Get to know 2025 signee Kade Phillips
Whether you’re a diehard recruiting fan in need of a refresher or a casual fan in need of only the particulars, this will be the series for you.
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The first national signing day for college football begins December 4 and runs through December 6. This series gives you the chance to familiarize yourself with the next class charged with keeping Texas in a position of national prominence.
To win at a consistently high level means stacking talented class after talented class. The top-five 2025 class does just that following top-six finishes in the 2022, 2023, and 2024 classes.
On the first national signing day, Inside Texas will offer profiles of each member of the 2025 signing class. Up next, Kade Phillips.
The Player: Kade Phillips, CB, Missouri City (Texas) Fort Bend Hightower
The Rating: 95.98 (four-star)
The Ranking: Phillips is ranked as the No. 34 overall prospect, the No. 5 cornerback, and the No. 10 player in Texas in the On3 Industry Ranking. On3 ranks Phillips as the No. 23 overall prospect, the No. 4 cornerback, and the No. 8 player in Texas.
Top 10
- 1Breaking
Jackson Arnold
OU QB to enter transfer portal
- 2
Alabama flips LSU commit
Tide moves up the rankings
- 3New
Ben Herbstreit
POTUS sends heartfelt note
- 4
Lincoln Riley
USC coach talks job rumors
- 5Hot
Jahkeem Stewart
USC lands five-star DL
The Highlights:
The Recruitment: Texas recruited Phillips as a defensive back and earned his commitment, but there was a desire from the Phillips camp to play corner at the next level. LSU offered that opportunity and Phillips jumped at it for the first of his two flips. The Longhorns eventually recruited Phillips as a corner, and just before signing day the Southwest Houston product made the flip.
The Projection: One of the top physical talents at cornerback in the 2025 cycle with unique dimensions, athleticism and ball skills. Measured in at 6-foot-0.5, 180 pounds with elite length (33.5-inch arms) and massive 10.5-inch hands. A top track athlete who was a state finalist in the long jump as a junior. Shows his high-end physical traits on Friday nights. A two-way standout for his high school team, lining up at wide receiver and corner. Shows excellent ball skills, coming down with contested catches with regularity. The ball skills manifest in high end ball production with several receiving touchdowns and interceptions as a senior. Able to stay in phase and uses his burst to close cushions quickly. Draws on his experience as a safety to provide a physical presence in run support. Will need to continue adding technical polish to his cover skills. Owns one of the highest upsides at cornerback in the 2025 cycle.
The Final Word: A big win for Texas that helped create as complete a defensive back class as possible at the expense of an in-conference rival.
