Player Career

Kalif Phillips Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Kalif Phillips story

Kalif Phillips built his college career from 2015 through 2016 as a running back from Kannapolis, NC wearing No. 3, spending time with Charlotte. The clearest part of Kalif Phillips' career was his backfield work: 1,868 rushing yards, 379 carries, 9 rushing touchdowns, and 321 receiving yards across 22 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Charlotte. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 321 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 22 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Charlotte.

The arc is straightforward: Kalif Phillips moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Charlotte

    2015-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20152016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonCharlotte1,04047.527.9
2016 Regular SeasonCharlotte1,14948.132.6109

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Southern Miss

Week 10 · W 38-27 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

191

Scrimmage Yards

88.4 takeover

191 scrimmage yards and 53.4 usage.

#2

@ Old Dominion

Week 7 · L 34-37 · Conference game

210

Scrimmage Yards

86.7 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

210 scrimmage yards and 39.8 usage.

#3

@ Florida Atlantic

Week 6 · W 28-23 · Conference game

174

Scrimmage Yards

85.3 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

174 scrimmage yards and 40.3 usage.

#4

vs Temple

Week 5 · L 3-37

166

Scrimmage Yards

84.4 takeover

Loss with 166 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

166 scrimmage yards and 36.8 usage.

#5

vs Florida Atlantic

Week 4 · L 7-17 · Conference game

159

Scrimmage Yards

77.6 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

159 scrimmage yards and 49.2 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Regular Season · Charlotte

1,149 primary output · 48.1 efficiency · 32.6 usage

78.7

#2

2015 Regular Season · Charlotte

69.8

1,040 primary · 47.5 efficiency · 27.9 usage

Milestones

7

100+ rush yards

5

150+ scrimmage yards

2

2+ TD games