Wade Woodaz

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Wade Woodaz
Clemson TigersNo. 17
Position Linebacker
ClassJunior
Major Marketing
Personal information
Born: (2004-02-04) February 4, 2004 (age 21)
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Jesuit (Tampa, Florida)

Wade Woodaz (born February 4, 2004) is an American football linebacker for the Clemson Tigers.

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Early life and high school

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]

College statistics
YearGPTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
SoloAstTotLossSkIntYdsAvgTDPDFFFR
Clemson Tigers
2022 149112061.5000310
2023 1316122864.029447.01001
2024 12434083103.0100.00530
Career 39686313122.08.539431.31841

Personal life

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

References

  1. Hastings, Joseph (November 25, 2021). "2022 LB Wade Woodaz commits to the Clemson Tigers". On3.com. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  2. Blau, Jon (April 12, 2023). "Clemson linebacker Wade Woodaz establishing himself in Tiger LB corps". Post and Courier. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  3. Preister, JP (November 25, 2021). "Clemson Picks Up Commitment From 2022 LB Wade Woodaz". Clemson Tigers on SI. SI.com. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  4. 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.
  5. Long, Christina (August 24, 2023). "Wade Woodaz drinking 12 protein shakes a day good for Clemson". Greenville Online. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  6. 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 ]
  7. Burnett, Cameron (March 10, 2024). "Woodaz Describes Freeing Experience at MIKE Linebacker". The Clemson Insider. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  8. 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.
  9. "Wade Woodaz". Clemson University Athletics. December 15, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2024.