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Robert Spillane New England Patriots · #14

Linebacker · 6' 1", 234 lbs · Oak Park, IL · Age 31

Robert Spillane is a Linebacker for the New England Patriots, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he recorded 29 tackles.

LinebackerUndrafted8-yr veteran
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Robert Spillane
Season avg29 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg623 tkl · 9.5 sacks · 8 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
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Scouting report

Robert Spillane — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Linebacker · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Robert Spillane is a Linebacker for the New England Patriots, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he recorded 29 tackles.
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Tackling
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Splash plays
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Disruption
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Act II

Where Robert Spillane stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
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Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #414 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
254Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Robert Spillane — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Tackling
29 TKL
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Pass rush
0.0 SACK
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Coverage
0 PD
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The engine

How the model sees Robert Spillane

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
64
tackles
13–116
0.6
sacks
-0.2–1.4
1
int
0–2
1
ff
0–1
9
games
4–14
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 8-season history below.
What moves the tackles line vs last season
Last season 29 → projected 64 tackles
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+44.2
Age curve
-8.8
Net vs last season+35.4 tackles
Everything it reads
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8 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 31 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 17 / 13 / 4
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Robert Spillane career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklSackINTFFPD
20198110000
202012452104
202114560000
202216791004
2023171483.5314
2024171582207
202513971215
2026 in progress · 4 games4290010
Career1016239.58324
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the New England Patriots built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

11–6proj record
64off index
99def index
+29net
77%playoff odds
66roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades C (64), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 41, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 11–6 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Robert Spillane

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1995-12-14

The beginning

Robert Spillane is a Linebacker for the New England Patriots, in his 8th NFL season.

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Robert Spillane is a New England Patriots linebacker, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 8 seasons (2019–2026) he has recorded 623 tackles, 10 sacks and 8 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 29 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2026.

Where things stand

Where Spillane goes from here.

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Spillane's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 1"
Weight
234 lbs
Born
Oak Park, IL
Age
31
Jersey
#14
Background

Robert Spillane is from Oak Park, IL and is 31 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays linebacker at 6' 1", 234 lbs.

Over 8 seasons (2019–2026) he has recorded 623 tackles, 9.5 sacks and 8 interceptions. Spillane is currently on the New England Patriots roster.

The person

Robert Spillane is a long-time starting linebacker who has piled up 623 tackles with 9.5 sacks and 8 interceptions across 8 seasons (2019–2026).

Tackle volume623 career tackles over 8 seasons.
Pass rush9.5 career sacks blitzing off the second level.
Takeaways8 interceptions, 3 forced fumbles and 24 passes defensed.
UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.
Durability101 career games played.
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FAQ

Robert Spillane — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Robert Spillane, answered.

What position does Robert Spillane play?
Robert Spillane is a Linebacker for the New England Patriots.
When was Robert Spillane drafted?
Robert Spillane entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.
How many seasons has Robert Spillane played?
8 (2019–2026).
What are Robert Spillane's career stats?
He has recorded 623 tackles, 10 sacks and 8 interceptions.
Robert Spillane career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Target share
0%
WOPR 0.00

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
19
since 2018
Games missed
5
listed Out
Lower-body
11
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2026 Wk2 · Knee2025 Wk22 · Ankle (Questionable)2025 Wk21 · Hand2025 Wk19 · Ankle2025 Wk18 · Ankle (Out)2025 Wk17 · Ankle (Out)

Home surface: fieldturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 8 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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