Mose Phillips III

Position:
Safety
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 200
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Nashville, Tenn.
High School:
Cane Ridge
Prev School:
Virginia Tech

2025: Has appeared in seven games during the 2025 season … Has made one tackle and logged 0.5 TFL on the season. Massachusetts: Was in on one tackle and 0.5 TFL in the homecoming win over UMass.

PRIOR TO MIZZOU: Two-year letterwinner in football at Virginia Tech (2023-24) ... in 25 career games (13 starts), compiled 92 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 1.0 sacks, one INT, three PBUs and two caused fumbles … carded 2+ tackles on 19 occasions and 4+ tackles 12 times, including a career-high 11 stops against Rutgers in 2024 … notched a career-best 1.0 TFL in two contests versus Marshall (2024) and Stanford (2024) … lone sack occurred against Marshall in 2024 … secured one INT in a contest with Miami in 2024 … logged one PBU on two occasions, including a career-best two versus Marshall in 2024 … registered one caused fumble against Tulane (2023) and Stanford (2024) … played 1,105 career snaps … lettered four seasons at Cane Ridge under Eddie Woods … consensus three-star prospect according to ESPN.com, Rivals.com and 247Sports.com ... listed as the No. 32, No. 33, and No. 36 prospect from the state of Tennessee according to ESPN.com, 247Sports.com and Rivals.com, respectively … charted as the No. 85 and No. 111 overall safety prospect by ESPN.com and 247Sports.com, respectively … helped Cane Ridge to a 30-15 four-year ledger and four consecutive state playoff appearances, including a TSSAA Class 6A quarterfinal showing as a senior … also helped the Ravens to three Region 6-6A titles … posted nine INTs throughout career … during senior season, recorded four INTs, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery on defense and 700+ receiving yards with 15 TDs on offense … as a junior, registered 70 tackles and four INTs … named a two-time team captain … was a three-time region champion … two-time all-region, all-city and all-conference, while also earning all-state recognition as a senior … recipient of the 2022 Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) Region 6-6A Athlete of the Year honor … selected the Defensive Most Valuable Player of the 2022 Tennessee East-West All-Star Classic … recipient of the 79th William Hume Award in 2022 for embodying outstanding academics, character, sportsmanship and team value … also competed in track & field.

PERSONAL: Born July 18, 2005 … son of Mose and Brandi Phillips Jr. … majoring in general studies … father lettered four seasons (1991-92-93-94) in football at Tennessee, earning the starting nod at fullback during the 1994 season; rushed for a career-best 107 effort against Vanderbilt on Nov. 30, 1991 and recorded a 69 yard reception from QB Heath Shuler against Boston College during the 1993 Hall of Fame Bowl, which ranked as the second-longest gain in program bowl history.