Darius Phillips

Cincinnati Bengals 170th pick

CB · Western Michigan · 2018–2023

Draft Details

Year

2018

Round

Round 5

Pick

170th overall

Team

Cincinnati Bengals

Position

College

Western Michigan

Darius Phillips Career Stats

Primary starter for 1 season.

Defense

Season	Team	G	Solo	Ast	TFL	QB Hits	INT	PD	FF
2018	CIN	13	19	3	0	0	0	2	1
2019	CIN	7	4	1	0	0	4	7	0
2020	CIN	11	30	8	2	2	1	12	2
2021	CIN	12	6	2	0	0	0	2	0
2022	DEN	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Career		45	60	15	2	2	5	23	3

Returns

Season	Team	G	KR	KR Yds	PR	PR Yds
2018	CIN	13	0	0	2	24
2019	CIN	7	17	373	3	8
2020	CIN	11	0	0	0	0
2021	CIN	12	8	169	25	177
2022	DEN	2	0	0	0	0
Career		45	25	542	30	209

G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Darius Phillips is a former cornerback out of Western Michigan, selected by the Cincinnati Bengals with the 170th overall pick (round 5) in the 2018 NFL Draft. He played 56 regular-season games from 2018 to 2022, with the Cincinnati Bengals and Denver Broncos.

More from the 2018 Draft

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	CLE	Baker Mayfield	QB	Oklahoma; Texas Tech
1	2	NYG	Saquon Barkley	RB	Penn State
1	3	NYJ	Sam Darnold	QB	USC
1	4	CLE	Denzel Ward	CB	Ohio State
1	5	DEN	Bradley Chubb	OLB	N.C. State
1	6	IND	Quenton Nelson	G	Notre Dame
1	7	BUF	Josh Allen	QB	Wyoming; Reedley
1	8	CHI	Roquan Smith	ILB	Georgia
1	9	SF	Mike McGlinchey	OT	Notre Dame
1	10	ARI	Josh Rosen	QB	UCLA

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