Wade Woodaz
Clemson Tigers – No. 17 | |
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Position | Linebacker |
Class | Junior |
Major | Marketing |
Personal information | |
Born: | February 4, 2004 |
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
Career history | |
College |
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Bowl games | |
High school | Jesuit (Tampa, Florida) |
Wade Woodaz (born February 4, 2004) is an American football linebacker for the Clemson Tigers.
Early life and high school
[edit]Woodaz attended Jesuit High School in Tampa, Florida. He was rated as a three-star recruit and the 37th overall player in the class of 2021.[1] Woodaz committed to play college football for the Clemson Tigers over offers from schools such as Georgia Tech, Iowa, Louisville, and Utah.[2][3]
College career
[edit]In Woodaz's first two seasons in 2022 and 2023, he appeared in 27 games with six starts where he notched 48 tackles with 11.5 being for a loss, five and a half sacks, two pass deflections, and two interceptions.[4][5][6] In the 2023 Gator Bowl, Woodaz made a career position switch making the start at middle linebacker and made four tackles in the win.[7]
Year | GP | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||
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Solo | Ast | Tot | Loss | Sk | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FF | FR | ||
Clemson Tigers | |||||||||||||
2022 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
2023 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 6 | 4.0 | 2 | 94 | 47.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2024 | 12 | 43 | 40 | 83 | 10 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
Career | 39 | 68 | 63 | 131 | 22.0 | 8.5 | 3 | 94 | 31.3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
Personal life
[edit]Woodaz's brother Drew is also a linebacker for the Clemson Tigers.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ Hastings, Joseph (November 25, 2021). "2022 LB Wade Woodaz commits to the Clemson Tigers". On3.com. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ Blau, Jon (April 12, 2023). "Clemson linebacker Wade Woodaz establishing himself in Tiger LB corps". Post and Courier. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ Preister, JP (November 25, 2021). "Clemson Picks Up Commitment From 2022 LB Wade Woodaz". Clemson Tigers on SI. SI.com. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ Carter, Darrien (May 28, 2024). "How Clemson football's Wade Woodaz is mastering new position under coach Dabo Swinney". Greenville Online. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ Long, Christina (August 24, 2023). "Wade Woodaz drinking 12 protein shakes a day good for Clemson". Greenville Online. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ Blau, Jon (August 28, 2023). "Clemson's Wade Woodaz bulks up to live up to his nickname". Post and Courier. Retrieved October 12, 2024. [failed verification]
- ^ Burnett, Cameron (March 10, 2024). "Woodaz Describes Freeing Experience at MIKE Linebacker". The Clemson Insider. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ Priester, JP (January 10, 2023). "Playing Together Would be Dream Come True for Wade and Drew Woodaz". Clemson Tigers on SI. SI.com. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ "Wade Woodaz". Clemson University Athletics. December 15, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2024.