Tayden Phillips

Height:
5-11
Weight:
170
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
San Jose, CA
High School:
Lincoln HS

2024 -- Played in 8 games as a redshirt freshman, contributing on special teams and defense… recorded two tackles against UC Davis and returned five punts for a total of four yards, with a season-long 10-yard return against Montana

2023-- Redshirted

High School -- A 2023 graduate of Lincoln High School in San Jose ... under head coach Kevin Collins, played quarterback, wide receiver and cornerback ... helped Lions post 9-2 overall mark, third-place finish in Mount Hamilton League and a berth in the CIF-Central Coast Section Division II playoffs ... as a senior, completed 79 of 121 passes (65 percent) for 1,451 yards and nine touchdowns ... also rushed for 932 yards on 154 carries (6.1 yards per carry average) and 17 more scores ... on defense notched 37 total tackles (23 solo) with two interceptions ... returned a punt for a touchdown against Gunderson ... as a junior connected on 83 of 148 passes (56 percent) for 1,053 yards and nine touchdowns and rushed 97 times for 687 yards (7.1 yards per carry) and 13 scores ... for two-year varsity career, rushed for 1,619 yards and passed for 2,504 yards ... also played basketball and baseball at Lincoln ... averaged 6.3 points per game in two varsity basketball seasons and hit .397 as a junior in baseball.