Robert Spillane

LILB1

Season

Tackles

43▼ 53 vs '25

39th of 123 LBs

Stops

23▼ 27 vs '25

35th of 123 LBs

Yards per run tackle

3.7▲ 0.4 vs '25

78th of 123 LBs

Missed tackle rate

10.2%▲ 1.6 vs '25

84th of 123 LBs

Coverage

20 targets

70.0 cmp% · 7.4 y/tgt · 0 int

Ranks compare against the 123 qualifying linebackers on the 2026 leaderboard.

Week-by-week

Tackles by game, dashed line = 2025 per-game average

	Usage		Tackling				Pass rush			Coverage
Game	Defensive snapsSnaps played on defense (Pro Football Reference snap counts).	Snap shareShare of the team's defensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	TacklesSolo plus assisted tackles.	StopsTackles (solo or shared) that end a play the offense failed on, i.e. one with negative EPA. From play-by-play.	Tackles for lossTackles behind the line of scrimmage.	Missed tacklesMissed tackles (Pro Football Reference).	SacksSacks (half sacks count 0.5).	QB hitsHits on the quarterback.	PressuresHurries, QB hits and sacks combined (Pro Football Reference).	Targets allowedPasses thrown at the defender in coverage (Pro Football Reference).	Completion % allowedCompletions allowed per target in coverage.	Yards per target allowedReceiving yards allowed per target in coverage.	InterceptionsInterceptions made.	Passes defendedPasses broken up or intercepted.
Wk 1 @ SEAL	50	100.0	8	4	0	1	0.0	0	0	6	66.7	10.2	0	0
Wk 2 vs PITW	70	100.0	6	3	0	0	0.0	1	2	2	50.0	2.5	0	0
Wk 3 @ JAXL	59	95.2	7	4	0	0	0.0	0	0	2	100.0	10.0	0	0
Wk 4 @ BUFW	59	100.0	8	5	0	1	0.0	0	0	2	100.0	2.5	0	0
Wk 5 vs LVW	50	83.3	5	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	2	50.0	3.5	0	0
Wk 6 vs NYJW	62	100.0	4	3	1	1	0.0	1	1	2	100.0	16.5	0	0
Wk 7 @ CHIL	69	100.0	5	2	0	2	0.0	0	0	4	50.0	4.3	0	0
Season	419	97.0	43	23	1	5	0.0	2	3	20	70.0	7.4	0	0

2026 linebackers who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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signed 2025 with Patriots

$33Mover 3 years

2025

2026 · now

2027

Year 2 of 3 ·

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall			Tackling				Pass rush			Coverage
Season	GamesGames played.	Defensive snapsSnaps played on defense (Pro Football Reference snap counts).	Snap shareShare of the team's defensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	TacklesSolo plus assisted tackles.	StopsTackles (solo or shared) that end a play the offense failed on, i.e. one with negative EPA. From play-by-play.	Tackles for lossTackles behind the line of scrimmage.	Missed tackle rateMissed tackles as a share of tackle attempts (Pro Football Reference).	SacksSacks (half sacks count 0.5).	QB hitsHits on the quarterback.	PressuresHurries, QB hits and sacks combined (Pro Football Reference).	Targets allowedPasses thrown at the defender in coverage (Pro Football Reference).	Passer rating allowedNFL passer rating on throws into the defender's coverage, computed from completions, yards, touchdowns and interceptions allowed.	InterceptionsInterceptions made.	Passes defendedPasses broken up or intercepted.	Forced fumblesFumbles forced.	Defensive touchdownsTouchdowns scored on defense.
2026	7	419	97.0	43	23	1	10.2	0.0	2	3	20	91.3	0	0	1	0
2025	13	740	95.4	96	50	4	8.6	1.0	0	4	48	81.8	2	5	1	0
2024	17	1,095	98.2	143	74	10	6.9	2.0	3	5	57	105.6	2	7	0	0
2023	17	1,101	97.2	131	79	5	7.5	3.5	4	8	55	83.1	3	4	1	0
2022	16	588	58.9	67	34	3	6.0	1.0	2	3	43	109.2	0	4	0	0
2021	13	346	42.0	52	17	2	7.7	0.0	0	0	24	85.6	0	0	0	0
2020	9	377	64.7	40	20	3	12.0	2.0	3	7	30	51.4	1	4	0	1
2019	5	1	1.0	11	0	0	–	0.0	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0
Career	97	4,667	78.3	583	297	28	7.9	9.5	14	30	277	90.3	8	24	3	1