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Chris Collins received a promotion this offseason to co-defensive coordinator. The Kentucky defensive backs coach recently joined the official New York Giants Huddle podcast to talk about their new rookie, Dru Phillips. Collins shared a story about Phillips’ development that shines a light on this coaching staff’s process for filling in a depth chart. Ahead of the 2022 season, Phillips competed with Ole Miss transfer Keidron Smith for the starting outside cornerback position. From the outside looking in, it looked like the job was all Smith’s. After all, he had the desired length, SEC experien…