| 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.
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]
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 | 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 |
Woodaz's brother Drew is also a linebacker for the Clemson Tigers. [8] [9]