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Robert Spillane
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Robert Spillane is the starting RILB for the New England Patriots.
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The New England Patriots play next in Week 6, at home against the New York Jets on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). Robert Spillane is listed as the starter at RILB going into that game.
At RILB for the New England Patriots, Erick Hunter and Khalil Jacobs are next in line behind him.
Robert Spillane's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 45-17 vs LV (Oct 11); W 29-26 at BUF (Oct 4); L 6-35 at JAX (Sep 27).
Robert Spillane wears No. 14, is 30 years old, is listed at 6' 1", 234 lbs, has 8 years of NFL experience, came out of Western Michigan.
Is Robert Spillane playing this week?
Robert Spillane is expected to start at RILB for New England Patriots. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).
NE RILB Depth
New England Patriots Starting Lineup
- LDE
- NT
- RDE
- WLB
- LILBChristian Elliss
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- RILBRobert SpillaneThis player
- SLBDre'Mont Jones
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- LCBCarlton Davis III
Questionable (as of Oct 13, ESPN)
- SSCraig Woodson
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- FSKevin Byard
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- RCBChristian Gonzalez
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- NBMarcus Jones
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | NE | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | NE | 13 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2024 | LV | 17 | 76 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2023 | LV | 17 | 65 | 5 | 3.5 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 | PIT | 16 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | PIT | 12 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | PIT | 9 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | PIT | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 8 yrs | 94 | 313 | 27 | 9.5 | 8 | 24 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
Career Totals
#21 of 244 at LB in Solo Tackles (2026)
Robert Spillane is rated 76 (Solid): production and role rank 72nd of 190 qualifying linebackers (outperforms 62% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.
Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank
2026 Game Log
Oct 11Wvs LVTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 45-17
Oct 4W@ BUFTKL 5
- TKL
- 5
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 29-26
Sep 27L@ JAXTKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 6-35
Sep 20Wvs PITTKL 3
- TKL
- 3
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 20-3
Sep 9L@ SEATKL 7
- TKL
- 7
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 10-13
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | Wvs LV | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | W@ BUF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | L@ JAX | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | Wvs PIT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | L@ SEA | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Robert Spillane's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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