2020 Football Roster
Cepeda Phillips
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 217
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Detroit, Mich.
- High School:
- Martin Luther King
2019 Season
• Earned the Matt Ramser Award, for exemplifying the qualities of courage, dedication, attitude and commitment
• Played in all 13 games
• Second on the team in tackles with 93 including 40 solo stops
• Third on the team with 6.5 tackles for loss
• Season high 13 tackles against Toledo and Eastern Michigan
• Recorded sacks against Toledo and Auburn
2018 Sophomore Season
• Played in all 12 games and made four starts
• Made 50 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries, one forced fumble and one quarterback hurry
• Led the team in fumble recoveries (2) and fifth in tackles (50)
• Recovered first career fumble while playing special teams on a punt return at Miami (10/13)
• Earned first career start and made a career-high 12 stops and two tackles for loss against Akron (10/20)
• Started the final four games of the season
• Recovered second fumble of the year on second and goal from the two yard line at Buffalo (11/6)
• Forced a fumble on the first drive of the game setting up a return for a touchdown against Eastern Michigan (11/23)
• In his first career start, recorded 12 tackles and one QB hit
2017 Freshman Season
• Played in 10 games
• Totaled 10 tackles with three solo stops
• Made seven tackles in collegiate debut at Clemson (9/2)
Prior to Kent State
• 2016 Division I-II Associated Press All-State First Team
• Helped Detroit Martin Luther King to back-to-back state championships
• Team captain and Team Defensive MVP
• All-city first team
• Dale Harvel Leadership Award and earned all-academic football team award
• Combined for over 100 tackles in junior and senior seasons
• Led Detroit Martin Luther King in 2016 state championship game with 10 tackles and one sack
Personal
• Born July 20, 1999
• Son of Cepeda Sr. and Bridgette Phillips
• Has one sibling, Datreia
• Majoring in Applied Engineering
• Trevor J. Rees Football Endowment: 2018-19
