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LB · Miami Dolphins · week 7 vs New York Jets · Sun Oct 25 · 1:00 PM ET

Jackson Woodard

  • ROLE in the rotation
  • EXP 1 season
  • AGE under 25
  • DEPTH SLB2
89%PLAY EXPECTED

As of week 7, Jackson Woodard was an LB for MIA, age 24.2, 1 season of experience. In 2026 through week 6 he was listed at depth rank 2 on his club's depth chart; he had played 5 games on 6% of snaps; his line was 2.7 tackles a game, 0 sacks a game and 0 passes defended a game. Before 2026 he played 4 games (postseason included) over 1 season. No injury episode was on file.

The full read

How our call moved in week 7

  • our call, P(plays)

89% EXPECTED → 89% EXPECTED

Every call we wrote for him in week 7, earliest first, as written.

In short

Jackson Woodard is in the rotation at strong-side linebacker for MIA — 49% of the snaps in his best week of 6. He has an ankle injury. In week 7 he practised in full every day the report covers. His team has not listed him on the final report. We say he plays — 89%, in a band that plays 96% of the time. We have said PLAY since 92 hours before kickoff. We called him SIT in week 5 and he played.

13versions in week 7
9average, every player
29most for one player

How the call moved

EXPECTED since Wed Oct 21 · 5:00 PM ET · 92 h before kickoff. Biggest move: 89% → 89%, Wed Oct 21 · 5:05 PM ET to Thu Oct 22 · 2:10 AM ET, after: joined the injury report (Full Participation in Practice).

Our call · week 7

NOT EXPECTEDUNLIKELYCOIN FLIPLIKELYEXPECTED

89% · EXPECTED

we expect him to play — this band plays 96% of the time (96–97%), measured out of fold. We stand behind this one.

Practice in week 7

FriThuWed
FPdated Sun Oct 25FPdated Sun Oct 25FPdated Sun Oct 25

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.

Head start

  • Our call
  • Kickoff

Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range

  • Tackles / game3.0 range 1.0–4.0

    wk 2–7 · 4 games

  • Sacks / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0

    wk 2–7 · 4 games

  • Passes defended / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0

    wk 2–7 · 4 games

  • Snap share13.3% range 0–49

    wk 1–7 · 6 games

Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share

  1. 1%wk 1
  2. 15%wk 2
  3. 0%wk 3
  4. 0%wk 4
  5. 15%wk 5
  6. 49%wk 7

Missed while on the injury report

SeasonWeeks on the reportMissed while listed
202620

Only the weeks he was on the injury report with a recorded result — not every game of his career.

Medical history

WhenInjuryWeeks on a reportWorst status
2026 · wk 5ankle2Questionable

Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.

Injury history by season · 1 episode · 2 weeks on a report

  • questionable

Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status.

Our past calls vs what happened

Wk 5SIT 51% ✗ missbefore his team said anything; played
Wk 7PLAY 89% ✓ rightbefore his team said anything; played

Season on him: 1 of 2 graded calls of ours right. Graded by the record: right or a miss against whether he played. A week we did not call, or his club's own word, is not graded.

The rest of his team's report in week 7

PlayerPosPracticeWhose wordCallChance he playsBand
Ronnie HarrisonLBUNKteam's word—
Willie Gay Jr.LBLTDteam's wordQuestionable
Jordyn BrooksLBFULLoursPLAY99%EXPECTED
Cole TurnerTEUNKteam's word—
Darrell Baker Jr.CBUNKteam's word—
Jalen TolbertWRUNKteam's word—
Tucker AddingtonLSLTDoursPLAY99%EXPECTED
Malik WillisQBFULLoursPLAY92%EXPECTED
Reese TaylorCBDNPteam's wordOut
Rob Beal Jr.DELTDteam's wordDoubtful
De'Von AchaneRBUNKteam's word—
Julius BrentsCBFULLoursPLAY92%EXPECTED
Chukwuebuka GodrickOTUNKteam's word—
Marcellas Dial Jr.DBUNKteam's word—
Storm DuckCBUNKteam's word—
Jaylen WrightRBFULLoursPLAY94%EXPECTED
Jonah SavaiinaeaGFULLoursPLAY95%EXPECTED
Justin JolyTEUNKoursPLAY58%COIN FLIP
Rene KongaDEUNKteam's word—
Caleb DouglasWRFULLoursPLAY92%EXPECTED
Will KacmarekTEFULLoursPLAY89%EXPECTED
Trey MooreLBUNKteam's word—
Kyle LouisSFULLteam's wordQuestionable
Michael TaaffeSAFUNKoursPLAY60%COIN FLIP
DJ CampbellGUNKteam's word—

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 Wed Oct 21 · 5:00 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Wed Oct 21 · 5:05 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Thu Oct 22 · 2:10 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Thu Oct 22 · 7:02 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Thu Oct 22 · 12:05 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Thu Oct 22 · 5:05 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Thu Oct 22 · 7:02 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Sat Oct 24 · 12:11 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Sat Oct 24 · 7:02 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Sat Oct 24 · 12:02 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Sat Oct 24 · 5:02 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Sun Oct 25 · 7:05 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Sun Oct 25 · 12:05 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

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 7

RoleLB2 · 6% snaps
Season2026 · 5 games through wk 6
Per game2.7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 passes defended
Career1 season · 4 games before 2026
Injuriesnone on file
Bioage 24.2 · 1 season' experience

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.

nflverse injuries_2026.csv

About him

About himAs the record holds it
His rolein the rotation at strong-side linebacker — 49% of the snaps in his best week of 6
Listed on the depth chartsecond at strong-side linebacker
Snaps played13% a week on average over 6 weeks, 49% at his highest, 62% on special teams
Build6 ft 2 in · 230 lb
CollegeUNLV; Arkansas
Draftedundrafted
Ageunder 25 at the season's start
Experience1 season

When this call was made, and when the world knew

  1. WrittenWe first said PLAY.
  2. PublicOur call became public, at kickoff.
  3. KickoffKickoff.

How our call moved, earliest first

WhenLeadCallChance he playsBandOn what
Wed Oct 21 · 5:00 PM ET92 hPLAY89%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Wed Oct 21 · 5:05 PM ET92 hPLAY89%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Thu Oct 22 · 2:10 AM ET83 hPLAY89%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Thu Oct 22 · 7:02 AM ET78 hPLAY89%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Thu Oct 22 · 12:05 PM ET73 hPLAY89%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Thu Oct 22 · 5:05 PM ET68 hPLAY89%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Thu Oct 22 · 7:02 PM ET66 hPLAY89%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Sat Oct 24 · 12:11 AM ET37 hPLAY89%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Sat Oct 24 · 7:02 AM ET30 hPLAY89%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Sat Oct 24 · 12:02 PM ET25 hPLAY89%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Sat Oct 24 · 5:02 PM ET20 hPLAY89%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Sun Oct 25 · 7:05 AM ET6 hPLAY89%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Sun Oct 25 · 12:05 PM ET1 hPLAY89%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything

13 calls in week 7, and the call never flipped between PLAY and SIT. 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.

His record this season

WkPracticeChance he playsCallSourcePlayed
5DNP51%SITbefore his team said anythingyes
7FULL89%PLAYbefore his team said anythingyes

A blank in Played is a week not yet settled — never a no.

What this page does not show

the reader's opinion — it has not read him in week 7.