12-05-2017, 05:04 PM
By the way, you have Horrible Harry's stats wrong:
35 solo tackles, 64 assisted; 99 total. 100 tackles is nearly unprecedented for a nose tackle. Phillips leads the nation in tackles for a defensive lineman. In fact, he would have led the nation in 2017, 2016, 2015, and 2014, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, or 2008 (I don't feel like going back further). You have to go back to 2013 to find a defensive lineman with more (Trevor Reilly from Utah, with 100 and Stanley Andrew from UMass with 111)
Also, don't forget that our guy has 1 very important field goal block (VV has one as well).
Hercules Ma'atafa might have also deserved mention: nowhere near as many tackles, but he had 9.5 sacks, 21.5 TFLs (both tops in the league), and 2 forced fumbles
My guess is that Vea got it as the best player on the best defense in the Pac-12.
BC
35 solo tackles, 64 assisted; 99 total. 100 tackles is nearly unprecedented for a nose tackle. Phillips leads the nation in tackles for a defensive lineman. In fact, he would have led the nation in 2017, 2016, 2015, and 2014, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, or 2008 (I don't feel like going back further). You have to go back to 2013 to find a defensive lineman with more (Trevor Reilly from Utah, with 100 and Stanley Andrew from UMass with 111)
Also, don't forget that our guy has 1 very important field goal block (VV has one as well).
Hercules Ma'atafa might have also deserved mention: nowhere near as many tackles, but he had 9.5 sacks, 21.5 TFLs (both tops in the league), and 2 forced fumbles
My guess is that Vea got it as the best player on the best defense in the Pac-12.
BC