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OFFSEASON · SUMMER 2026 · COMMITMENT SEASON
Heisman / Players / Dwight Phillips Jr. /Georgia

Dwight Phillips Jr.

RB · Georgia · So · #20

Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.

210 RUSH YDS · 1 RUSH TD · 35 CARRIES

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Georgia for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Georgia for 2026

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Running back · Georgia

Returning around him

  • 37% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
  • 8 Georgia players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: -7 net (9 in / 16 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Georgia · Last season: 12-2 (AP #2) · Talent rank #1 · 2026 recruiting class #2

RB · GEORGIA · SEC

Dwight Phillips Jr.

  • 2
  • #20
  • 5-10 | 175 lb
  • Mableton, GA

CFB Zeitgeist Score

23

Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by yards / carry at the 86th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#658

<1% win probability

Fan Belief

Awaiting

Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.

Respect Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

Reality Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

ACCOLADE PROBABILITY

Heisman

<1%

TOP RB AWARD

Doak Walker

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 2 · Starter

R06 · Starter

Starter. A locked-in starting role.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Development Trajectory · rushing yards

2024–2025
33.02024
2102025

+536%

Up 536% from first season to most-recent.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#243 national
CFB
College
Georgia
2024–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.

PositionRB
Class2
Jersey20
Measurements5-10 | 175 lb
HometownMableton, GA
Primary teamGeorgia

Recruiting Pedigree

How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.

Top pedigree 4-star No. 243 recruit
Composite rating 0.9147 HighSchool
Signed with Georgia 2024
Origin Pebblebrook Mableton, GA, USA
Class Profile Context
2024 4-star | 0.9147 No. 243 recruit | HighSchool | Georgia

Transfer Arc

Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.

Portal moves 0 No portal entry on file
Latest destination -- --
Transfer stars -- CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility -- Transfer date TBD
Season Move Context
No transfer portal moves on file for this player.

Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final

Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.

HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16
Current nowcast#658Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#557Where the full season sim points
Win probability0.0%Chance to actually win the trophy
Finalist probability0.0%Chance to make the finalist tier
Ballot probability0.0%Chance to appear anywhere on a ballot
Best official finish--Best completed Heisman placement on file

Heisman Futures

Not yet listed on major futures markets.

No achievements unlocked yet this season.

Selector Grid · 2025

AP
FWAA
AFCA
WCFF
SN
SI

Selector recognition fills in once the major honors lists (AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, SI) are scraped and ingested.

NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft

Market value, pedigree & pro outcome

Recruit stars

★★★★☆

to Georgia

Composite

0.9147

#243 national

Today’s Hot-Take

The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.

Anti-Take

PENDING

The contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.

The Room on Dwight Phillips Jr.

Fan sentiment ·

Belief Meter

58

Mixed Sentiment

Sample 6 mentions
Confidence LOW

Top Take

Trajectory

Cohort divergence mapbearishbullishheatedcalmOwn fans: 6 mentions · belief +17 · "GEORGIA BULLDOGS stun Marshall with defensive dominance. Is a deep playoff run o"Own fans
  • Own fans · n=6

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Dwight Phillips Jr.

No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.

Signature Story

Awaiting candidate metric

He hasn't written his page yet — we'll start filling it in when there are enough snaps to rank against his peers.

Signature Moment

No signature moment on the ledger yet.

Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.

A 3-act season arc returns once this player has six or more games on the ledger.

Season Pace · Projection

Where the rushing totals stand

projecting to 13-game
Through 9g
210Rush yards
35Carries
1Rush TDs
Per game
23.3Rush yards
4Carries
0Rush TDs
Projected (13g)
303.3Rush yards
51Carries
1Rush TDs

To hit 750-yard season (currently 210): needs 135/game over remaining 4.

To hit 1,000-yard season (currently 210): needs 197.5/game over remaining 4.

To hit 1,500-yard season (currently 210): needs 322.5/game over remaining 4.

