LB · #5 · Carolina Panthers · week 10 · Sun Nov 15

Jaelan Phillips

ROLE a starter
CLASS 2021 · R1 P18
EXP 5 seasons
AGE 25-28
DEPTH SLB1

Call locked

Written and timestamped · not being published at the moment

As of week 10, Jaelan Phillips was an LB for CAR, age 27.3, 5 seasons of experience, drafted in round 1. In 2026 through week 9 he was listed at depth rank 1 on his club's depth chart; he had played 5 games on 64% of snaps; his line was 2 tackles a game, 0.5 sacks a game and 0 passes defended a game. Before 2026 he played 65 games (postseason included) over 5 seasons. His injury history held 16 episodes (back 3, knee 3, ankle 2), 3 of them reaching OUT, 5 a repeat of an earlier site; the last was a hamstring injury in 2026 week 9.

The full read

In short

Jaelan Phillips is a starter at strong-side linebacker for CAR — 86% of the snaps in his best week of 5. His team named him inactive in weeks 7 and 8 and 9. His team has not listed him on the final report.

We have made a call on him in week 10

It is written down and timestamped, and it is not being published at the moment.

How our calls are checked

Our call

Injury report

Our scale

NOT EXPECTEDUNLIKELYCOIN FLIPLIKELYEXPECTED

Where he sits on this scale is published with the call.

No dated practice report for him in week 10

The team has not published one we can date, or the window has not reached it. Not the same as his having practiced.

Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range

Tackles / game2.0 range 1.0–3.0
wk 1–6 · 5 games
Sacks / game0.5 range 0.0–1.0
wk 1–6 · 5 games · above most of his peers
Passes defended / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0
wk 1–6 · 5 games
Snap share64.2% range 44–86
wk 1–6 · 5 games

Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share

77%wk 1
55%wk 2
86%wk 3
59%wk 4
44%wk 6

Missed while on the injury report

Season	Weeks on the report	Missed while listed
2026	4	2

Only the weeks he was on the injury report with a recorded result — not every game of his career.

Medical history

When	Injury	Weeks on a report	Worst status
2026 · wk 6	hamstring	4	Out
2026 · wk 3	back	1	—
2025 · wk 18	ankle	2	Out
2025 · wk 16	knee	1	—
2025 · wk 14	concussion	1	—
2025 · wk 12	shoulder	1	—
2024 · wk 5	knee	1	—
2024 · wk 1	achilles	4	—
2023 · wk 11	back	1	—
2023 · wk 4	abdomen	4	Out
2023 · wk 2	back	2	Questionable
2022 · wk 17	toe	3	—
2022 · wk 16	knee	1	Questionable
2022 · wk 9	quad	1	Questionable
2021 · wk 13	hip	1	Questionable
2021 · wk 7	ankle	3	Questionable

Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.

Injury history by season · 16 episodes · 31 weeks on a report · same site more than once: back ×3

2021

hip · 1wankle · 3w

2022

toe · 3wknee · 1wquad · 1w

2023

back · 1wabdomen · 4wback · 2w

2024

knee · 1wachilles · 4w

2025

ankle · 2wknee · 1wconcussion · 1wshoulder · 1w

2026

hamstring · 4wback · 1w

Weeks 1–18

ruled out
questionable
listed, and played

Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status.

Role

The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show

Profile — as of week 10


Role	LB1 · 64% snaps
Season	2026 · 5 games through wk 9
Per game	2 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 passes defended
Career	5 seasons · 65 games before 2026
Injuries	16 episodes · last: hamstring, 2026 wk 9
Bio	age 27.3 · 5 seasons' experience · drafted round 1

Where the profile comes from

Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.

nflverse injuries_2026.csv

AI-generated · who he is

Jaelan Phillips, an LB on defense, has had the most snaps at his role over the last four weeks and has 5 weeks with snaps this season. He sat his last game, was carried into the week as Questionable, and is on this week's watch list and club report. The club named a hamstring and said he Did Not Participate In Practice on Thursday and on Friday, with a final practice mark of DNP and a flat trend. He has not been activated, he has 1 earlier hamstring episode since 2023, and he was placed on the reserve list IR in week 13 of season 2023 and week 5 of season 2024.

What the AI text stands on

Fact	Value	Where we hold it
Role	LB, defense	R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Role by snaps, last four weeks	most snaps	R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Why he is on this week's watch list	carried into the week from his last game week; on this week's club report	R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Injury named by the club	Hamstring	the club report · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Designation carried into the week	Questionable	R2P carry-over (his last game week) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Practice Thursday	Did Not Participate In Practice (Hamstring)	the club report · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Practice Friday	Did Not Participate In Practice (Hamstring)	the club report · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
practice.final	DNP	the club report · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
practice.trend	flat	the club report · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
last_game.status	sat	R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
baseline.missing	false	R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
baseline.n_games	5	R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
return_state.activated	false	R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
team.q_play_rate_shrunk	0.8161	R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
team.style	aggressive	R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
team.late_add_rate	0.867	R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Earlier hamstring injury episodes since 2023	1	R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
episode.site	hamstring	R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
episode.typical_missed	2.0	R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Reserve list IR, season 2023	placed week 13	R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Reserve list IR, season 2024	placed week 5	R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
For LB players, a thigh injury costs a game	often	R2P knowledge graph · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Position	LB	nflverse players · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Years of experience	5	nflverse players · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
College	Miami	nflverse players · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Drafted	round 1, pick 18, MIA 2021	nflverse draft_picks · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Height (inches)	77	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Weight (lb)	266	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Age at the start of the week	27.4	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Weeks with snaps this season	5	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: back	3	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: knee	2	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: abdomen	1	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: achilles	1	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: ankle	1	R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Fri Nov 6 · 7:00 PM ET

Written by grok-4.7, Fri Nov 6 · 7:25 PM ET. Every figure in it is one of these facts.

About him

About him	As the record holds it
His role	a starter at strong-side linebacker — 86% of the snaps in his best week of 5
Listed on the depth chart	first at strong-side linebacker
Last week	He did not dress last week
Snaps played	64% a week on average over 5 weeks, 86% at his highest
Build	6 ft 5 in · 266 lb
College	Miami
Drafted	2021, round 1 pick 18, by MIA
Age	25-28 at the season's start
Experience	5 seasons

Named inactive in week 7

The team's own list. We held it before kickoff, so it could have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.

Named inactive in week 8

The team's own list. We held it before kickoff, so it could have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.

Named inactive in week 8

The team's own list. We held it before kickoff, so it could have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.

Named inactive in week 9

The team's own list. We held it before kickoff, so it could have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.

What this page does not show

the reader's opinion — it has not read him in week 10; the rest of his team's report.