Del'Shawn Phillips

TRANSACTIONS: Originally signed with the Falcons as an undrafted rookie free agent on April 27, 2019...Signed to the Buffalo Bills' practice squad on Oct. 29, 2019...Signed a Reserve/Future contract with the Bills on Jan. 6, 2020...Signed with the New York Jets as a free agent on March 23, 2021...Signed to the Jets' practice squad on Sept. 1, 2021...Signed to the Jets' active roster from the practice squad on Sept. 21, 2021...Claimed by the Baltimore Ravens on Aug. 31, 2022...Re-signed with Baltimore on March 21, 2023...Signed by the Texans as an unrestricted free agent on March 15, 2024.

TRANSACTIONS: Originally signed with the Falcons as an undrafted rookie free agent on April 27, 2019...Signed to the Buffalo Bills' practice squad on Oct. 29, 2019...Signed a Reserve/Future contract with the Bills on Jan. 6, 2020...Signed with the New York Jets as a free agent on March 23, 2021...Signed to the Jets' practice squad on Sept. 1, 2021...Signed to the Jets' active roster from the practice squad on Sept. 21, 2021...Claimed by the Baltimore Ravens on Aug. 31, 2022...Re-signed with Baltimore on March 21, 2023...Signed by the Texans as an unrestricted free agent on March 15, 2024.

CAREER:

• Spent time with the Falcons (2019 training camp), Bills (2019-20) and Jets (2021) prior to his 2022 Baltimore arrival
• Played in 17 games (one start) with the Jets in 2021, totaling 20 tackles (eight solo), 1.0 sack, two tackles for loss and one fumble recovery...Also added 11 special teams tackles, finishing with the second most on the team…Was one of just four defensive players to appear in all 17 games for the Jets
• Made his NFL debut and played in two games with the Bills in 2020…Limited to two games after two stints on Injured Reserve, seeing action on special teams for the league's fourth-ranked unit in Football Outsiders' DVOA ratings, a metric for analyzing each play against NFL averages based on several variables

2023 (Baltimore 17/1):

• Played in all 17 games (one start) primarily on special teams, posting a team-high eight special teams tackles and one fumble recovery, while also notching 16 tackles, one tackle for loss and one forced fumble on defense
• Helped the Ravens' defense become the first unit in NFL history to lead the league in scoring (16.5), sacks (60.0) and takeaways (31)
• Contributed a game-high and career-best 13 tackles (eight solo), including one tackle for loss, and his first-career forced fumble in his first start this season vs. Pittsburgh (1/6)
• Became the first Raven since LB C.J. Mosley (10/1/17 vs. Pittsburgh) to tally at least 12 tackles (13), one forced fumble (one) and one tackle for loss (one) in a single game
• Posted two special teams tackles and his first-career special teams fumble recovery– setting up a 29-yard field goal attempt to end the first half and extend the lead – in the 24-16 win at Tennessee (10/15 in London)

2022 (Baltimore 16/0, 1/0):

• Played in 16 contests, recording five special teams tackles and helping Baltimore's special teams rank No. 3 in Football Outsiders' DVOA rating

2021 (New York Jets 17/1):

• Appeared in all 17 games (one start), totaling 20 tackles (eight solo), 1.0 sack, two tackles for loss and one fumble recovery
• Also added 11 special teams tackles, finishing with the second most on the team
• One of just four defensive players to appear in all 17 games for the Jets
• Posted seven tackles (three solo), his first-career sack and a single-game high two tackles for loss at New England (10/24)
• Registered his first-career fumble recovery, returning a goal-line fumble 34 yards to his team's 37-yard line at Denver (9/26), marking the Jets' longest fumble recovery-return since LB Bart Scott's 38-yarder in 2012 (11/18/12 at St. Louis)
• Recorded a career-high eight tackles (two solo), while adding three more special teams tackles in his Jets debut, at Carolina (9/12)
• His eight tackles also tied S Marcus Maye for a team high

2020 (Buffalo 2/0, 0/0):

• Limited to two games after two stints on Injured Reserve, seeing action on special teams for the league's fourth-ranked unit in Football Outsiders' DVOA ratings, a metric for analyzing each play against NFL averages based on several variables
• Made his NFL debut in the season-opening, 27-17, win vs. New York Jets (9/13), seeing action on special teams

2019 (Buffalo 0/0, 0/0):

• Signed to the Bills' practice squad on 10/29, where he remained for the rest of the season, after originally entering the NFL as a rookie free agent with the Atlanta Falcons

COLLEGE:

• Played in 23 games (21 starts) at linebacker over two seasons with Illinois (2017-18), posting 180 tackles (91 solo), 2.5 sacks, four interceptions, five passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery
• Enrolled at Garden City (KS) Community College (2015-16) before committing to Illinois, where he helped lead the Broncbusters to a 2016 NJCAA National Championship
• Appearing in 12 games (11 starts) as a senior defensive captain for Illinois (2018), recorded a team-high 95 tackles (45 solo) and four interceptions, while adding 1.5 sacks, three passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery, en route to earning All-Big Ten honorable mention and Academic All-Big Ten recognition…Posted his first-career sack at Nebraska (11/10)
• As a junior in 2017, saw action in 11 games (10 starts), leading Illinois with 85 tackles (46 solo), while adding 1.0 sack, four tackles for loss and two passes defensed…Ranked No. 8 in the Big Ten with 7.7 tackles per game…Recorded a career-high 16 tackles (seven solo) vs. Ball State (9/2)
• Was part of a Garden City Community College team that won the 2016 NJCAA National Championship, leading the Broncbusters with 95 tackles (52 solo), 12.5 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles, while also adding 2.0 sacks, three interceptions, four passes defensed and one fumble recovery
• At Garden City in 2015, posted 72 tackles (45 solo), 7.0 sacks, 12.5 tackles for loss, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery
• Graduated from Illinois in August 2019 with a degree in recreation, sport and tourism

PERSONAL:

• Prepped at Detroit Cass Tech (MI) HS, where he led Cass Tech to the 2014 Detroit Public School League Championship and garnered All-City honors
• Was also a member of the school's 12-2 state championship team in 2012
• Phillips' journey includes spending a year away from football after high school while taking online courses at Mott (Flint, MI) Community College, before enrolling at Garden City (KS) Community College and returning to the football field
• Transferred to Illinois in 2017 after initially committing to Arizona
• Considers Floyd Mayweather his favorite athlete, citing his winning mentality
• Is motivated to help his hometown of Highland Park, MI
• Began playing football at 6 years old