To hit 10 rushing TDs (currently 1): needs 2.2/game over remaining 4.

To hit 15 rushing TDs (currently 1): needs 3.5/game over remaining 4.

To hit 20 rushing TDs (currently 1): needs 4.8/game over remaining 4.

What made this player interesting

The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.

Dwight Phillips Jr.'s story is about how role and output meet each other. For Georgia, the card already shows enough current-season production to explain why he is on the serious-player board, and the next layer is determining whether the profile is just very good or actually distinctive.

Current place #658 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 5.2% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Blue-chip pedigree No. 243 recruit

2025 Season · Final

Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.

Last season

RB season snapshot

2025 season snapshot | final

2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Scrimmage yards 204 210 rush | -6 rec | #331/735 (55th pct)
Rush TD 1 35 carries | #323/739 (56th pct)
Yards/carry 6.0 Per-rush efficiency | #108/735 (85th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Efficient runner against FBS RB peers.

Efficient runner

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Rushing

CAR
35 51st
YDS
210 55th
YPC
6.0 85th
TD
1 56th

Receiving

REC
1 16th
YDS
-6 0th
YPR
-6.0 0th
TD
0 70th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppCARYDSAVGTDLONGNote
Wk 1W 45-7vs Marshall56012.0118Season-high 60 yds
Wk 2W 28-6vs Austin Peay7557.9023
Wk 3W 44-41@ Tennessee5295.8015
Wk 5L 21-24vs Alabama111.001
Wk 6W 35-14vs Kentucky1-3-3.000
Wk 10W 24-20@ Florida273.506
Wk 11W 41-21@ Mississippi State6172.8010
Wk 12W 35-10vs Texas1-1-1.000
Wk 13W 35-3vs Charlotte7456.4015
Total352103.9123
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score

Traditional history

Traditional Stats

Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.

Season rows Career row

Season context · Team result + system

2024Georgia11-3HC: Kirby Smart · Pass-leaning
2025Georgia12-2HC: Kirby Smart · Run-leaning
SeasonTeam
2025Georgia352106.01--
2024Georgia6335.51--
Career2 loaded seasons412435.92--
SeasonTeam
2025Georgia1-6-6.00--
2024Georgia22412.00--
Career2 loaded seasons3186.00--
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Rushing WEPA

Opponent-adjusted rushing value. It helps separate empty volume from carries that actually move the scoreboard.

Role share

How much of the team's offense flows through this back once rushing work and receiving work are combined.

Peer percentile

Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.

Traditional first

The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.

Receiving work 1 -6 rec yds | #467/552 (16th pct)
Usage 5.2% 9.0% rush share | #530/738 (28th pct)
Rushing WEPA -- Adjusted value feed still loading
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Rushing Rushing yards 210 #331/735 55th pct Volumevs FBS RB
Rushing Rush TD 1 #323/739 56th pct Scoringvs FBS RB
Rushing Yards / carry 6.0 #108/735 85th pct Efficiencyvs FBS RB
Receiving Receptions 1 #467/552 16th pct Volumevs FBS RB
Receiving Receiving yards -6 #548/548 0th pct Volumevs FBS RB
Usage Role share 5.2% #530/738 28th pct Share of team offensevs FBS RB
Rushing Carries 35 #362/739 51st pct Volumevs FBS RB
Rushing Rushing LONG 23 #358/733 51st pct Metricvs FBS RB
Receiving Receiving TD 0 #169/552 70th pct Scoringvs FBS RB
Receiving Yards / catch -6.0 #548/548 0th pct Efficiencyvs FBS RB
Usage Rush share 9.0% #520/738 30th pct Ground-game usagevs FBS RB
Usage 1st-down usage 8.4% #406/738 45th pct Early-down loadvs FBS RB
Usage Standard-down usage 6.5% #500/738 32nd pct Base-situation sharevs FBS RB
Usage 2nd-down usage 3.9% #618/738 16th pct Middle-down loadvs FBS RB
Usage Passing-down usage 1.7% #627/738 15th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS RB
Usage Pass share 0.4% #557/738 25th pct Air-game usagevs FBS RB
Usage 3rd-down usage 0.0% #622/738 16th pct Money-down loadvs FBS RB

Player Standing

Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION

On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION · Rung None of 16

Why he’s here

Standing classification populates when honors, Heisman, and roster signals all align.

