#20

Dwight Phillips Jr.

Junior running back for Georgia. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

RB · Georgia · Jr. · #20

5′10″ · 185 lb · Mableton, GA

Returning to Georgia for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 12 pm ETat ArkansasRazorback StadiumGeorgia by 24.5

How he plays

Yards / carry: 93rd percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

rushing yards · 2026

7.3 per carry · 1 catches

2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 25 rush yds, vs Tennessee State

His career numbers, season by season

The story

3 running back for Georgia. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Georgia in 2024.

His career, year by year

Dwight Phillips Jr.

RB · Georgia · Jr · #20

He has spent three seasons in the Georgia backfield. The receipt on tape: 25 rush yds against Tennessee State, Week 1, 2026.

29 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 4 CARRIES

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

season totals
seasons on the roster
game log

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Kirby Smart — 25-5 over that span.

2024Georgia11-3HC: Kirby Smart · Pass-leaning

2025Georgia12-2HC: Kirby Smart · Run-leaning

2026Georgia2-0HC: Kirby Smart · Balanced, slow tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / carry (93rd percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (7)

Yards / carry#2 / 15 · 93rd pct

7.3

Rush TDs#13 / 15 · 10th pct

Long run#15 / 15 · 7th pct

Rec yards#15 / 15 · 7th pct

Receptions#15 / 15 · 3rd pct

Rush yards#16 / 15 · 0th pct

Carries#16 / 15 · 0th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 2 games: 14.5 YDS/g, 6.2 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kirby Smart

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

Awards

Player standing · 2026

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2026	Georgia	4	29	7.2	0	--
2025	Georgia	35	210	6.0	1	--
2024	Georgia	6	33	5.5	1	--
Career		45	272	6.0	2	--

Season	Team
2026	Georgia	1	4	4.0	--
2025	Georgia	1	-6	-6.0	--
2024	Georgia	2	24	12.0	--
Career		4	22	5.5	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026

W 63–3

vs Tennessee State

25 rush yds (3 car)

Dominant 60-point win at home against Tennessee State.

With S. White — 3 rec · 34 yds · G. Stockton — 202 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 2 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 63-3vs Tennessee State	3	25	8.3	15	Season-high 25 yds
Wk 2	W 70-20vs Western Kentucky	1	4	4.0	4
Total		4	29	6.2	15

The backfield · Georgia

#3Nate FrazierRB · Jr.947 rushing yards · 2025
#22Dante DowdellRB · Sr.560 rushing yards · 2025
#5Chauncey BowensRB · Jr.526 rushing yards · 2025
#20Dwight Phillips Jr.RB · Jr.210 rushing yards · 2025
#24Bo WalkerRB · So.100 rushing yards · 2025

4 more on the roster · Georgia team page

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

20245 games