2019 Football Roster
Roster
Phillips, Tyre

Jersey Number 78
Tyre Phillips
- Position:
- OL
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 345
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Grenada, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- East Mississippi CC
Bio
2020 National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society
2020 NFL Scouting Combine
2020 Senior Bowl
2019 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2018 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2017 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
CAREER: Offensive lineman who emerged as one of the best tackles in the SEC as a senior in 2019 … Started 13 of 26 career games played … Graduated in December 2019 with a degree in human development and family Sciences … Made his MSU debut in 2018, contributing heavily at the tackle spots and on field goal and PAT units … Redshirted during the 2017 campaign … Spent two seasons playing guard for a record-breaking East Mississippi Community College offense … Two-time member of the Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll (2017, 2018) … Played only one year of high school football.
2019 REDSHIRT SENIOR SEASON: Started all 13 games at left tackle … Played a team-high 821 snaps (819 at left tackle and two at left guard) … Earned the highest offensive grade among MSU offensive linemen and the second-highest offensive grade on the team from Pro Football Focus (80.1) … Allowed just two sacks and one QB hit across 398 snaps in pass protection … The two sacks allowed came in the sixth game of the season … His 80.1 offensive grade was the 11th best in the Power 5 and the second best in the SEC among offensive tackles who played at least 800 snaps … His 77.4 grade in the run game was the second-best in the SEC among offensive tackles who saw action in at least 400 run-blocking snaps … His 78.2 grade in the pass game was the seventh best in the SEC among offensive tackles who played at least 350 pass-blocking snaps … Paved the way for the Bulldogs to rank third in the SEC in rushing offense (220.6) and second in rushing yards per attempt (5.4) … Helped MSU tie for the SEC lead in 200-plus yard rushing games (8) including each of the first four games … Produced a season-high offensive grade (88.3) and run-block grade (86.8) in his first career start at Louisiana (8/31) and was named to PFF’s SEC Team of the Week … Allowed just one hurry in 36 pass-blocking snaps … Earned SEC season-high 76.6 overall grades at No. 7 Auburn (9/28) and at Texas A&M (10/26) … Allowed the first sack of his career (2.0) at Tennessee (10/12) … Registered an 80.4 pass-blocking grade at Arkansas (11/2), which was his best in a conference game … Helped the Bulldogs finish with 640 total yards, their most ever in an SEC game and fourth most in any game in school history … Cleared paths for State to log 460 rushing yards, a school record for an SEC game and fourth overall … Recorded a season-high 88.7 pass-blocking grade in the Music City Bowl vs. Louisville (12/30) … Did not allow a single pressure over 37 snaps in pass protection.
2018 REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON: Played in all 13 games, seeing action in nearly 345 snaps on the offensive line … Also served on the field goal and PAT units … Rotated at left tackle … Part of an offensive line that helped the offense rank second in the SEC in both rushing yards per game (223.6) and yards per rush (5.7) … Helped pave the way for the offense to rush for 300 or more yards in an SEC-best four games … Had an exceptional pass-blocking grade from Pro Football Focus (81.3) … Earned a grade of 70.0 or better in five different games … Did not allow a sack and allowed only five total pressures … Earned an 81.6 overall grade and an 84.3 pass-blocking grade from PFF vs. Arkansas (11/17), his top grades against SEC competition on the year … Member of the 2018 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2017 JUNIOR SEASON: Redshirted his first season with the program … Member of the 2017 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Standout offensive lineman who played in 11 games with East Mississippi CC in 2016, anchoring a line that helped the Lions to an 11-1 record … Named to the All-Region 23 squad as well as the MACJC All-State/North First Team … Regarded as the best guard in the JUCO ranks by 247Sports and the fourth-best by ESPN.com … Ranked the No. 80 overall junior college prospect by 247Sports and No. 97 overall by Scout.com.
HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Grenada High School.
PERSONAL: Born Tyre Jerel Phillips on January 29, 1997 … Son of James and Tarsha Phillips … Majored in human development and family sciences … One day wants to work as an occupational therapist for children with special needs … Plays the piano and the trumpet … Twitter handle is @Tyrethefuture.
