Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 27-31vs Duke | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Robert Edmonson
Junior linebacker for Illinois. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 230 lb · Houston, TX · Shadow Creek
CFB Index 40 · #378 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceTransferred Colorado State → Illinois for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
2
tackles · 2026
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, vs Duke
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for Illinois. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Transferred from Colorado State to Illinois in 2026.
Robert Edmonson
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Tyson Summers and Bret Bielema. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Duke — Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Illinois
2025Colorado State
2026Illinois
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Colorado State2-10HC: Tyson Summers · Balanced
2026Illinois1-1HC: Bret Bielema · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
40 · #378 of 583 LBs
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Illinois | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Colorado State | 47 | 26 | 4.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 49 | 27 | 4.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jimmy Ciarlo’s 2023 season.
Matches Jimmy on
Weight
Solo tackle rate
Differs from Jimmy on
Class year (lower)
Hurry rate (higher)
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jaiden Ausberry's sophomore season at Notre Dame (2024).
Matches Jaiden on
Solo tackle rate
Tackle volume
Weight
Differs from Jaiden on
Hurry rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Robert Edmonson
Background
2025 - Colorado State Played in 11 games with four starts at linebacker 49 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, one interception, and six quarterback hurries on the season Fifth on the team in tackles (49) 2024 - Prairie View A&M Played in 10 games with two starts at linebacker 37 tackles, 3....
The linebacker corps · Illinois
- #45Robert Edmonson47 tackles · 2025
- #24William Holmes45 tackles · 2025
- #10James Kreutz30 tackles · 2025
- #4Daniel Brown11 tackles · 2025
- #26Ismael Kante8 tackles · 2025
10 more on the roster · Illinois team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology