From Jones College Sports Information Department
ELLISVILLE, Miss. (WDAM) – A familiar face is returning to Jones College.
JC’s first-year head football coach Lytrel Pollard named Scottie Phillips as the Bobcats’ running backs coach.
Phillips played running back at South Jones High School from 2013-15 before going on to Jones in 2016-2017 in the same capacity.
In high school, he rushed for 1,600 yards and scored 22 touchdowns in his senior year for the Braves, averaging 163.0 yards per game. Phillips was a first team, all-state selection.
With the Bobcats, Phillips rushed for more than 1,000 years in each of his two years in Ellisville. He was named National Junior College Athletic Association honorable mention All America as a freshman.
Phillips led Jones to an 8-2 record in 2017, the then-Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges South Division title and the school’s first playoff appearance in four years.
He rushed for 1,212 yards as a freshman, which ranked fifth in the nation. His 123.6 yards per game average was second in the MACJC and third nationally.
As a sophomore, Phillips rushed for 1,070 yards, which was third in the state and 12th in the country, and led the team in scoring with 13 touchdowns.
Phillips’ 2,182 yards and 27 touchdowns both rank second all-time at Jones.
Phillips transferred to the University of Mississippi for his junior and senior seasons.
In his junior season with the Rebels, he started 10 games. Phillips rushed for 927 yards, which was ninth in the Southeastern Conference, and scored 12 touchdowns.
He rushed for a school-record 204 yards in his debut vs. Texas Tech in 2018 and was named SEC Offensive Player of the Week.
Phillips averaged 70 yards rushing per game in his two seasons at Ole Miss, ending his career ranked No. 11 in career rushing touchdowns (17) and No. 17 in rushing yards (1,470).
He signed as an undrafted free agent with the National Football League’s Houston Texans, appearing in 11 games over the 2020-21 seasons.
He rushed for 22 yards and had three receptions with the Texans.
Phillips played his final professional season with the XFL’s Seattle Sea Dragons in 2023.
The running back stint at JC will be Phillips’ first coaching job.
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