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Del'ShawnPhillips#53LB
Age
29
Oct 9, 1996
Height
6'2"
74"
Weight
230
lb
College
Illinois
2015-2018
Drafted
2019
UDFA
Exp
7
seasons
Contract
$8M
2y · $3.8M APY
Status
ACT
ACT

2025 Season

Latest production
Tackles
37
2025
TFL
1
regular season
Sacks
1.0
regular season
QB Hits
2
regular season
FF
0
regular season
Snap %
8%
avg / game
Updated 2026-06-02

Career

Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career

Career Path

2015 — Present · Includes honors
2025
Los Angeles Chargers · Linebacker
LB · 18 active weeks
2025All-Pro (2nd Team)
NFL
2024
Houston Texans · Linebacker
LB · 19 active weeks
NFL
2022–2023
Baltimore Ravens · Linebacker
LB · 37 active weeks
NFL
2021
New York Jets · Linebacker
LB · 17 active weeks
NFL
2019–2020
Buffalo Bills · Linebacker
LB · 5 active weeks
NFL
2019
Atlanta Falcons · Linebacker
LB · 0 active weeks
NFL
2015–2018
Illinois · LB
NCAA

Draft Profile

2019 Draft
Selection
Undrafted Free Agent
2019 UDFA signing with Atlanta Falcons
TeamATL
StatusUDFA
Undrafted Free Agent

Data Sources & Attribution

Credits
Headshot — NFL officialA local silhouette placeholder is shown in the hero. Official artwork is not embedded for licensing reasons; the `View headshot` button links to the source on NFL.com.
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.