Phillip Dillard

{{Short description|American football player (born 1986)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Phillip Dillard

| image =

| image_size =

| caption =

| number = 49, 55, 46, 50

| position = Linebacker

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|12|10}}

| birth_place = Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lbs = 245

| high_school = Jenks (Jenks, Oklahoma)

| college = Nebraska

| draftyear = 2010

| draftround = 4

| draftpick = 115

| pastteams =

• New York Giants ({{NFL Year|2010}})
• Carolina Panthers ({{NFL Year|2011}}–{{NFL Year|2012}})*
• Omaha Nighthawks ({{UFL Year|2012}})
• San Diego Chargers ({{NFL Year|2012}}–{{NFL Year|2013}})*

|highlights =

• Second-team All-Big 12 (2009)

| status =

| statlabel1 = Total tackles

| statvalue1 = 4

| pfr = DillPh99

}}

Phillip Dillard (born December 10, 1986) is an American former professional football linebacker. He was selected by the New York Giants in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2010 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2010/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He attended Jenks High School in Jenks, Oklahoma, where he was rated as one of the nation's top high school linebackers, then played college football at Nebraska.Ohm Youngmisuk, [https://www.espn.com/new-york/news/story?id=5151228 "This Giants rookie ready to start over"], ESPN.com, May 1, 2010. He is the older brother of another highly ranked high school prospect, former Oklahoma University football cornerback Gabe Lynn.Barry Lewis, [http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/article.aspx?tab=hs&subjectID=227&articleid=20081219_227_B1_JENKSm54207 "Jenks' Lynn commits to Oklahoma: The Trojan cornerback is highly rated by two major recruiting services."] Tulsa World, December 19, 2008.Matt Baker, [http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/blogs/post.aspx?blogid=26&entry_id=8390 "What's it like to see your son drafted into the NFL?"], Tulsa World, April 27, 2010.

He was waived by the Giants on September 3, 2011. On November 8, 2011, he was signed to the Panthers practice squad.

He played for the Omaha Nighthawks in 2012.{{cite web | url=https://www.statscrew.com/football/stats/p-dillaphi001 | title=Phillip Dillard | publisher=statscrew.com | accessdate=May 22, 2024}}