Player Dossier

2015-2018

Illinois

Del'Shawn Phillips

LB • 6'2" • 230 lbs • Highland Park, MI, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Del'Shawn Phillips shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 45.1 disruption score.

Usage Score

11.3

Efficiency

45.1

Consistency

50.3

Season Value

30.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Illinois

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Illinois
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Del'Shawn Phillips, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Illinois. Del'Shawn Phillips shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 45.1 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season

Illinois paired 14.5 primary output with 45.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 45.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2018 Regular Season · Illinois

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1.2

Efficiency

45.1

Usage

11.3

Consistency

50.3

Best Game by takeover score

Northwestern

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Kent State: 2.5. Unknown: 2. South Florida: 1. Penn State: 0. Rutgers: 1. Purdue: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Maryland: 0. Minnesota: 3. Nebraska: 2. Iowa: 2.5. Northwestern: 0.5

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kent State: 12 by 75. Unknown: 4 by 36.7. South Florida: 8 by 43.3. Penn State: 8 by 33.3. Rutgers: 7 by 39.2. Purdue: 11 by 45.8. Wisconsin: 9 by 37.5. Maryland: 7 by 29.2. Minnesota: 8 by 63.3. Nebraska: 7 by 49.2. Iowa: 7 by 54.2. Northwestern: 7 by 34.2

Split Comparison

Wins2.2 · n=3 · +1.4 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · n=8 · -1.4 vs Wins
First Half1.1 · n=6 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half1.3 · n=6 · +0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Minnesota

Best efficiency game

75 vs Kent State

Result
Sat 11/24@ NorthwesternL 16-24720.5000
Sat 11/17vs IowaL 0-63720.50011
Sat 11/10@ NebraskaL 35-5472110
Sat 11/3vs MinnesotaW 55-31851.500.501
Sat 10/27@ MarylandL 33-6372000
Sat 10/20@ WisconsinL 20-4996000
Sat 10/13vs Purdue10+ tacklesL 7-46114000
Sat 10/6@ RutgersW 38-17750010
Sat 9/22vs Penn StateL 24-6384000
Sat 9/15vs South FloridaL 19-25850010
Sat 9/8vs UnknownSplash game43200
Sat 9/1vs Kent State10+ tacklesW 31-241250.50011

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Illinois

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2015201620172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonIllinois0
2016 Regular SeasonIllinois00
2017 Regular SeasonIllinois736.38.17
2018 Regular SeasonIllinois14.545.111.37.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Wisconsin

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.

#2

Minnesota

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 60.3 takeover score.

#3

Kent State

2.5

Primary metric

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 57 takeover score.

#4

Nebraska

2.5

Primary metric

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 51.1 takeover score.

#5

Iowa

2.5

Primary metric

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 51.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2018 Regular Season · Illinois

14.5 primary output · 45.1 efficiency · 11.3 usage

30.4

#2

2017 Regular Season · Illinois

15.2

7 primary · 36.3 efficiency · 8.1 usage

#3

2015 Regular Season · Illinois

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

2

Splash games

5

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2015 · Rating 0.7752

Cass Technical · Detroit, MI

Committed To
Western Michigan
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

180

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 23 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Del'Shawn Phillips quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
180