Andru Phillips: DB · Kentucky · #23.
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Andru Phillips
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Fourth year in the Kentucky secondary. A game that shows it: 8 tackles against Tennessee — Week 9, 2023.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
48 tackles. 5 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 44-14vs Ball State | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-17vs Eastern Kentucky | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-3vs Akron | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-28@ Vanderbilt | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 33-14vs No. 22 Florida | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-51@ No. 1 Georgia | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-38vs Missouri | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 27-33vs No. 21 Tennessee | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 24-3@ Mississippi State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-17@ South Carolina | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-31@ No. 9 Louisville | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
 Bowl | L 35-38vs Clemson | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 48 | 33 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 5 |
Week 13 · 2023
W 38-31
at Louisville
6 tackles · 2 pass breakups · 3 solo tackles
Edged out Louisville on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
10%5 pass breakupsTackle volume
48tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL48 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 5 pass breakups.
4 seasons under Mark Stoops — 29-21 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 3.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Stoops
Pass share
53.0%
375 pass / 332 run
Plays / game
54.4
13 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
397 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #345 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Kentucky, 82 tackles — drafted at #70 overall by the New York Giants.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mark Stoops.
Next stop · NFL
New York GiantsEntering 3rd NFL season
New York GiantsEntering 3rd NFL season
