Scottie Phillips

Ole Miss Football vs Southern Illinois at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Miss. on Sept. 8, 2018.Scottie Phillips, 22, RB, Ellisville, Miss.Photo by Petre Thomas/Ole Miss Athletics Instagram and Twitter: @OleMissPix Buy Photos at RebelWallArt.com

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2018 Ole Miss Football

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Position:
RB
Ht./Wt.:
5-8 / 211
Hometown:
Ellisville, Miss.
High School:
South Jones
Prev. College:
Jones County JC
Major:
General Studies: African American Studies, Education, Sociology

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• 2020 NFL Combine Invitee
• 2019 Doak Walker Award Watch List
• 2019 Maxwell Award Watch List
• 2018 Athletic Director's Fall Honor Roll

CAREER (LETTERED: 2018-19): Two-year letterwinner who appeared in 21 career contests with 18 starts at running back ... Averaged 70 yards rushing per game in his two-year career ... Ended his career ranked No. 11 in career rushing touchdowns (17) and No. 17 in rushing yards (1,470).

2019 (SENIOR): Appeared in 10 contests, including eight starts at running back ... Carried the ball 125 times for 542 yards and five touchdowns ... Also hauled in eight catches for 77 yards and one TD ... Tallied back-to-back 100-yard rushing efforts against Arkansas and Southeastern Louisiana ... Invited to the 2020 NFL Scouting Combine ... at Memphis (8/31/19): Started in 2019 season debut ... Scored the Rebels’ first touchdown of the season, netting 62 yards on 19 carries ... vs. Arkansas (9/7/19): Tallied two touchdowns and netted 143 rushing yards in 31-17 win ... vs. Southeastern Louisiana (9/14/19): Notched sixth career 100-yard rushing game, totaling 103 and a TD on 26 carries in 40-29 win ... vs. #23 Cal (9/21/19): Ran 14 times for 54 yards in fourth consecutive start ... Hauled in one pass for 10 yards ... at #2 Alabama (9/28/19): Netted 27 yards on seven carries, adding one 4-yard reception ... vs. Vanderbilt (10/5/19): Ran 11 times for 62 yards, including a touchdown ... Crucial in helping the Rebels rush for 413 yards in 31-6 win - the most against an SEC opponent since 1979 ... at Missouri (10/12/19): Hauled in first receiving TD of season and finshished with 37 receiving yards ... Added 20 yards on the ground with seven carries ... vs. Texas A&M (10/19/19): Ran for 67 yards on 14 carries and caught one pass for 22 yards ... Key in helping Ole Miss surpass 200 yards on the ground for fourth consecutive contest ... at #11 Auburn (11/2/19): Ran one time for four yards before leaving with ankle injury ... vs. New Mexico State (11/9/19): Did not play (ankle) ... vs. No. 1 LSU (11/16/19): Did not play (ankle) ... at Mississippi State (11/28/19): Returned from injury in receiver sets.

2018 (JUNIOR): Appeared in 11 games, making 10 starts at running back ... Ranked fifth in the SEC in total touchdowns (14) and third in rushing TDs (12) ... Ninth in the SEC in rushing yards (927) ... Recorded at least one rushing TD in seven of the 11 games he played in on the season ... vs. Texas Tech (9/1/18): Named SEC Offensive Player of the Week in his Ole Miss debut after recording 204 yards and two TD on just 16 carries ... Became just the eighth Ole Miss running back to surpass the 200-yard rushing mark in a single game ... It was the 10th overall 200-yard rushing effort in program history ... His 204 yards are the most by an Ole Miss running back making his debut ... vs. Southern Illinois (9/8/18): Rushed 15 times for 107 yards and two touchdowns ... Also tallied two catches out of the backfield for a total of four yards ... vs. #1 Alabama (9/15/18): Carried the ball 12 times for 44 yards ... vs. Kent State (9/22/18): Tallied a career-high 19 rushing attempts for 112 yards and one touchdown ... Also hauled in two catches for 44 yards, including his first career TD reception ... at #5 LSU (9/29/18): Ran for 96 yards on 16 carries and one touchdown ... vs. ULM (10/6/18): Carried the ball 12 times for 74 yards and two TDs on the ground ... Hauled in one pass for 11 yards and a touchdown ... at Arkansas (10/13/18): Ran 18 times for 86 yards and one score ... vs. Auburn (10/20/18): Carried the ball 17 times for 59 yards ... Also hauled in two catches for 20 yards ... vs. South Carolina (11/3/18): Posted a career-high 21 carries for 141 yards and three touchdowns ... Hauled in two catches for 28 yards ... at Texas A&M (11/10/18): Rushed three times for four yards before getting hurt on the sixth play of the game ... vs. #18 Mississippi State (11/22/18): Played backup role at running back with four attempts on the ground.

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Ranked as high as a four-star JUCO recruit by ESPN ... Tabbed a three-star prospect by 247Sports and Rivals ... Ranked No. 8 in the ESPN’s JC50 ... Rated the No. 1 running back in the state by ESPN and 247Sports ... 247Sports also labeled him as the No. 11 overall player in the state, and No. 39 player in the nation ... Helped Jones to an 8-2 record and south division title and the school’s first playoff appearance in four years ... Named All-Region 23 and earned All-MACJC South First Team accolades ... Helped the Bobcats average 261 yards per game on the ground after rushing for 1070 yards, which ranked third in the state and 12th in the NJCAA ... Rushed for 13 touchdowns (78 points - led the team), ranking fourth in the state and ninth in the nation in TDs ... As a freshman, ranked fifth in the nation with 1,212 rushing yards ... His 123.6 yards per game ranked second in the MACJC and third nationally ... Rushed for a MACJC high 14 TDs en route to NJCAA Honorable Mention All-America honors ... Enrolled early and participated in spring drills ... Coached by Steve Buckley.

HIGH SCHOOL: Ran for 1600+ yards in his senior campaign with 22 touchdowns, averaging 163 yards per game at South Jones ... Totaled 571 yards on the ground as a junior with four TDs averaging 81.6 yards per game ... Named a 2015 MAC All-State First Team selection ... Coached by Cory Reynolds.

PERSONAL: Son of Scott and LaDonna Phillips ... Full name is Scott Maurice Phillips ... Born: Oct. 6, 1997 ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in fall 2018 ... General studies major with minors in African American studies, education and sociology.