Darius Phillips
CB
#23
Experience: 4 years
Height: 5-10
Age: 26
Weight: 190 lbs
College: Western Michigan
2021 SEASON
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Solo5
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SCK0
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FF0
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INT
Defense
| YEAR | TEAM | G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Cincinnati Bengals | 15 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 2019 | Cincinnati Bengals | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 82 | 20.5 | 28 | |
| 2020 | Cincinnati Bengals | 12 | 38 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |
| 2021 | Cincinnati Bengals | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 45 | 72 | 58 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 103 | 20.6 | 49 |
Fumbles
| YEAR | TEAM | G | FUM | LOST | FF | OWN FR | OPP FR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Cincinnati Bengals | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | Cincinnati Bengals | 8 | 0 | |||||
| 2020 | Cincinnati Bengals | 12 | 2 | |||||
| 2021 | Cincinnati Bengals | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| TOTAL | 45 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kick Return
| YEAR | TEAM | G | RET | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Cincinnati Bengals | 15 | |||||||||
| 2019 | Cincinnati Bengals | 8 | 17 | 373 | 21.9 | 37 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Cincinnati Bengals | 12 | |||||||||
| 2021 | Cincinnati Bengals | 10 | 6 | 139 | 23.2 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 45 | 23 | 512 | 22.3 | 69 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Punt Return
| YEAR | TEAM | G | RET | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Cincinnati Bengals | 15 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | Cincinnati Bengals | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | Cincinnati Bengals | 12 | |||||||||
| 2021 | Cincinnati Bengals | 10 | 19 | 140 | 7.4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 45 | 24 | 172 | 7.2 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
Biography
A Bengals fifth-round pick in 2018, Phillips has developed into a reliable contributor and turned heads with his playmaking ability and a nose for the football ... Enters 2021 with 35 games played (10 starts) in his three Bengals seasons ... Played 12 games (eight starts) in 2020, missing four (Games 9-12) due to groin injury, and totaled 36 tackles, an INT, 12 PDs (second on team) and two FFs in 2020 ... Part of Bengals defense that in 2020 held opposing passers to just a 62.8 completion percentage (sixth in NFL) ... In 2019, he led the team in INTs (four) and tied for third in PDs (seven), despite playing in just eight games (one start) and seeing action on 108 (of possible 1070) defensive snaps ... In college, he set FBS career record with 12 total returns for TDs, tied FBS record with five career pick-sixes, and ranked sixth in FBS history with 3145 career kickoff return yards.