Peyton Woodyard
Peyton Woodyard
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Alabama to Oregon — the move that set up everything since. The receipt: 4 tackles against Rutgers — Week 8, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Lanning
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Oregon
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Oregon
Returning around him
- 7 Oregon players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -18 net (13 in / 31 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Oregon · Last season: 13-2 (AP #5) · Talent rank #5 · 2026 recruiting class #3
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jacobe Johnson’s 2024 season.
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As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Elijah Wood's sophomore season at San José State (2022).
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Background
As A Sophomore (2025) Played in all 15 games as a sophomore while helping the Ducks reach the College Football Playoff Semifinal … Finished with a career-high 22 tackles, including nine solo, along with an interception and half a tackle for loss … Seven games with a tackle and six games with mult...