Is Jaelan Phillips starting?
Jaelan Phillips is the starting SLB for the Carolina Panthers. Currently listed Questionable.
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The Carolina Panthers play next in Week 6, on the road against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). Jaelan Phillips is listed as the starter at SLB going into that game.
At SLB for the Carolina Panthers, Princely Umanmielen is next in line behind him.
Jaelan Phillips's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 32-26 vs DET (Oct 4); L 18-21 at CLE (Sep 27); W 34-3 at ATL (Sep 20).
Jaelan Phillips wears No. 5, is 27 years old, is listed at 6' 5", 266 lbs, has 6 years of NFL experience, came out of Miami.
Is Jaelan Phillips playing this week?
Availability not confirmed. Check back closer to game day (updated Oct 5, ESPN).
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CAR | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | PHI | 17 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | MIA | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | MIA | 8 | 23 | 7 | 6.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | MIA | 17 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | MIA | 16 | 20 | 8 | 8.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 6 yrs | 65 | 109 | 32 | 30 | 1 | 11 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.
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#146 of 244 at LB in Solo Tackles (2026)
Jaelan Phillips is rated 75 (Solid): production, role and draft slot rank 78th of 190 qualifying linebackers (outperforms 59% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.
Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank
2026 Game Log
Oct 4Wvs DETTKL 0
- TKL
- 0
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 32-26
Sep 27L@ CLETKL 0
- TKL
- 0
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 18-21
Sep 20W@ ATLTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- TFL
- 1
- SACK
- 1
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 34-3
Sep 13Lvs CHITKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- TFL
- 1
- SACK
- 1
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 37-59
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 | Wvs DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | L@ CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | W@ ATL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | Lvs CHI | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jaelan Phillips's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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