Craig
Woodson
S
#4
Height : 6' 0" · Weight : 200 lbs · Age : 25
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New England Patriots | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | New England Patriots | 17 | 79 | 42 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2026
1.27 M$
Not guaranteed
2027
1.39 M$
Not guaranteed
2028
1.50 M$
Not guaranteed
Cap number: the season's salary plus the share of the signing bonus spread over the contract. Total value and average per year cover the whole contract, from its signing.
2026 season, in progress (2 games played). The percentile ranks the player among regular safeties: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Tackles
12
23th percentile
Interceptions
0
35th percentile
Passes defended
1
52th percentile
Targets in coverage
5
Yards allowed
75 yd
Yards allowed per target
15.0 yd
6th percentile
Passer rating allowed
143.7
13th percentile
Missed tackle rate
7.7 %
68th percentile
Tackles for loss
0
33th percentile
Defensive snaps
96
0th percentile
Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.
Projected WAR
-0.1
Games
11
WAR 2026
-0.1
Games played
2
WAR already earned, plus his pace (WAR per game over the last three seasons, 60/25/15, pulled toward the group average) over his team's remaining games, given his availability so far.
Trend
→ Stable (-4)
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
+6 · 25 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
50
Backup or prospect
WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
Half the EPA of his sacks, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles, tackles for loss and QB hits, against his position's average per snap.
Yards allowed per target against his position's average, 0.12 points per yard (measured).
Replacement level: the share of defense the league spends on his position (by payroll), prorated by snaps.
How much better or worse than average his team's defense was (EPA allowed), minus what is already credited to players, prorated by snaps.
The individual part is splash plays and coverage. The rest is the position share and his team's defense, split by snaps played.
| Season | Team | G | WAR | PAL | OV | Tkl | INT | PD | Yds/tgt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | NE | 2 | -0.1 | 41 | 50 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 15.0 |
| 2025 | NE | 17 | -0.1 | 10 | 64 | 78 | 0 | 3 | 8.8 |
Game recap
New England Patriots
In London, Drake Maye’s three touchdown passes and Efton Chism’s late one-handed grab lifted the Patriots over the Bills 29-26, while Jonathan Taylor’s two scores carried the Colts past the Commanders 30-13.
· La Presse
Craig Woodson has 0 interceptions and 1 pass defensed in 2 games in 2026.
Craig Woodson is 25 years old. He is 6'0" (183 cm) and weighs 201 lb (91 kg).
Craig Woodson produced -0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2026 (season in progress). His PAL rating is 41 out of 100: around average for his position.
Craig Woodson plays for New England Patriots in the NFL, at S, and wears number 4.
Our projection has him at -0.1 WAR over the full 2026 season, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
