Bills end long wait between picks with Harrison Phillips at No. 96
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The Buffalo Bills have selected interior defensive lineman Harrison Phillips out of Stanford in the third round with the 96th overall pick of the 2018 NFL Draft.
Phillips is the Bills' first pick since they took linebacker Tremaine Edmunds sixteenth overall. The Stanford product joins a stacked interior defensive line in Buffalo which includes Kyle Williams, Star Lotulelei, and Adolphus Washington, who will all likely work together in rotation.
Harrison Phillips Bio
Position: DL
School: Stanford
College Experience: Senior
Height: 6-3
Weight: 307 lbs
What the analysts are saying
- "Phillips plays a little upright, but he definitely has the leverage and power to play anchor and muddy the run-game waters." - Lance Zierlein, NFL.com
- "A versatile player with an ideal NFL frame and the ability to play in any scheme, Phillips is the kind of high-motor player coaches should fall in love with." - Luke Easterling, DraftWire
Athletic testing
| Event | Result |
|---|---|
| 40-yard Dash | 5.21 sec |
| Bench Press | 42 reps |
| Vertical Jump | 32 inches |
| Broad Jump | 103 inches |
| 3-Cone Drill | 7.28 sec |
| 20-yd Shuttle | 4.50 sec |
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