Robert Woodyard Jr.
Robert Woodyard Jr.
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. Robert Woodyard Jr. has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Auburn. The receipt on tape: 11 tackles, 4 TFL against Missouri, Week 8, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Cadillac Williams → Hugh Freeze. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Golesh
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2025
W 62–17
vs Mercer
8 TOT · 7 SOLO
Dominant 45-point win at home against Mercer.
How he plays
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Auburn
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Auburn
Returning around him
- 5 Auburn players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -1 net (38 in / 39 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Auburn · Last season: 5-7 (AP #22) · Talent rank #13 · 2026 recruiting class #31
DNA match
Player DNA
Sideline-to-Sideline
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Shane Lee’s 2022 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Kobe King's junior season at Penn State (2023).
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