Linebacker, Illinois, 2015–18
Del’Shawn Phillips
- Number
- No. 3
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Class (2018)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Highland Park, MI
- Born
- Oct 9, 1996, in Highland Park, Michigan
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Del’Shawn Phillips played linebacker at Illinois (2015–18).
Career highs
16tackles, career highvs. Ball State, 2017Defense
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.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Illinois | 3 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2016 | Illinois | 3 | LB | So. | ||
| 2017 | Illinois | 3 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2018 | Illinois | 3 | LB | Sr. | 6′2″ | 230 |
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.
Game by game
2018 Illinois 12 games, 95 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 4 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Kent State | W 31–24 | 12 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Western Illinois | W 34–14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. South Florida | L 19–25 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Penn State | L 24–63 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | at Rutgers | W 38–17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Purdue | L 7–46 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | at Wisconsin | L 20–49 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | at Maryland | L 33–63 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Minnesota | W 55–31 | 8 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 10 | at Nebraska | L 35–54 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Iowa | L 0–63 | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 24 | at Northwestern | L 16–24 | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Illinois 11 games, 85 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Ball State | W 24–21 | 16 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Western Kentucky | W 20–7 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | atSouth Florida | L 23–47 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs.Nebraska | L 6–28 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | atIowa | L 16–45 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs.Rutgers | L 24–35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Wisconsin | L 10–24 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | atPurdue | L 10–29 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Indiana | L 14–24 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Ohio State | L 14–52 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Northwestern | L 7–42 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2019 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0½″ |
| Weight | 225 lb |
| Arm length | 33¼″ |
| Hand size | 10″ |
| Wingspan | 80¾″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.61 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.68 s |
| Vertical jump | 37″ |
| Broad jump | 10′1″ |
| Bench press | 20 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.11 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.52 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
6 seasons, 51 games with a stat; latest team: Los Angeles Chargers.
Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2025
All-Pro teams: AP second team 2025.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | New York Jets | 11 | 31 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | Baltimore Ravens | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Baltimore Ravens | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Houston Texans | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Los Angeles Chargers | 13 | 37 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Los Angeles Chargers | 5 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 51 | 139 | 2 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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