERSONAL: Born Tyre Jerel Phillips on January 29, 1997 … Son of James and Tarsha Phillips … Majored in human
development and family sciences … One day wants to work as an occupational therapist for children with special
needs … Plays the piano and the trumpet.
