Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 54-14vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-21@ Kansas | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
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Robert Woodyard Jr.
Senior linebacker for Missouri. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 233 lb · Mobile, AL · Williamson
CFB Index 60 · #201 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceTransferred Auburn → Missouri 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
8
tackles · 2026
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 6 tackles, 1 INT, at Kansas
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Missouri. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Auburn in 2022.
- Transferred from Auburn to Missouri in 2026.
Robert Woodyard Jr.
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. Robert Woodyard Jr. has played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 6 tackles, 1 INT against Kansas, Week 2, 2026.
8 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
2022
- Signed with Auburn4-star out of Williamson
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coach2022
Missouri
2024–2026
Missouri
Played his entire career under Eli Drinkwitz.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Missouri
2025Auburn
2026Missouri
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Auburn5-7HC: Cadillac Williams · Run-heavy
2024Auburn5-7HC: Hugh Freeze · Balanced
2025Auburn5-7HC: Hugh Freeze · Run-leaning
2026Missouri2-0HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidenceReinvented
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (8)
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 2 games: 4.0 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
Eli Drinkwitz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
60 · #201 of 583 LBs
Former four-star. Now #201 at the position.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 38–21
at Kansas
6 TOT · 5 SOLO · 1 REC
With A. Simmons — 292 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 86.4 · 8 rush yds (2 car) · B. Reus — 50 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 66 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Sideline-to-Sideline
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Shane Lee’s 2022 season.
83%match
Matches Shane on
Solo tackle rate
Weight
Class year
Differs from Shane on
Hurry rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Kobe King's junior season at Penn State (2023).
80%match
All-Big TenNFL Rd 6
Matches Kobe on
Weight
Solo tackle rate
Tackle volume
Differs from Kobe on
Hurry rate (higher)
Background
PRIOR TO MIZZOU: 2025: Played in all 12 games with 11 starts at linebacker for the Tigers … PFF first team All-SEC … ranked second on the team with 67 tackles … 50 of his 67 tackles came in SEC play … ranked third on the team with 7.0 tackles for loss … added a pair of sacks and a PBU. Baylor: Re...
The linebacker corps · Missouri
- Robert Woodyard Jr.67 tackles · 2025
- #5Nicholas Rodriguez61 tackles · 2025
- #6Jeremiah Beasley19 tackles · 2025
- #9Dante McClellan7 tackles · 2025
- #17Brian Huff5 tackles · 2025
6 more on the roster · Missouri team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology