Craig Royal Jr.
Texas State Bobcats
67
Depth

Craig Royal Jr.

Texas State BobcatsRebuilding
LCBDefenseDepth
Projected Starter

Is Craig Royal Jr. starting?

Craig Royal Jr. is the projected starter at LCB for Texas State Bobcats.

Senior · #3 · 6'2", 185 lbs

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Depth at LCB · Texas State Bobcats

  1. 1367Craig Royal Jr.Starter
  2. 2167Amarion Atwood
  3. 32053Malik Willis

Texas State Starting Lineup

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Top defensive backs in the Pac-12

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Up next for Texas State

Texas State plays Oregon State away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 10:30 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

In 2025: 14 tackles, 1 INT, 0 PBU. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 67 overall (Depth tier).

Team Share1%
Houston, TX
Jersey
#3
Class
SR/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
185 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20251410

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Why this rating?

On a 69-rated defense; 55th-percentile production (×0.81 for competition level) put them -2 vs unit starters → 67.

Team defense (SP+)
69
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 55% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.81)
Depth-chart adjustment
-2 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Nov 1LBOISTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 46-45

Oct 24WUSUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
2

Final W 20-17

Oct 16WCSUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 66-27

Oct 4LSDSUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 31-29

Sep 26WUIWTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 63-10

Sep 19WUNTTKL 13
TKL
13
SOLO
7
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 49-35

Sep 12LUTSATKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 31-26

Sep 5LTEXTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 59-7

Craig Royal Jr.'s 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Depth
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Team Role

14 tkl · 0 PD · 1 INT
Usage / Involvement13%
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