Darius Philon

American football player (born 1994)

American football player

Darius Philon

Philon with the San Diego Chargers in 2015

No. 93, 96
Position:| Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born:|  (1994-01-22) January 22, 1994 (age 31)
Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Height:| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:| 286 lb (130 kg)
Career information
High school:| Vigor (Prichard, Alabama)
College:| Arkansas (2012–2014)
NFL draft:| 2015: 6th round, 192nd pick
Career history

* San Diego / Los Angeles Chargers (2015–2018)
* Arizona Cardinals (2019)*
* Las Vegas Raiders (2021)

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Career highlights and awards

* Second-team All-SEC (2014)

Career NFL statistics
| Total tackles:| 107

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Sacks:| 11.5
Forced fumbles:| 2
Fumble recoveries:| 2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Darius Philon (born January 22, 1994) is an American former professional football defensive tackle. He played college football at Arkansas,[1][2][3][4] and was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the sixth round of the 2015 NFL draft.

## Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables  Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press

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6 ft 1+3⁄8 in
(1.86 m)  | 298 lb
(135 kg)  | 32+3⁄8 in
(0.82 m)  | 9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m) | 5.00 s | 1.78 s | 2.95 s | 8.00 s | 31 in
(0.79 m) | 8 ft 11 in
(2.72 m) | 26 reps
All values from NFL Combine[5][6]

### San Diego / Los Angeles Chargers

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Philon was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the sixth round (192nd overall) of the 2015 NFL draft.[7] On October 17, 2015, he was placed on injured reserve. On December 12, 2015, he was reactivated.

### Arizona Cardinals

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On March 21, 2019, Philon signed a two-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals.[8] On August 10, 2019, he was released by the team following his arrest for an assault with a deadly weapon.[9]

### Las Vegas Raiders

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Philon signed with the Las Vegas Raiders on March 22, 2021.[10] He played in six games before being placed on injured reserve on November 10,[11] but rejoined the active roster on December 11. He suffered a torn patellar tendon in Week 18 and was placed on injured reserve on January 11, 2022.[12]

## NFL career statistics

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Legend

Bold | Career high

### Regular season

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Year  | Team  | Games  | Tackles  | Interceptions  | Fumbles

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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD
2015 | SDG | 8 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
2016 | SDG | 14 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
2017 | LAC | 16 | 4 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 4.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
2018 | LAC | 16 | 13 | 33 | 19 | 14 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
2021 | LVR | 11 | 2 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0
| 65 | 21 | 107 | 65 | 42 | 11.5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0

### Playoffs

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Year  | Team  | Games  | Tackles  | Interceptions  | Fumbles

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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD
2018 | LAC | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0

## References

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1. ^ "Arkansas' Darius Philon is ready to visit the stadium that was almost home | AL.com". al.com. October 18, 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
2. ^ "Nick Saban's actions show commitment not two-way street as Darius Philon story rages on (Herndon) | AL.com". al.com. February 5, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
3. ^ "Arkansas' Darius Philon, 'jacked to get out there,' performs well at Alabama (video) | AL.com". al.com. October 20, 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
4. ^ "Arkansas defensive lineman, Mobile native Darius Philon set to enter 2015 NFL draft | AL.com". al.com. January 13, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
5. ^ "Darius Philon Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
6. ^ "Darius Philon, Arkansas, DT, 2015 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
7. ^ Henne, Ricky (May 2, 2015). "Bolts Add Beef in Sixth Round with DT Darius Philon". Chargers.com. Archived from the original on March 23, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
8. ^ Urban, Darren (March 21, 2019). "Cardinals Sign Darius Philon To Bolster Defensive Line". AZCardinals.com.
9. ^ Hagemann, Andie (August 10, 2019). "Darius Philon cut by Cardinals after assault arrest". NFL.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2019.
10. ^ "Raiders sign DL Darius Philon". Raiders.com. March 22, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
11. ^ "Raiders promote DT Kendal Vickers". Raiders.com. November 10, 2021.
12. ^ "Raiders DT Darius Philon will miss rest of season with torn patellar tendon". Raiders Wire. USA Today. January 11, 2022.

## External links

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* Arkansas Razorbacks bio

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San Diego Chargers 2015 NFL draft selections

* Melvin Gordon
* Denzel Perryman
* Craig Mager
* Kyle Emanuel
* Darius Philon

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