RJ Phillips - CSRA All Star Bowl Player Profile

***Chad’s note: RJ Phillips is one of many CSRA All Star Bowlers who will be profiled by AugBball as we approach the CSRA All Star Bowl Week, December 10th - 14th (Link to All Star Game site).***

RJ Phillips - 14 TDs, 20 yards per catch for Swainsboro last season

RJ Phillips - CSRA All Star Bowl Player Profile

-by Robert Young for AugBball

Twelve yards. That is how close Swainsboro High senior R. J. Phillips was to
breaking the single-game Georgia state record for receiving yards. But the 6’ 2” wideout
dropped the pass that would have given him the record.

Even without the record, Phillips’s eight catches for 313 yards and four
touchdowns against Washington County High School in the second game of the season
sent a message to defensive backs around the state: Corralling Phillips in the 2018 season
would be no easy task. He went on to reach the end zone 14 times, while racking up 765
receiving yards, numbers that put him first and second in the state, respectively, for the 9-
win Tigers.

Despite this season’s individual success, Phillips says winning the region against
Jeff Davis High School was his high point.

Surprisingly, no colleges have contacted the University of Alabama fan, but that
should change with a strong performance in next month’s all-star game.

“I’d like to play some more if given the chance,” Phillips said.

Something tells me that with a 3.0 GPA and hands like glue, R. J. Phillips will be
grabbing passes in a collegiate stadium somewhere next year.