Wade Woodaz
Woodaz with the Clemson Tigers in 2025 | |
| No. 17 – Clemson Tigers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Linebacker |
| Class | Senior |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 4, 2004 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 236 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Jesuit (Tampa, Florida) |
| College |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Wade Woodaz (born February 4, 2004) is an American college football linebacker for the Clemson Tigers.
Early life
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
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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solo | Ast | Tot | Loss | Sk | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FF | FR | ||
| Clemson Tigers | |||||||||||||
| 2022 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 94 | 47.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 43 | 40 | 83 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 43 | 27 | 70 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 51 | 111 | 90 | 201 | 28.5 | 9.0 | 3 | 94 | 31.3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Broad jump | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 3+3⁄8 in (1.91 m) |
236 lb (107 kg) |
32+5⁄8 in (0.83 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) |
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
4.56 s | 1.55 s | 2.66 s | 4.50 s | 7.27 s | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) | ||
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[8][9] | ||||||||||||
Personal life
Woodaz's brother Drew is also a linebacker for the Clemson Tigers.[10][11]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Burnett, Cameron (March 10, 2024). "Woodaz Describes Freeing Experience at MIKE Linebacker". The Clemson Insider. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ "Wade Woodaz Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
- ^ "Wade Woodaz College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
- ^ 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.