Dru Phillips
| No. 22 – New York Giants | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | November 30, 2001 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Mauldin (Mauldin, South Carolina) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Kentucky (2020–2023) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2024: 3rd round, 70th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 12, 2025 | |||||||||||||||
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Andru Phillips (born November 30, 2001) is an American professional football cornerback for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kentucky Wildcats.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Phillips was born on November 30, 2001, in Birmingham, Alabama.[1] He grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, and Louisville, Kentucky, before attended Mauldin High School in Mauldin, South Carolina.[1] In Phillips senior season, he notched 38 tackles, eight pass deflections, and two interceptions.[2] Phillips committed to play college football for the Kentucky Wildcats.[3][4]
College career
[edit | edit source]In the 2020 season, Phillips decided to use the season to redshirt.[5] In 2021, Phillips played in nine games making three tackles.[6] Phillips entered the 2022 season, as a week one starter versus Miami (OH).[7] In the 2022 season, Phillips made 31 tackles with one and half going for a loss, and five pass deflections.[8] In the 2023 regular season, Phillips totaled 44 tackles, and four pass deflections.[9] After the conclusion of the 2023 season, Phillips declared for the 2024 NFL draft.[10][11]
Phillips finished his career at Kentucky with 80 tackles, with two and a half being for a loss, and nine pass deflections.[12]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 5 ft 10+3⁄4 in (1.80 m) |
190 lb (86 kg) |
31+1⁄4 in (0.79 m) |
8+3⁄4 in (0.22 m) |
4.48 s | 1.51 s | 2.63 s | 4.29 s | 6.98 s | 42.0 in (1.07 m) |
11 ft 3 in (3.43 m) |
16 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[13][14] | ||||||||||||
Phillips was selected by the New York Giants with the 70th overall pick in the third round of the 2024 NFL draft.[15]
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