Former 5-star recruit Jaelan Phillips transfers from UCLA to Miami

PASADENA, CA - SEPTEMBER 01: UCLA (15) Jaelan Phillips (LB) celebrates after making a sack during an college football game between the Cincinnati Bearcats and the UCLA Bruins on September 01, 2018, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA.

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Edge defender and former five-star recruit Jaelan Phillips is transferring to Miami after previously taking a medical retirement at UCLA.

The Wait is Over...Officially a HURRICANE 🙌🏽⛓🌴 I can’t wait to get to work, #TNM is going to be a problem for the opposition 🤞🏽💯 Thank you God for giving me a second chance 🙏🏾 the COMEBACK is going to be something serious pic.twitter.com/yWhfKJnUlL
— Jaelan Phillips ;🕴🏾® (@JJPhillips15) February 22, 2019

Phillips quit the UCLA team in December due to concussions he suffered during the 2018 season. The Redlands, Calif., native posted 4.5 sacks in 10 career games split between two seasons with the Bruins.

Phillips was the No. 3 overall prospect in the 2017 recruiting class behind only Tennessee offensive tackle Trey Smith and Georgia offensive tackle Isaiah Wilson.