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Dru Phillips New York Giants · #22

Cornerback · 5' 11", 180 lbs · Birmingham, AL · Age 25

Dru Phillips is a Cornerback for the New York Giants, drafted 70th overall, 2024. In 2025 he recorded 66 tackles and 2 interceptions.

CornerbackDrafted 70th overall2-yr veteran
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Dru Phillips
Season avg66 tkl · 0 sacks · 2 int
Career avg137 tkl · 1 sacks · 3 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
66tkl
0sacks
2int
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Scouting report

Dru Phillips — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Cornerback · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Dru Phillips is a Cornerback for the New York Giants, drafted 70th overall, 2024. In 2025 he recorded 66 tackles and 2 interceptions.
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Coverage
A-
Ball skills
C+
Run support
A-
Coverage
Excellent · defense
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Ball skills
Excellent · defense
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B
Tackling
Strong · defense
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C
Splash plays
Solid · defense
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C+
Blitz
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where Dru Phillips stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #340 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
90Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Dru Phillips — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

A+
Tackling
66 TKL
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C+
Pass rush
0.0 SACK
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A+
Coverage
12 PD
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C
Splash
0 FF
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The engine

How the model sees Dru Phillips

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026  modeled
9
pd
4–13
2
int
1–2
69
tackles
65–73
1
ff
0–1
16
games
15–17
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 2-season history below.
What moves the pd line vs last season
Last season 12 → projected 9 pd
Baseline (recency-weighted)
-3.7
Age curve
+0.2
Net vs last season-3.5 pd
Everything it reads
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2 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 25 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 14 / 17
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Dru Phillips career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklPDINTFFSack
202414711121
2025176612200
Career3113713321.0
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the New York Giants built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

10–7proj record
97off index
65def index
+28net
76%playoff odds
60roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A+ (97), defense C (65) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 96, pass rush 30, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 10–7 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Dru Phillips

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2001-11-30

The beginning

Dru Phillips is a Cornerback for the New York Giants, in his 3rd NFL season.

New York Giants

Turning pro

Drafted 70th overall, 2024 as a Cornerback.

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Dru Phillips is a New York Giants cornerback, drafted 70th overall, 2024.

Chapter

Across 2 seasons (2024–2025) he has recorded 137 tackles, 1 sack and 3 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 66 tackles, 0 sacks and 2 interceptions in 2025.

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Phillips's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
5' 11"
Weight
180 lbs
Draft
70th overall, 2024
Born
Birmingham, AL
Age
25
Jersey
#22
Background

Dru Phillips is from Birmingham, AL and is 25 years old. He was drafted 70th overall, 2024 and plays cornerback at 5' 11", 180 lbs.

Over 2 seasons (2024–2025) he has recorded 137 tackles, 1 sacks and 3 interceptions. Phillips is currently on the New York Giants roster.

The person

Dru Phillips is a role and nickel defensive back who has recorded 137 tackles with 3 interceptions and 13 passes defensed across 2 seasons (2024–2025).

Coverage production3 career interceptions and 13 passes defensed.
Tackling137 career tackles from the secondary.
Playmaking2 forced fumbles and 1 sacks on the blitz.
Draft pedigree70th overall, 2024.
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FAQ

Dru Phillips — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Dru Phillips, answered.

What position does Dru Phillips play?
Dru Phillips is a Cornerback for the New York Giants.
When was Dru Phillips drafted?
Dru Phillips was drafted 70th overall, 2024.
How many seasons has Dru Phillips played?
2 (2024–2025).
What are Dru Phillips's career stats?
He has recorded 137 tackles, 1 sack and 3 interceptions.
Dru Phillips career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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