Jaelan Phillips
Introduction
Jaelan Everett Phillips (born May 28, 1999) is an American football defensive end who plays college football for the UCLA Bruins. In 2016, he concluded his high school football career at Redlands East Valley High School in Redlands, California. He was ranked as the No. 1 recruit in college football's incoming Class of 2017 by 247Sports.
High school career
Phillips started playing football at the age of 7, he attended Redlands East Valley High School. Phillips began playing as a sophomore and went from an unrecruited player to one of the most sought after recruits in the nation. For his highschool career, Phillips recorded 264 tackles, 31.5 sacks, 3 forced fumbles and 3 interception.
Recruiting
At the start of his high school career, Phillips did not have any offers. That changed until June 16, 2015 when he received his first offer. Phillips' ended up with 27 offers from the nation's most elite schools including the Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida Gators, LSU Tigers, Michigan Wolverines and USC Trojans. Phillips committed to UCLA Bruins on April 14, 2016.
College career
Phillips enrolled early at UCLA.