What moves him up

What moves him down

Accolade streams

StatusAwaiting tracker

Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

YDS/gYPCTD/g
Home6g26.23.90.2
Road3g17.74.00.0

Win vs Loss

YDS/gYPCTD/g
Wins8g26.14.30.1
Losses1g1.01.00.0

First half vs Second half

YDS/gYPCTD/g
Weeks 1-75g28.44.70.2
Weeks 8+4g17.02.90.0

Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

23Below cohort
7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / carry (86th). Concern: rec yards (0th).

Yards / carry#47 / 349 · 86th pct
6.0rush
Long run#287 / 349 · 17th pct
23rush
Rush TDs#284 / 349 · 13th pct
1rush
Rush yards#324 / 349 · 7th pct
210rush
Receptions#327 / 338 · 2nd pct
1rece
Carries#350 / 349 · 0th pct
35rush
Rec yards#339 / 338 · 0th pct
-6rece

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

Advanced Savant · RB · 2024

Percentile Card

Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.

P4G5All FBS
EPA / dropback
awaiting
CPOE
awaiting
Success rate
awaiting
Explosive rate (20+)
awaiting
aDOT
awaiting
Deep-ball accuracy
awaiting
Pressure-to-sack
awaiting
3rd-down EPA
awaiting
Red-zone TD rate
awaiting
Play-action EPA
awaiting
Scramble EPA
awaiting
Turnover-worthy play rate
awaiting

Advanced Savant

Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.

Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.

Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match

Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile

3 peers · 7 metrics
Dwight Phillips Jr.GeorgiaJordan BrunsonMiami (OH)· 48% simChavon WrightNorthern Illinois· 45% simJeremiah CobbAuburn· 44% sim
Yards / carry
86
Jr.
41
Brunson
33
Wright
71
Cobb
Long run
17
Jr.
73
Brunson
49
Wright
51
Cobb
Rush TDs
13
Jr.
50
Brunson
62
Wright
62
Cobb
Rush yards
7
Jr.
80
Brunson
84
Wright
88
Cobb
Receptions
2
Jr.
2
Brunson
32
Wright
45
Cobb
Carries
0
Jr.
85
Brunson
92
Wright
88
Cobb
Rec yards
0
Jr.
3
Brunson
10
Wright
47
Cobb

Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.

DNA Match awaiting data — similarity scores compute once season stats clear the volume gate for this position cohort.

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Kirby Smart

Pass share

42.5%

417 pass / 565 run

Plays / game

70.1

14 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

6.2%

290 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025

1 coach
2024
Kirby Smart
Georgia
2025
Kirby Smart
Georgia

Played his entire career under Kirby Smart.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.

HometownMableton, GA
Height5'10"
Weight175 lb
Class2
PositionRB
Jersey20

Trophy Case · Detail

Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.

Honors

No formal honors on the ledger yet

All-America, all-conference, player-of-the-week, watch-list, and postseason awards land here when they're earned. The absence is the signal: most players never collect formal honors, and that's its own kind of context.

Honors Timeline

Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.

Season Honor Scope Team / Selector Context
No formal honors on the ledger yet. All-America, all-conference, weekly awards, watch lists, and postseason trophies land here when they’re earned.

Heisman By Year

Modeled rank and official finish by season.

Season Team Role Latest Model Forecast Win Finalist Official Finish Points Context
2024 Georgia RB2 #658 #557 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | SEC

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Georgia SEC RB 2 No. 20 | 5-10 | 175 lb | Mableton, GA
2024 Georgia SEC RB 2 No. 20 | 5-10 | 175 lb | Mableton, GA