DE · #55 · Miami Dolphins · week 8 vs New England Patriots · Sun Nov 1 · 4:25 PM ET
Rob Beal Jr.
ROLE in the rotation
CLASS 2023 · R5 P173
EXP 3 seasons
AGE 25-28
DEPTH RDE2
As of week 8, Rob Beal Jr. was a DE for MIA, age 27, 3 seasons of experience, drafted in round 5. In 2026 through week 7 he was listed at depth rank 2 on his club's depth chart; he had played 2 games on 30% of snaps. Before 2026 he played 29 games (postseason included) over 3 seasons. His injury history held 4 episodes (ankle 2, concussion 1, hamstring 1), 2 of them reaching OUT, 1 a repeat of an earlier site; the last was a concussion injury in 2025 week 13.
The full read
In short
How our call moved in week 8
100500
64%64%64%64%64%64%99%99%99%99%99%99%99%99%99%99%
Tue 10:00 AM ETSat 5:06 PM ET
our call, P(plays)
64% COIN FLIP → 99% EXPECTED
Every call we wrote for him in week 8, earliest first, as written.
In short
Rob Beal Jr. is in the rotation at right defensive end for MIA — 38% of the snaps in his best week of 2. He has a hamstring injury. His team named him inactive in weeks 3 and 4 and 5 and 7. In week 8 he practised in full every day the report covers. His team has not listed him on the final report. We called him PLAY in week 5 and he did not play.
16versions in week 8
10average, every player
54most for one player
How the call moved
EXPECTED since Thu Oct 29 · 2:10 AM ET · 87 h before kickoff. Biggest move: 64% → 99%, Wed Oct 28 · 5:02 PM ET to Thu Oct 29 · 2:10 AM ET, with no club report in between.
Our call
Injury report
His team's own announcement
This is the TEAM'S OWN ANNOUNCEMENT, not a reading of ours. His team filed him on the injury report and we are restating it so the record is complete. There is nothing early about repeating an announcement — what we say ahead of one is on the week's page. Source: no longer on his team's roster (cut, traded or released).
Practice in week 8
Fri
Thu
Wed
FPdated Sun Nov 1
FPdated Sun Nov 1
FPdated Sun Nov 1
Shape of the week: steady. Only days the publisher dated are shown; a day we could not date is left out until the nightly sweep stamps it. The shape is a fact, not a forecast.
The evidence behind his current call
We have not read the news for this player this week.
Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range
Snap share29.5% range 21–38
wk 1–2 · 2 games
Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share
21%wk 1
38%wk 2
Missed while on the injury report
Season
Weeks on the report
Missed while listed
2026
5
5
Only the weeks he was on the injury report with a recorded result — not every game of his career.
Medical history
When
Injury
Weeks on a report
Worst status
2026 · wk 3
hamstring
5
Out
2025 · wk 12
concussion
2
Doubtful
2025 · wk 5
ankle
2
Out
2024 · wk 16
ankle
3
Out
2023 · wk 10
hamstring
3
Questionable
Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.
Injury history by season · 5 episodes · 15 weeks on a report · same site more than once: hamstring ×2
2023
hamstring · 3w
2024
ankle · 3w
2025
concussion · 2wankle · 2w
2026
hamstring · 5w
Weeks 1–18
ruled out
doubtful
questionable
Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status.
The rest of his team's report in week 8
Player
Pos
Practice
Whose word
Call
Chance he plays
Band
Ronnie Harrison
LB
UNK
team's word
—
Willie Gay Jr.
LB
UNK
ours
PLAY
73%
LIKELY
Greg Dulcich
TE
FULL
ours
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
Darrell Baker Jr.
CB
UNK
team's word
Out
Tucker Addington
LS
LTD
ours
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
Malik Willis
QB
FULL
ours
PLAY
94%
EXPECTED
Reese Taylor
CB
FULL
team's word
Questionable
Jared Wayne
WR
FULL
team's word
Out
Julius Brents
CB
FULL
team's word
Questionable
Jaylin Simpson
CB
UNK
team's word
Out
Marcellas Dial Jr.
DB
UNK
team's word
Out
Jamree Kromah
DE
UNK
team's word
Out
Jaylen Wright
RB
FULL
ours
PLAY
94%
EXPECTED
Malik Washington
WR
FULL
ours
PLAY
97%
EXPECTED
Dante Trader Jr.
S
FULL
ours
PLAY
98%
EXPECTED
Justin Joly
TE
UNK
team's word
Out
Kadyn Proctor
T
DNP
team's word
Out
Will Kacmarek
TE
FULL
ours
PLAY
89%
EXPECTED
Trey Moore
LB
UNK
team's word
—
Michael Taaffe
S
FULL
ours
PLAY
92%
EXPECTED
The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.
