2026 Spring Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 12
Peyton Woodyard
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Fullerton, Calif.
- High School:
- St. John Bosco
- Prev School:
- Alabama
As A Sophomore (2025)
Played in all 15 games as a sophomore while helping the Ducks reach the College Football Playoff Semifinal … Finished with a career-high 22 tackles, including nine solo, along with an interception and half a tackle for loss … Seven games with a tackle and six games with multiple tackles … Played 172 total defensive snaps while earning a 72.4 overall grade and a 74.0 run-defense grade from Pro Football Focus … vs. Montana State (Aug. 30): Opened the season with four total tackles, including three solo … vs. Oklahoma State (Sept. 6): Shined as Oregon recorded its largest margin of victory (69-3) ever against a Power 4 opponent … Pulled in first career interception and returned it 30 yards for a touchdown while also making a career-high five total tackles … Best-graded game of the season by PFF with an 83.8 overall grade and an 89.2 coverage grade … at Northwestern (Sept. 13): Third straight game with at least four tackles while earning a season-best 81.7 tackling grade from PFF.
As A Freshman (2024)
Appeared in all 14 games for the Ducks as a true freshman … Played 144 total snaps, including 86 on special teams and 58 on defense … Finished with nine total tackles, including five solo … Made a tackle in five different games … at Oregon State (Sept. 14): Recorded first career tackle … vs. Michigan State (Oct. 4): Logged first career multi-tackle game … vs. Washington (Nov. 30): Notched a season-high four total tackles.
Before Oregon
Enrolled at Alabama in January 2024 … Participated in bowl practices and spent spring ball in Tuscaloosa before committing to the Ducks in May.
High School
A unanimous four-star recruit out of St. John Bosco High School ... Rated as the No. 8 safety, No. 10 player from California, and No. 116 recruit nationally in the 247Sports Composite ... Ranked as the No. 10 safety, No. 12 player from California, and No. 141 overall recruit nationally per ESPN ... Graded as the No. 5 safety, No. 6 recruit in California, and No. 61 nationally by Rivals.com ... Rated the No. 7 freshman safety in the country entering the 20244 season by On3 … Selected to play in the All-American Bowl and the Polynesian Bowl ... Named the 2023 All-American Bowl’s Man of the Year ... Coached by Jason Negro at St. John Bosco ... Recorded 53 tackles with one interception and seven pass breakups as a junior in 2022 ... Added 62 tackles as a sophomore.
Personal
Father, Gerald Woodyard, was a wide receiver at Long Beach State from 1988-91, totaling 584 yards and six touchdowns on 43 career catches.
Played in all 15 games as a sophomore while helping the Ducks reach the College Football Playoff Semifinal … Finished with a career-high 22 tackles, including nine solo, along with an interception and half a tackle for loss … Seven games with a tackle and six games with multiple tackles … Played 172 total defensive snaps while earning a 72.4 overall grade and a 74.0 run-defense grade from Pro Football Focus … vs. Montana State (Aug. 30): Opened the season with four total tackles, including three solo … vs. Oklahoma State (Sept. 6): Shined as Oregon recorded its largest margin of victory (69-3) ever against a Power 4 opponent … Pulled in first career interception and returned it 30 yards for a touchdown while also making a career-high five total tackles … Best-graded game of the season by PFF with an 83.8 overall grade and an 89.2 coverage grade … at Northwestern (Sept. 13): Third straight game with at least four tackles while earning a season-best 81.7 tackling grade from PFF.
As A Freshman (2024)
Appeared in all 14 games for the Ducks as a true freshman … Played 144 total snaps, including 86 on special teams and 58 on defense … Finished with nine total tackles, including five solo … Made a tackle in five different games … at Oregon State (Sept. 14): Recorded first career tackle … vs. Michigan State (Oct. 4): Logged first career multi-tackle game … vs. Washington (Nov. 30): Notched a season-high four total tackles.
Before Oregon
Enrolled at Alabama in January 2024 … Participated in bowl practices and spent spring ball in Tuscaloosa before committing to the Ducks in May.
High School
A unanimous four-star recruit out of St. John Bosco High School ... Rated as the No. 8 safety, No. 10 player from California, and No. 116 recruit nationally in the 247Sports Composite ... Ranked as the No. 10 safety, No. 12 player from California, and No. 141 overall recruit nationally per ESPN ... Graded as the No. 5 safety, No. 6 recruit in California, and No. 61 nationally by Rivals.com ... Rated the No. 7 freshman safety in the country entering the 20244 season by On3 … Selected to play in the All-American Bowl and the Polynesian Bowl ... Named the 2023 All-American Bowl’s Man of the Year ... Coached by Jason Negro at St. John Bosco ... Recorded 53 tackles with one interception and seven pass breakups as a junior in 2022 ... Added 62 tackles as a sophomore.
Personal
Father, Gerald Woodyard, was a wide receiver at Long Beach State from 1988-91, totaling 584 yards and six touchdowns on 43 career catches.
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