Receiver, Western Michigan, 2013–⁠17

Darius Phillips

Number
No. 4
Height
5′10″
Weight
190 lb
Hometown
Detroit, MI
Born
Jun 26, 1995

Darius Phillips played receiver at Western Michigan (2013–⁠17). The Cincinnati Bengals took Phillips in round 5, No. 170 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
479
Receiving yards, 2014 (Western Michigan, 8–⁠5)
Drafted
No. 170
Round 5, 2018 NFL Draft (Cincinnati Bengals)

Career highs

10catches, career highvs. Toledo, 2014121receiving yards, career highvs. Toledo, 201412tackles, career highat Illinois, 20162interceptions, career highat Ohio State, 2015

Honors

Team titles: MAC champions, 2016

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Western Michigan3247915.0263
2017Western Michigan2168.009
Career3449514.6263

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2014Western Michigan307921–––
2015Western Michigan378541–––
2016Western Michigan378331212231
2017Western Michigan266832141040
Career1303,1625353271

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksIntPDHur
2015Western Michigan––––5––
2016Western Michigan402641490
2017Western Michigan4028513100
Career80549212190

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

Defense before 2016

SeasonGSoloAstTkl
20158 of 13301040

Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: ESPN play-by-play participants, via SportsDataverse: tackles only, counted in the games whose play-by-play names tacklers (G: those games, of his team’s), so part of the season, not its total. A dash: the source has no number for it.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2013Western Michigan4WR
2014Western Michigan4WR
2015Western Michigan4WR
2016Western Michigan4WR
2017Western Michigan4WR5′10″190

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2014Western Michigan330.6976th (n=496)0.5222.75%
2016Western Michigan1-0.70––-0.7–
2017Western Michigan30.68––2.0–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2017 Western Michigan 12 games, 40 tackles, 1 sack, 3 INT
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2atUSCL 31–⁠49–––41681
Sep 9atMichigan StateL 14–⁠28–––4181–
Sep 16vs.IdahoW 37–⁠28–––––3
Sep 23vs.WagnerW 49–⁠14–––––1
Sep 30vs.Ball StateW 55–⁠321601203
Oct 7atBuffaloW 71–⁠68–––236–
Oct 15vs.AkronL 13–⁠14–––1241
Oct 21atEastern MichiganW 20–⁠17–––1281
Nov 1vs.Central MichiganL 28–⁠35–––3722
Nov 8vs.Kent StateW 48–⁠20–––3622
Nov 15atNorthern IllinoisL 31–⁠35–––29–
Nov 24atToledoL 10–⁠37–––583–
2016 Western Michigan 14 games, 40 tackles, 1 sack, 4 INT
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3atNorthwesternW 22–⁠21–––113–
Sep 10vs.North Carolina CentralW 70–⁠21–––2586
Sep 17atIllinoisW 34–⁠10–––2861
Sep 24vs.Georgia SouthernW 49–⁠31–––31301
Oct 1atCentral MichiganW 49–⁠10–––223–
Oct 8vs.Northern IllinoisW 45–⁠30–––61022
Oct 15atAkronW 41–⁠0–––––2
Oct 22vs.Eastern MichiganW 45–⁠31–––1301
Nov 1atBall StateW 52–⁠20–––477–
Nov 8atKent StateW 37–⁠21–––5871
Nov 19vs.BuffaloW 38–⁠0–––1212
Nov 25vs.ToledoW 55–⁠35–––4912
Dec 2vs.OhioW 29–⁠23–––51002
Jan 2 ✦vs.WisconsinL 16–⁠24–––1151
2015 Western Michigan 13 games, 37 returns, 854 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 4vs.Michigan StateL 24–⁠37–––4185–
Sep 12atGeorgia SouthernL 17–⁠43–––213–
Sep 19vs.Murray StateW 52–⁠20–––243–
Sep 26atOhio StateL 12–⁠38–––355–
Oct 10vs.Central MichiganW 41–⁠39–––2101–
Oct 17atOhioW 49–⁠14–––348–
Oct 24vs.Miami (OH)W 35–⁠13–––363–
Oct 29atEastern MichiganW 58–⁠28–––396–
Nov 5vs.Ball StateW 54–⁠7–––215–
Nov 11vs.Bowling GreenL 27–⁠41–––476–
Nov 18atNorthern IllinoisL 19–⁠27–––110–
Nov 27atToledoW 35–⁠30–––338–
Dec 24 ✦vs.Middle TennesseeW 45–⁠31–––5111–
2014 Western Michigan 12 games, 32 catches, 479 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 30atPurdueL 34–⁠431130123–
Sep 13atIdahoW 45–⁠33–––398–
Sep 20vs.Murray StateW 45–⁠14180252–
Oct 4vs.ToledoL 19–⁠20101211340–
Oct 11atBall StateW 42–⁠382270495–
Oct 18atBowling GreenW 26–⁠143941258–
Oct 25vs.OhioW 42–⁠212570–––
Nov 1atMiami (OH)W 41–⁠104550252–
Nov 15vs.Eastern MichiganW 51–⁠723602112–
Nov 22atCentral MichiganW 32–⁠20130253–
Nov 28vs.Northern IllinoisL 21–⁠313370476–
Dec 20 ✦vs.Air ForceL 24–⁠3832805133–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2018 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 16–⁠45).

DrillCombine 2018Combine or pro day 2018
Height5′9⅞″
Weight193 lb
Arm length31½″
Hand size9⅛″
40-yard dash4.54 s
10-yard split1.54 s
Vertical jump32½″
Bench press9 reps
20-yard shuttle4.18 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

5 seasons, 45 games with a stat; latest team: Tennessee Titans.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2018Cincinnati Bengals13000
2019Cincinnati Bengals7000
2020Cincinnati Bengals11000
2021Cincinnati Bengals12000
2022Denver Broncos2000
NFL career45000

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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