The evidence behind his earlier calls
The evidence behind the call made Tue Oct 27 · 10:00 AM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Tue Oct 27 · 12:02 PM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Tue Oct 27 · 5:05 PM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Wed Oct 28 · 7:02 AM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Wed Oct 28 · 12:05 PM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Wed Oct 28 · 5:02 PM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Thu Oct 29 · 2:10 AM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Thu Oct 29 · 7:02 AM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Thu Oct 29 · 12:05 PM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Thu Oct 29 · 5:05 PM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Fri Oct 30 · 7:05 AM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Fri Oct 30 · 12:05 PM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Fri Oct 30 · 5:02 PM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Sat Oct 31 · 7:05 AM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Sat Oct 31 · 12:02 PM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Sat Oct 31 · 5:06 PM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Sun Nov 1 · 1:00 AM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Sun Nov 1 · 6:06 AM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Sun Nov 1 · 11:02 AM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
The evidence behind the call made Sun Nov 1 · 4:02 PM ET
We have not read the news for this player this week.
Role
Call history
The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show
Profile — as of week 8
Role
DE2 · 30% snaps
Season
2026 · 2 games through wk 7
Career
3 seasons · 29 games before 2026
Injuries
4 episodes · last: concussion, 2025 wk 13
Bio
age 27 · 3 seasons' experience · drafted round 5
Where the profile comes from
Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.
in the rotation at right defensive end — 38% of the snaps in his best week of 2
Listed on the depth chart
second at right defensive end
Last week
He did not dress last week
Snaps played
30% a week on average over 2 weeks, 38% at his highest, 55% on special teams
Build
6 ft 4 in · 264 lb
College
Georgia
Drafted
2023, round 5 pick 173, by SF
Age
25-28 at the season's start
Experience
3 seasons
When this call was made, and when the world knew
PublicHis team's word was public as soon as it was filed.
KickoffKickoff.
How our call moved, earliest first
When
Lead
Call
Chance he plays
Band
On what
Tue Oct 27 · 10:00 AM ET
127 h
PLAY
64%
COIN FLIP
after his team's announcement
Tue Oct 27 · 12:02 PM ET
125 h
PLAY
64%
COIN FLIP
after his team's announcement
Tue Oct 27 · 5:05 PM ET
120 h
PLAY
64%
COIN FLIP
after his team's announcement
Wed Oct 28 · 7:02 AM ET
106 h
PLAY
64%
COIN FLIP
after his team's announcement
Wed Oct 28 · 12:05 PM ET
101 h
PLAY
64%
COIN FLIP
after his team's announcement
Wed Oct 28 · 5:02 PM ET
96 h
PLAY
64%
COIN FLIP
after his team's announcement
Thu Oct 29 · 2:10 AM ET
87 h
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
Thu Oct 29 · 7:02 AM ET
82 h
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
Thu Oct 29 · 12:05 PM ET
77 h
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
Thu Oct 29 · 5:05 PM ET
72 h
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
Fri Oct 30 · 7:05 AM ET
58 h
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
Fri Oct 30 · 12:05 PM ET
53 h
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
Fri Oct 30 · 5:02 PM ET
48 h
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
Sat Oct 31 · 7:05 AM ET
34 h
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
Sat Oct 31 · 12:02 PM ET
29 h
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
Sat Oct 31 · 5:06 PM ET
24 h
PLAY
99%
EXPECTED
before his team said anything
Sun Nov 1 · 1:00 AM ET
16 h
his team's word
—
—
no longer on his team's roster (cut, traded or released)
Sun Nov 1 · 6:06 AM ET
10 h
his team's word
—
—
no longer on his team's roster (cut, traded or released)
Sun Nov 1 · 11:02 AM ET
5 h
his team's word
—
—
no longer on his team's roster (cut, traded or released)
Sun Nov 1 · 4:02 PM ET
0 h
his team's word
—
—
no longer on his team's roster (cut, traded or released)
16 calls in week 8, flipping between PLAY and SIT 1 time. Each lead time is the one that call actually had when it was written — never recounted from now. A call that changes is the record working: new evidence arrived and we said so, in public, before the game.
Last week, when he was on the report
Last week
His team said
Our call
Played
Week 7
Doubtful
SIT
no
Named inactive in week 3
The team's own list. We held it after kickoff, so it could NOT have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.
Named inactive in week 4
The team's own list. We held it after kickoff, so it could NOT have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.
Named inactive in week 4
The team's own list. We held it before kickoff, so it could have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.
Named inactive in week 5
The team's own list. We held it before kickoff, so it could have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.
Named inactive in week 7
The team's own list. We held it before kickoff, so it could have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.
What this page does not show
the reader's opinion — it has not read him in week 8.