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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2024Cincinnati
Eric Phillips
DE • 6'3" • 260 lbs • Cincinnati, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Eric Phillips shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
60
Solid production for an edge defender
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Reliability
44
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
77
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Cincinnati
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Cincinnati
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Player Story
Eric Phillips built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive end from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 97, spending time with Cincinnati. The clearest part of Eric Phillips' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Cincinnati
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Eric Phillips, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Cincinnati. Eric Phillips shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 78
- TFL
- 18
- Sacks
- 8
- QB hurries
- 16
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Eric Phillips quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Cincinnati · DE
- Career Tackles
- 78
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 6 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Cincinnati
- Top game
- Indiana
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Colerain · Cincinnati
- High school pipeline
- Colerain · 50 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 97 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 19 tackles · DE 117th (top 43%) · Big 12 231st (top 33%) · National 2,099th (top 35%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 3 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 10.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 3 | 4 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 9.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 12 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 52.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 7 | 14 | 5.5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 59.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 11 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 6 | - | 0 | 56.9 |
Related Context
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Eric Phillips played DE for Cincinnati. Across 6 tracked seasons, Eric Phillips recorded 78 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Cincinnati.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Cincinnati paired 13.5 primary output with 27.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 19.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Cincinnati
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
19.9
Usage
10.9
Consistency
39.4
Best Game by takeover score
Miami (OH)
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Towson: 3. Pittsburgh: 1. Miami (OH): 4. Houston: 1.5. Texas Tech: 0. UCF: 0. Arizona State: 2. West Virginia: 0.5. Iowa State: 1. Kansas State: 0. TCU: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Towson: 1 by 34.2. Pittsburgh: 2 by 18.3. Miami (OH): 2 by 48.3. Houston: 2 by 23.3. Texas Tech: 1 by 4.2. UCF: 2 by 8.3. Arizona State: 2 by 28.3. West Virginia: 1 by 9.2. Iowa State: 3 by 22.5. Kansas State: 2 by 8.3. TCU: 1 by 14.2
Split Comparison
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Wins2.1 · Games = 5 · +1.5 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 6 · -1.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Miami (OH)
Best efficiency game
48.3 vs Miami (OH)
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | vs TCU | L 13-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | @ Kansas State | L 15-41 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/17 | @ Iowa State | L 17-34 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs West Virginia | L 24-31 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Arizona StateSplash game | W 24-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ UCF | W 19-13 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/29 | @ Texas Tech | L 41-44 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Houston | W 34-0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Miami (OH)2+ sacks · Splash game | W 27-16 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Pittsburgh | L 27-28 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs TowsonSplash game | W 38-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Eric Phillips story
Eric Phillips built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive end from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 97, spending time with Cincinnati. The clearest part of Eric Phillips' career was his defensive production: 78 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, 8 sacks, and 5 passes defended across 36 career games in the available record. That gives Eric Phillips' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Cincinnati
2019-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201920202021202220232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0.5 | 10 | 2 | 0.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 1 | 8.9 | 1.7 | 0.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 18 | 25.5 | 6.6 | 17 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 13.5 | 27.6 | 9 | -4.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 14 | 19.9 | 10.9 | 0.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Indiana
Week 4 · W 45-24
Win with 7 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
7
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
7 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
@ BYU
Week 5 · L 27-35 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Miami (OH)
Week 3 · W 27-16
4
Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
#4
vs UCF
Week 10 · L 26-28 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
72.2 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 72.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Eastern Kentucky
Week 1 · W 66-13
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Havoc Plays
71.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 71.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Cincinnati
13.5 primary output · 27.6 efficiency · 9 usage
59.5
#2
2024 Regular Season · Cincinnati
56.9
14 primary · 19.9 efficiency · 10.9 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Cincinnati
52.8
18 primary · 25.5 efficiency · 6.6 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
10
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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