Going into the 2023 football season, Auburn Wire will be looking at each scholarship player listed on the Tigers’ roster.
Over the preseason, each profile will cover where the player is from, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school, and what role they will play for [autotag]Hugh Freeze[/autotag] in his first season on the Plains.
Up next is linebacker [autotag]Robert Woodyard Jr[/autotag]. The former top recruit was limited last season as he recovered from injury but is now healthy and ready to contribute.
Preseason Player Profile
Hometown: Mobile, Alabama
Height: 6-0
Weight: 234
Class in 2023: Redshirt Freshman
247Sports Composite Ranking
Four-Star / No. 9 in Alabama / No. 13 LB
Career Stats
| Year | G | Tackles | TFLs | Sacks | PDs | FFs |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PFF Grades
| Year | Defense | Tackling | Run Defense | Coverage | Special Teams |
| 2022 | 67.5 | 73.6 | 65.7 | 60.0 | 59.6 |
Depth Chart Overview
He was Auburn’s top signee in the 2022 recruiting class but was limited to a redshirt as he recovered from an injury. He is now healthy and looks like the player that Auburn was expecting when they flipped him from Alabama.
The duo of [autotag]Austin Keys[/autotag] and [autotag]Wesley Steiner[/autotag] are ahead of him on the Mike linebacker depth chart but Woodyard has the talent to carve out a role for himself, he also got experience on special teams last year and could so again. He will be in the mix to win the starting job in the next couple of seasons after gaining valuable experience in 2023.