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Jordan Phillips – Moderately Expensive

Jordan Phillips is a bit of a wild card in free agency. The fifth-year pro has bounced around in the last five years, struggling to find a significant foothold and only starting 26 games in his first four seasons.

Last season was by far his best, where he exploded for significant career highs in nearly all major categories including tackles for loss, quarterback hits, and sacks. In fact, last season he tripled his career total for sacks and doubled his career total for quarterback hits.

The question is how much will he actually be valued on the open market? Spotrac has his market value estimated at just over $6 million per season, which would be a relatively cheap option for his production in 2019. If he could replicate anywhere close to 2019 this would be a steal.

However, given how free agency works I could see that number ballooning to somewhere closer to $10 million. There’s also a legitimate question as to whether what Jordan Phillips produced in 2019 can be expected going forward. It’s far more likely he regresses than improves, given his lack of production the first four years of his career.

In the end, I think Phillips will command more on the open market than initially expected. With this in mind, he’s a risky prospect that the Chiefs should only target if they have very few other options.