Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 63-3vs Tennessee State | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 15 | Season-high 25 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 70-20vs Western Kentucky | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-17@ Arkansas | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 12 | |
| Total | 7 | 49 | 6.3 | 0 | 15 |
#20
Dwight Phillips Jr.
Junior running back for Georgia. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 185 lb · Mableton, GA
The numbers
49
rushing yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 25 rush yds, vs Tennessee State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior running back for Georgia. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Georgia in 2024.
Dwight Phillips Jr.
He has spent three seasons in the Georgia backfield. The receipt on tape: 25 rush yds against Tennessee State, Week 1, 2026.
49 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 7 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20245 games
- Signed with Georgia4-star out of Pebblebrook
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Georgia
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Georgia
Played his entire career under Kirby Smart.
Career stats
Game log
Game by game
Dwight Phillips Jr.'s 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 63–3
25 rush yds (3 car)
Dominant 60-point win at home against Tennessee State.
With S. White — 3 rec · 34 yds · G. Stockton — 202 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Tennessee State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.49(09:09) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 D.Phillips Jr. rush right for 15 yards gain to the TSU25 (#8 B.Hale), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Arkansas · 2&4 · Q2 · EPA -0.44(02:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 D.Phillips Jr. rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UGA27 (#44 B.Bogle; #28 T.Odom)
- Week 3 · Arkansas · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.21(08:10) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 D.Phillips Jr. rush left for 12 yards gain to the ARK09 (#1 C.Harrison), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · Arkansas · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.18(04:50) #20 D.Phillips Jr. rush right for 6 yards gain to the ARK07 (#20 J.Johnson)
- Week 2 · Western Kentucky · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.10(10:48) Shotgun #20 D.Phillips Jr. rush left for 4 yards gain to the UGA26 (#7 J.Lewis)
- Week 1 · Tennessee State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.07(10:46) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 D.Phillips Jr. rush left for 5 yards gain to the TSU14 (#1 K.Baker)
- Week 2 · Western Kentucky · 2&7 · Q1 · EPA -0.05(08:22) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 G.Stockton pass complete short right to #20 D.Phillips Jr. caught at WKU30, for 4 yards to the WKU21 (#3 C.White)
- Week 1 · Tennessee State · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.05(08:28) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 D.Phillips Jr. rush middle for 5 yards gain to the TSU20 (#8 B.Hale; #12 D.Carter)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +20 rushing yards.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Kirby Smart — 26-5 over that span.
2024Georgia11-3HC: Kirby Smart · Pass-leaning
2025Georgia12-2HC: Kirby Smart · Run-leaning
2026Georgia3-0HC: Kirby Smart · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / carry (89th percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 14.5 | 6.2 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 20.0 | 6.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 16.3 | 6.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirby Smart
Pass share
44.4%
79 pass / 99 run
Plays / game
59.3
3 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
86 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
The backfield · Georgia
- #3Nate Frazier947 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Dante Dowdell560 rushing yards · 2025
- #5Chauncey Bowens526 rushing yards · 2025
- #20Dwight Phillips Jr.210 rushing yards · 2025
- #24Bo Walker100 rushing yards · 2025
4 more on the roster · Georgia team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology