#23

Andru Phillips

Former defensive back at Kentucky. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.

DB · Kentucky · Jr. · #23

6′0″ · 187 lb · Mauldin, SC

CFB Index 42 · #345 of 538 safetiesLow confidenceNew York — drafted 2024, Rd 3, Pick 6, #70 overall

Recruiting

3★

CB recruit

No. 636 nationally · Signed with Mauldin

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive back at Kentucky. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Mauldin in 2020.
Drafted round 3 by the New York in 2024.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Kentucky, 82 tackles — drafted at #70 overall by New York.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2020

Recruited3-star out of Mauldin

2024

Drafted by New Yorkround 3, pick 70

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#636 national

CFB

College

Kentucky

2020–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

R3 · #70

New York · 2024

Coaching lineage · 2020–2023

1 coach

2020–2023

Mark Stoops

Kentucky

Played his entire career under Mark Stoops.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

New YorkEntering 3rd NFL season

#70Rd 3 · Pick 6

New YorkEntering 3rd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Mark Stoops — 29-21 over that span.

2020Kentucky5-6HC: Mark Stoops · Run-heavy

2021Kentucky10-3HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning

2022Kentucky7-6HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2023Kentucky7-6HC: Mark Stoops · Balanced, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

42Rotational starter #345 of 538?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (89th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (85th percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Passes defended#254 / 2842 · 89th pct

Solo tackles#402 / 2842 · 85th pct

Tackles#637 / 2842 · 77th pct

Tackles for loss#1669 / 2842 · 38th pct

1.5

QB hurries#1486 / 2842 · 24th pct

Sacks#1503 / 2842 · 24th pct

0.0

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	4.6	0.1	0.0	0.3
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

2026 season

Head Coach

Will Stein

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

42 · #345 of 538 safeties

Three-star recruit. Now #345 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Kentucky	48	33	1.5	5	--	--
2022	Kentucky	30	19	1.5	3	--	--
2021	Kentucky	3	3	0.0	--	--	--
2020	Kentucky	1	--	0.0	--	--	--
Career		82	55	3.0	8	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2023

W 28–17

vs Eastern Kentucky

6 SOLO · 7 TOT

With D. Leary — 299 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 33.7 · -12 rush yds (1 car) · B. Brown — 34 rush yds (2 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 44-14vs Ball State	5	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 28-17vs Eastern Kentucky	7	6	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 35-3vs Akron	2	1	0.0	—	1
Wk 4	W 45-28@ Vanderbilt	5	5	1.0	—	1
Wk 5	W 33-14vs Florida	4	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 13-51@ Georgia	2	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 21-38vs Missouri	3	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 27-33vs Tennessee	8	7	0.0	—	0	Season-high 8 tackles
Wk 10	W 24-3@ Mississippi State	1	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 14-17@ South Carolina	2	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 38-31@ Louisville	6	3	0.0	—	2
Bowl	L 35-38vs Clemson	3	2	0.5	—	1
Total		48	33	1.5	—	5

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology