Kyle Philbin

Photo by: Emma C. Marion

Photo by: Chip DeLorenzo

Class:
Junior
Position:
DL
Height:
6-4
Weight:
285
Hometown:
Fitchburg, Mass.
High School:
Leominster
Concentration:
International and Public Affairs

2024: Second Team All-Ivy League honoree…Phil Steele Second Team All-Ivy…Started all 10 games at defensive tackle…Recorded 23.0 total tackles (9.0 solo)...Tallied 3.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack on the season…Added one pass breakup and two quarterback hits…Season-high 5.0 tackles and 1.0 sack at Princeton (10/18).
Preseason: Phil Steele Preseason First Team All-Ivy selection.

2023: Honorable Mention All-Ivy selection…Second Team Phil Steele All-Ivy selection…Played in all 10 games…Recorded 19 solo tackles and 34 total tackles…Recorded five tackles against CCSU (Sept. 30)…Tallied a season-high 11 tackles in the finale against Dartmouth (Nov. 18)...Third Team Phil Steele Preseason All-Ivy selection.

2022: Appeared in nine games…Totaled 24 tackles on the season (15 solo)…Tied for the team lead with 6.0 tackles for loss…Added 2.5 sacks for a total of 19 yards…Picked up five tackles against Harvard (9/24)…Had three tackles, including 1.5 sacks at Princeton (10/14)…Closed the regular season with a season-high seven-tackle performance, including 2.0 tackles for loss, at Dartmouth (11/19).

2021: Appeared in four games…Made seven tackles, including one sack…Tallied his first career sack at Penn (10/30)…Netted a season-high five tackles in the season finale against Dartmouth (11/20).

Before Brown: Captured Team Defensive MVP and Team MVP accolades in 2019 … Won team’s Players Award and Blue Collar Offense Award in 2018 … Played for head coach Devin Gates on the offensive and defensive lines … Also competed in lacrosse … National Honor Society student.

Personal: Kyle is the son of Linda and James Philbin … Has a twin brother, Jack, who is a member of the Bentley University football Class of 2025.

Why Brown? “I chose Brown University because it is the perfect fit for me. I believe that Brown will give me the best opportunity to excel in both academics and football. I feel that I will fit in with the atmosphere at Brown, and I also love the city of Providence. Brown University's open curriculum will also give me the opportunity to explore my many interests. I believe that Brown University will give me the tools to succeed in anything that I chose to do.”