Jaelan Phillips Health, Injury Updates & History

After likely re-aggravating his hamstring playing through last week, he will be out Week 7.

Questionable for Week 6 with a hamstring injury

Enters the 2026 season healthy after managing a right MCL injury, shoulder issue, and brief lower-leg concern during the 2025 campaign. Phillips avoided any extended absences and completed the offseason without significant setbacks. After participating fully during mandatory minicamp with his workload carefully managed, he enters training camp without restrictions and expected to be a centerpiece of Carolina's defensive front.

Suffered a concussion late in last Friday's game against the Bears, and he was clearly dazed as he made his way to the sideline, Phillips will need to clear the league's concussion protocol to have a chance to play Monday against the Chargers

Was limited during Wednesday's session, Phillips looks very much on track to play Sunday against the Cowboys as he nurses a shoulder injury

Recovering from a season-ending ACL tear in Week 4 of the 2024 season which required reconstruction surgery, this is his second consecutive season-ending injury where he tore his achilles tendon during the 2023 season, he's been an active participant in offseason activities and OTAs, we expect Jaelan to have a difficult time coming back to form

The Dolphins announced that Phillips will have reconstructive knee surgery, although we believe it to be a torn ACL, and he will miss the remainder of the season for a second consecutive year with an unspecified knee injury sustained during MNF on the same leg that cost him last season with an Achilles injury

By video suffered mild right MCL injury, same leg as Achilles injury he suffered last year, officially ruled out tonight, likely to miss multiple weeks, but we don’t expect IR

Has been on a snap count after making a quick recovery from last November's Achilles tear. Our analysis remains that he will likely struggle to produce despite being left off the injury report

Is off the injury report, but head coach Mike McDaniel says Phillips will be on a snap count, our analysis remains that he will likely struggle to produce despite being left off the injury report