Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Toledo
Desmond Phillips
WR • 5'11" • 190 lbs • Miami, FL, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Desmond Phillips reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
38
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
36
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
49
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Toledo
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Toledo
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: BYU
Player Story
Desmond Phillips built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a wide receiver from Miami, FL wearing No. 10, spending time with Toledo. The clearest part of Desmond Phillips' career was his receiving role: 77...
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- Committed To
- Toledo
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Desmond Phillips, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Toledo. Desmond Phillips reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 724
- Receptions
- 77
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Desmond Phillips quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Toledo · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 724
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · Toledo
- Top game
- BYU
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Miami Jackson · Toledo
- High school pipeline
- Miami Jackson · 15 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Senior
- 2019 Receiving yards rank
- 376 receiving yards · WR 297th (top 30%) · Mid-American 35th (top 20%) · National 342nd (top 18%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Toledo | 2 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 31.1 |
| 2017 Postseason | Toledo | 12 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 27.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Toledo | 12 | 10 | 102 | 2 | 27.7 |
| 2018 Postseason | Toledo | 12 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 53.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Toledo | 12 | 26 | 205 | 1 | 53.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Toledo | 11 | 36 | 376 | 2 | 74.2 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Desmond Phillips
Desmond Phillips played WR for Toledo. Across 4 tracked seasons, Desmond Phillips recorded 19 passing yards, -5 rushing yards, and 724 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Toledo.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Toledo paired 376 primary output with 64.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 64.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2019 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: BYU
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 90.9th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Toledo
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
34.2
Efficiency
64.6
Usage
19.9
Consistency
65.8
Best Game by takeover score
BYU
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kentucky: -3. Murray State: 41. BYU: 64. Western Michigan: 32. Bowling Green: 65. Ball State: 46. Eastern Michigan: 12. Kent State: 55. Northern Illinois: 12. Buffalo: 19. Central Michigan: 33
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kentucky: 1 by 0. Murray State: 3 by 91.1. BYU: 5 by 85.3. Western Michigan: 4 by 53.3. Bowling Green: 6 by 72.2. Ball State: 3 by 100. Eastern Michigan: 2 by 40. Kent State: 4 by 91.7. Northern Illinois: 1 by 80. Buffalo: 3 by 42.2. Central Michigan: 4 by 55
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins40.8 · Games = 5 · +12.1 vs Losses
Losses28.7 · Games = 6 · -12.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
BYU
Best efficiency game
100 vs Ball State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/29 | @ Central Michigan | L 7-49 | — | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 8.30 | 0 | 13 |
| Thu 11/21 | @ Buffalo | L 30-49 | — | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 6.30 | 0 | 12 |
| Thu 11/14 | vs Northern Illinois | L 28-31 | — | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Wed 11/6 | vs Kent State | W 35-33 | — | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 13.80 | 1 | 22 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 37-34 | — | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Ball State | L 14-52 | — | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 15.30 | 0 | 27 |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Bowling Green | L 7-20 | — | 6 | 65 | 10.8 | 10.80 | 0 | 24 |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Western Michigan | W 31-24 | — | 4 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs BYU | W 28-21 | — | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 12.80 | 0 | 28 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Murray State | W 45-0 | — | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 13.70 | 1 | 43 |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Kentucky | L 24-38 | — | 1 | -3 | -3 | -3 | 0 | -3 |
Player Story
Desmond Phillips story
Desmond Phillips built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a wide receiver from Miami, FL wearing No. 10, spending time with Toledo. The clearest part of Desmond Phillips' career was his receiving role: 77 catches, 724 receiving yards, and 4 touchdowns across 37 career games in the available record. His career also includes 19 passing yards, 1 tackle, and 407 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Desmond Phillips' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Toledo
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620172017201820182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Toledo | 27 | 50 | 5.2 | — |
| 2017 Postseason | Toledo | 101 | 39.6 | 8 | 74 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Toledo | 101 | 39.6 | 8 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Toledo | 220 | 54 | 16.6 | 119 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Toledo | 220 | 54 | 16.6 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Toledo | 376 | 64.6 | 19.9 | 156 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs BYU
Week 5 · W 28-21
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
93.9 takeover
64 receiving yards with a 85.3 efficiency score.
#2
vs Kent State
Week 11 · W 35-33 · Conference game
55
Receiving Yards
88.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
55 receiving yards with a 91.7 efficiency score.
#3
@ Bowling Green
Week 7 · L 7-20 · Conference game
65
Receiving Yards
86.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
65 receiving yards with a 72.2 efficiency score.
#4
vs Central Michigan
Week 13 · W 51-13 · Conference game
52
Receiving Yards
83.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
52 receiving yards with a 49.5 efficiency score.
#5
vs VMI
Week 1 · W 66-3
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Receiving Yards
78.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
49 receiving yards with a 81.7 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Toledo
376 primary output · 64.6 efficiency · 19.9 usage
74.2
#2
2018 Postseason · Toledo
53.2
220 primary · 54 efficiency · 16.6 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Toledo
53.2
220 primary · 54 efficiency · 16.6 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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