Andru Phillips
Model Score
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
Season Stats · 17 games
Draft & College
He went about where consensus had him.
Covers the college seasons in our data, which does not always reach back to a player's first year.
Comps
STM Take
Tier 5 (#39) rookie 2024 to tier 8 (#59) sophomore 2025 is a 20-spot regression that flags the rookie finish as situational rather than structural. The Kentucky SEC 3rd-round origin plus the Giants' structural anchor role give him basic college foundation. The 2026 question is whether Phillips returns to tier 5-6 territory or whether the structural tier 8 finish becomes the realistic baseline.
Phillips came out of Kentucky as the New York Giants' 3rd-round pick (70th overall) in 2024. He delivered a tier 5 (#39) STTM rookie finish in 2024 before regressing to tier 8 (#59) in 2025.
Strengths
- Rookie tier 5 (#39) STTM finish as a 70th overall 3rd-round pick confirms a structural top-40 CB ceiling at rookie peak.
- Kentucky SEC pedigree plus two years of Giants system experience gives him real developmental foundation.
Concerns
- 20-spot regression from tier 5 (#39) rookie to tier 8 (#59) sophomore flags the rookie finish as situational.
- Giants' broader defensive identity instability plus the multi-year offensive rebuild compresses the structural support around Phillips.
What to watch: Whether Phillips returns to tier 5 (top 40) in 2026, the threshold for confirming the rookie ceiling can be recaptured.