2020 NFL Scouting Combine
2020 Senior Bowl
2019 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2018 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2017 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
CAREER: Offensive lineman who emerged as one of the best tackles in the SEC as a senior in 2019 … Started 13 of 26 career games played … Graduated in December 2019 with a degree in human development and family Sciences … Made his MSU debut in 2018, contributing heavily at the tackle spots and on field goal and PAT units … Redshirted during the 2017 campaign … Spent two seasons playing guard for a record-breaking East Mississippi Community College offense … Two-time member of the Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll (2017, 2018) … Played only one year of high school football.
2019 REDSHIRT SENIOR SEASON: Started all 13 games at left tackle … Played a team-high 821 snaps (819 at left tackle and two at left guard) … Earned the highest offensive grade among MSU offensive linemen and the second-highest offensive grade on the team from Pro Football Focus (80.1) … Allowed just two sacks and one QB hit across 398 snaps in pass protection … The two sacks allowed came in the sixth game of the season … His 80.1 offensive grade was the 11th best in the Power 5 and the second best in the SEC among offensive tackles who played at least 800 snaps … His 77.4 grade in the run game was the second-best in the SEC among offensive tackles who saw action in at least 400 run-blocking snaps … His 78.2 grade in the pass game was the seventh best in the SEC among offensive tackles who played at least 350 pass-blocking snaps … Paved the way for the Bulldogs to rank third in the SEC in rushing offense (220.6) and second in rushing yards per attempt (5.4) … Helped MSU tie for the SEC lead in 200-plus yard rushing games (8) including each of the first four games … Produced a season-high offensive grade (88.3) and run-block grade (86.8) in his first career start at Louisiana (8/31) and was named to PFF’s SEC Team of the Week … Allowed just one hurry in 36 pass-blocking snaps … Earned SEC season-high 76.6 overall grades at No. 7 Auburn (9/28) and at Texas A&M (10/26) … Allowed the first sack of his career (2.0) at Tennessee (10/12) … Registered an 80.4 pass-blocking grade at Arkansas (11/2), which was his best in a conference game … Helped the Bulldogs finish with 640 total yards, their most ever in an SEC game and fourth most in any game in school history … Cleared paths for State to log 460 rushing yards, a school record for an SEC game and fourth overall … Recorded a season-high 88.7 pass-blocking grade in the Music City Bowl vs. Louisville (12/30) … Did not allow a single pressure over 37 snaps in pass protection.
2018 REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON: Played in all 13 games, seeing action in nearly 345 snaps on the offensive line … Also served on the field goal and PAT units … Rotated at left tackle … Part of an offensive line that helped the offense rank second in the SEC in both rushing yards per game (223.6) and yards per rush (5.7) … Helped pave the way for the offense to rush for 300 or more yards in an SEC-best four games … Had an exceptional pass-blocking grade from Pro Football Focus (81.3) … Earned a grade of 70.0 or better in five different games … Did not allow a sack and allowed only five total pressures … Earned an 81.6 overall grade and an 84.3 pass-blocking grade from PFF vs. Arkansas (11/17), his top grades against SEC competition on the year … Member of the 2018 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2017 JUNIOR SEASON: Redshirted his first season with the program … Member of the 2017 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Standout offensive lineman who played in 11 games with East Mississippi CC in 2016, anchoring a line that helped the Lions to an 11-1 record … Named to the All-Region 23 squad as well as the MACJC All-State/North First Team … Regarded as the best guard in the JUCO ranks by 247Sports and the fourth-best by ESPN.com … Ranked the No. 80 overall junior college prospect by 247Sports and No. 97 overall by Scout.com.
HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Grenada High School.
PERSONAL: Born Tyre Jerel Phillips on January 29, 1997 … Son of James and Tarsha Phillips … Majored in human development and family sciences … One day wants to work as an occupational therapist for children with special needs … Plays the piano and the trumpet … Twitter handle is @Tyrethefuture.
FOOTBALL | Jeff Lebby Postgame vs. Southern Miss
Saturday, August 30
FOOTBALL | Brylan Lanier INT
Saturday, August 30
FOOTBALL | Fluff Bothwell TD
Saturday, August 30
FOOTBALL | Ferrie 55-yard FG
Saturday, August 30