2018 Football Roster
Roster
Phillips, Jr., Ben
Jersey Number 17
Ben Phillips, Jr.
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Youngstown, Ohio
- Previous School:
- Garden City CC
- High School:
- Liberty HS
Bio
2018: Played in 11 games for the Skyhawks at wide receiver and the secondary while earning three starts…Tallied eight receptions for 47 yards…Averaged 5.9 yards per catch…Returned two punt returns against Missouri (Sept. 1)…Compiled two total tackles, one solo and one assists…Recorded tackles against Jacksonville State (Nov. 3) and Tennessee Tech (Nov. 10).
BEFORE UTM: Joins the Skyhawks from Garden City Community College, playing for head coach Jeff Sims…Helped the team to a 2016 NJCAA national championship…For his career, he tallied a total of 92 receptions for 2,100 yards and 23 touchdowns…Averaged 20 yards per catch…His best game came against Coffeyville Community College with 10 receptions, 165 yards and two touchdown...Prepped at Liberty High School, where he was a two-way player, notching 525 rushing yards and 503 receiving yards…Notched 16 touchdowns…Defensively, notched five interceptions, six pass breakups, 24 solo tackles and a tackle for loss…Returned four punts for touchdowns.
PERSONAL: Born on Jan. 15, 1997...Son of Sinchonia Woods and Ben Phillips, Sr....Has eight siblings...Majoring in communications.
BEFORE UTM: Joins the Skyhawks from Garden City Community College, playing for head coach Jeff Sims…Helped the team to a 2016 NJCAA national championship…For his career, he tallied a total of 92 receptions for 2,100 yards and 23 touchdowns…Averaged 20 yards per catch…His best game came against Coffeyville Community College with 10 receptions, 165 yards and two touchdown...Prepped at Liberty High School, where he was a two-way player, notching 525 rushing yards and 503 receiving yards…Notched 16 touchdowns…Defensively, notched five interceptions, six pass breakups, 24 solo tackles and a tackle for loss…Returned four punts for touchdowns.
PERSONAL: Born on Jan. 15, 1997...Son of Sinchonia Woods and Ben Phillips, Sr....Has eight siblings...Majoring in communications.
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