Phillip Dillard biography
Date of birth : 1986-12-10
Date of death : -
Birthplace : Tulsa, Oklahoma
Nationality : American
Category : Sports
Last modified : 2010-09-23
Credited as : Football player NFL, linebacker for the New York Giants, Pro Bowl/NFL Draft player
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CAREER NOTES
* Played in 45 games with 17 starts at Nebraska – 9 at weakside linebacker as a senior and 7 at middle linebacker during his first 4 seasons with the Huskers…Recorded 173 tackles (90 solo) with 3.5 sacks for minus 33 yards, 15.0 stops for losses of 57 yards and 6 quarterback pressures…Deflected 6 passes and intercepted another for a 9-yard return…Also forced a fumble.
2009 SEASON
* Earned All-Big Twelve 2nd-team honors…Recipient of the Tom Novak Award, an honor which "best exemplifies courage and determination despite all odds in the manner of Nebraska All-America center Tom Novak," presented annually at the Outland Trophy Award dinner…Dillard sat out the team's first 2 games vs. Florida Atlantic and Arkansas State, but played in the Huskers' final 12 contests, starting 9, including the final 8 at weakside linebacker…Finished 2nd on the team with a career-best 83 tackles (45 solo), just 2 shy of team leader, Ndamukong Suh, the 2nd overall selection of the 2010 NFL Draft…Registered 11.0 stops for losses of 45 yards, including 3 sacks for minus 27 yards and collected 4 quarterback pressures…Broke up 3 passes and intercepted another for a 9-yard return…Forced a fumble…Helped the Huskers rank 9th in the nation in rush defense (93.1 yards per game) 7th in total defense (272.0 yards per game) 2nd in sacks generated (3.14 per game) and 1st in scoring defense, allowing just 10.4 points per game…In 8 of the games Dillard appeared in, the Huskers held those opponents to fewer than 100 yards rushing.
* Started game on the weak side vs. Virginia Tech after moving there during the week of practice and recorded 5 stops, 1 for a loss…Had 3 solo tackles and his 1st career solo sack when he dropped Chris Masson for a 5-yard loss vs. Louisiana-Lafayette…Contributed a career-high 12 tackles (8 solo), including 4 behind the line of scrimmage vs. Texas Tech…Named the game captain vs. Iowa State, Dilllard responded with 12 tackles (5 solo) for the 2nd straight game to lead the team...Posted 8 tackles (5 solo), including a 13-yard sack of Landry Jones vs. Oklahoma. Dillard's 9-yard interception killed another scoring drive in a 10-3 Nebraska win…Had 6 tackles and 2 QB hurries vs. Kansas and 8 tackles (6 solo), including a 9-yard sack vs. Kansas State…Led Nebraska with 8 tackles (4 solo) vs. Colorado.
2008 SEASON
* Played in 9 games with 5 starts and recorded 38 tackles (13 solo), an assisted sack and 2 stops for losses of 9 yards…Suffered a knee sprain vs. both Missouri and Texas Tech, but played in the next 2 games before he was shut down for the final 4 regular season contests when he hurt his ankle vs. Baylor…Had 4 tackles vs. Western Michigan, 8 stops vs. San Jose State…Collected a season-high 11 tackles vs. Virginia Tech and made 4 stops vs. Missouri before being injured.
2007 SEASON
* Played in all 12 games at middle linebacker, splitting time with senior Corey McKeon…Started vs. Missouri and Oklahoma State and finished the year with 37 tackles (22 solo)…Had a season-high 6 tackles each vs. Wake Forest and Ball State…Added 5 tackles at Missouri and 4 tackles vs. both Kansas and Iowa State.
2006 SEASON
* Tallied 4 tackles (3 solo) early in season opener vs. Louisiana Tech before going down with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his knee…The injury sidelined him for the remainder of the season and he received a medical redshirt.
2005 SEASON
* Played in 11 games as a true freshman, starting the Missouri contest…Posted 11 tackles (7 solo) with 1 stop for a 2-yard loss.
HIGH SCHOOL
* Attended Jenks (Tulsa, Okla.) High School, where he as 1 of the nation's top linebacker prospects after earning Oklahoma All-State honors for 2 consecutive seasons…Led his team to a Class 6A state-runner-up finish in 2004, when he had more than 120 tackles, including 75 solo stops and 3 sacks, along with 7 pass break-ups…In his final 2 seasons, Dillard totaled more than 200 tackles…Also caught 4 passes (3 for touchdowns) as a senior…In addition to his All-State honors from nearly every media outlet, Dillard was named the Jim Thorpe Association Oklahoma Defensive Player of the Year as a junior in 2003…One of seven 2005 Nebraska recruits who played in the U.S. Army All-American game in San Antonio, as Dillard helped the West squad to a 35-3 win with an interception.
PERSONAL
* Sociology major…Has an eye toward becoming a detective in his post-football career…Volunteered his time with the Read to Succeed Book Drive and Nebraska's local hospital visits…Guardians are Tyrone and Ronda Lynne…Born Dec. 10, 1986.
