Jess Phillips
Jess Willard Phillips Jr.
Born: February 28, 1947
Beaumont, TX USA
Position: RB-DB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 210
College: Michigan St.
High School: Hebert (Beaumont, TX)
Career: 1968-1977
Drafted: 1968 in Round 4, #84 overall by the Cincinnati Bengals
Jess Phillips played from 1968 to 1977 during his career with the Cincinnati Bengals, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints and Oakland Raiders. Phillips intercepted 3 passes for 26 yards in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1969 | AFL Cincinnati Bengals | 118 | 578 | 4.9 | 83 | 3 |
| 1970 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 163 | 648 | 4.0 | 76 | 4 |
| 1971 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 94 | 420 | 4.5 | 31 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 48 | 207 | 4.3 | 20 | 1 |
| 1973 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 198 | 663 | 3.3 | 20 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 174 | 556 | 3.2 | 14 | 2 |
| 1975 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 63 | 298 | 4.7 | 66 | 1 |
| 1976 | NFL New England Patriots | 24 | 164 | 6.8 | 46 | 1 |
| 1977 | NFL New England Patriots | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 13 | 1 |
| AFL | 119 | 585 | 4.9 | 83 | 3 | |
| NFL | 769 | 2983 | 3.9 | 76 | 10 | |
| Totals | 888 | 3568 | 4.0 | 83 | 13 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AFL Cincinnati Bengals | 13 | 128 | 9.8 | 31 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 31 | 124 | 4.0 | 17 | 1 |
| 1971 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 22 | 125 | 5.7 | 19 | 1 |
| 1972 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 10 | 50 | 5.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 22 | 169 | 7.7 | 34 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 11 | 55 | 5.0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 4 | 25 | 6.2 | 22 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| AFL | 13 | 128 | 9.8 | 31 | 0 | |
| NFL | 101 | 566 | 5.6 | 34 | 2 | |
| Totals | 114 | 694 | 6.1 | 34 | 2 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| 1969 | AFL Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 29 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 31 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 7 | 124 | 17.7 | 27 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 12 | 310 | 25.8 | 39 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL New England Patriots | 14 | 397 | 28.4 | 71 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL New England Patriots | 6 | 93 | 15.5 | 22 | 0 |
| AFL | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 29 | 0 | |
| NFL | 41 | 973 | 23.7 | 71 | 0 | |
| Totals | 45 | 1048 | 23.3 | 71 | 0 |
Interceptions:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AFL Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1970 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1971 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1972 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1973 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1974 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1975 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1976 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1977 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| AFL | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1969 | AFL Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1970 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1971 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1972 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1974 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1975 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1976 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1977 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| AFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| NFL | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |
| Totals | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 0 |
| 1969 | AFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 13 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 14 | 2 |
| 1976 | NFL | New England Patriots | 13 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL | New England Patriots | 14 | 0 |
Honors
1970 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
