2016: Played in 11 games this season and 24 for his career ... 17 career punts of 50+ yards … career-long 68 yarder against Clemson, the 11th longest in Auburn history and the longest AU punt since 2006 … career-high eight punts at Georgia, landing four inside the 20 ... 63-yard punt vs. Oklahoma was the 10th-longest punt in Sugar Bowl history ... SEC Academic Honor Roll

2015: Starting punter … 41.0 average … 17 inside the 20 … 10 punts of 50+ yards … long punt was 56 yards at LSU … only three punts were returned … four punts of 50+ yards at LSU were the most 50-yard punts in a game for Auburn since the school record of five 50+ yard punts by Skip Johnston vs. Florida (53.2 avg) in 1978 … Burlsworth Trophy nominee … nominated for CoSIDA Academic All-America ... SEC Academic Honor Roll and Academic Top Tiger

JUNIOR COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL: JUCO punter who joined the Auburn program in January ... first team all-MACJC punter for Coach Chad Huff ... NJCAA All-Academic ... set school records for punting at Pillow Academy for Coach Michael Fair ... Mustangs won the 2010 state title ... first team all-state in football and soccer ... Mississippi soccer all-star game ... also played baseball ... active in Fellowship of Christian Athletes

PERSONAL: Son of Jim and Cynthia Phillips ... has two brothers, Jonathan and Stephen ... birthday is August 12 ... earned an associate's degree in arts and sciences ... studying in the College of Liberal Arts