Player Dossier

2020-2023

Kentucky

Andru Phillips

DB • 6'0" • 187 lbs • Mauldin, SC, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Andru Phillips shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.1 disruption score.

Usage / Role

37%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

71

High-end production for a defensive back

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

66

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Kentucky

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Kentucky
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Missouri

Player Story

Andru Phillips built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a defensive back from Mauldin, SC wearing No. 23, spending time with Kentucky. The clearest part of Andru Phillips' career was his defensive...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2026 · Rating 0.9935

Myers Park · Charlotte, NC

Committed To
Notre Dame
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2024
Selection
Round 3 · Pick 6
Overall
No. 70
NFL Team
New York Giants

Andru Phillips, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Kentucky. Andru Phillips shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.1 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
82
TFL
3
Passes defended
8

Quick Answers

Andru Phillips quick answers

Latest team and position
Kentucky · DB
Career Tackles
82
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 26 games
Best season
2023 Postseason · Kentucky
Top game
Missouri
Recruit profile
5-star · Myers Park · Notre Dame
High school pipeline
Myers Park · 20 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
NFL Draft
2024 · Round 3 · Pick 6 · New York Giants
Latest roster
No. 23 · Junior
2023 Tackles rank
48 tackles · DB 147th (top 16%) · SEC 72nd (top 12%) · National 639th (top 11%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2020 Regular SeasonKentucky11-0--037
2021 PostseasonKentucky31-0--037.2
2021 Regular SeasonKentucky32-0--037.2
2022 Regular SeasonKentucky10301.50-3030.7
2023 PostseasonKentucky1230.50-1040.6
2023 Regular SeasonKentucky124510-4040.6

Related Context

Andru Phillips played DB for Kentucky. Across 4 tracked seasons, Andru Phillips recorded 82 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Kentucky.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason

Kentucky paired 6.5 primary output with 22.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 22.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2023 Postseason · Kentucky

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

22.1

Usage

3.5

Consistency

11.1

Best Game by takeover score

Vanderbilt

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Clemson: 1.5. Ball State: 0. Eastern Kentucky: 0. Akron: 1. Vanderbilt: 2. Florida: 0. Georgia: 0. Missouri: 0. Tennessee: 0. Mississippi State: 0. South Carolina: 0. Louisville: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Clemson: 3 by 27.5. Ball State: 5 by 20.8. Eastern Kentucky: 7 by 29.2. Akron: 2 by 18.3. Vanderbilt: 5 by 40.8. Florida: 4 by 16.7. Georgia: 2 by 8.3. Missouri: 3 by 12.5. Tennessee: 8 by 33.3. Mississippi State: 1 by 4.2. South Carolina: 2 by 8.3. Louisville: 6 by 45

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.7 · Games = 7 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 5 · -0.4 vs Wins

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Vanderbilt

Best efficiency game

45 vs Louisville

Result
Fri 12/29vs ClemsonL 35-38320.5001
Sat 11/25@ LouisvilleSplash gameW 38-3163002
Sun 11/19@ South CarolinaL 14-1722000
Sat 11/4@ Mississippi StateW 24-310000
Sat 10/28vs TennesseeL 27-3387000
Sat 10/14vs MissouriL 21-3832000
Sat 10/7@ GeorgiaL 13-5122000
Sat 9/30vs FloridaW 33-1443000
Sat 9/23@ VanderbiltSplash gameW 45-2855101
Sat 9/16vs AkronW 35-321001
Sat 9/9vs Eastern KentuckyW 28-1776000
Sat 9/2vs Ball StateW 44-1450000

Player Story

Andru Phillips story

Andru Phillips built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a defensive back from Mauldin, SC wearing No. 23, spending time with Kentucky. The clearest part of Andru Phillips' career was his defensive production: 82 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, and 8 passes defended across 26 career games in the available record. That gives Andru Phillips' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Kentucky

    2020-2023

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonKentucky04.20.8
2021 PostseasonKentucky04.20.90
2021 Regular SeasonKentucky04.20.90
2022 Regular SeasonKentucky4.5173.24.5
2023 PostseasonKentucky6.522.13.52
2023 Regular SeasonKentucky6.522.13.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Missouri

Week 10 · W 21-17 · Conference game

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5

Havoc Plays

83.3 takeover

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.

#2

@ Vanderbilt

Week 4 · W 45-28 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

74.4 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.4 takeover score.

#3

@ Louisville

Week 13 · W 38-31

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Havoc Plays

58.6 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.6 takeover score.

#4

vs Clemson

Week 1 · L 35-38 · Postseason

1.5

Havoc Plays

42.2 takeover

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 42.2 takeover score.

#5

vs Miami (OH)

Week 1 · W 37-13

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Havoc Plays

34.2 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 34.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Postseason · Kentucky

6.5 primary output · 22.1 efficiency · 3.5 usage

40.6

#2

2023 Regular Season · Kentucky

40.6

6.5 primary · 22.1 efficiency · 3.5 usage

#3

2021 Postseason · Kentucky

37.2

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.9 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

3

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games