Juston Wood

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Juston Wood
Arizona State Sun Devils
Position:Offensive analyst
Personal information
Born: (1979-12-27) December 27, 1979 (age 44)
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school: David Douglas
(Portland, Oregon)
College: Portland State
Undrafted: 2003
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
  • David Douglas HS (2005–2008)
    Assistant coach
  • Cal Poly (2009–2012)
    Wide receivers coach/special teams coordinator
  • Cal Poly (2013–2015)
    Quarterbacks coach/passing game coordinator
  • Cal Poly (2016)
    Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach
  • Georgia Southern (2017)
    Wide receivers coach
  • Georgia Southern (2018)
    Quarterbacks coach
  • Boise State (2019)
    Offensive quality control
  • Arizona State (2020–present)
    Offensive analyst
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-National Conference (2005)
  • First-team All-Big Sky (2001)
Career Arena statistics
Comp. / Att.:140 / 230
Passing yards:1,543
TD–INT:25–16
QB rating:78.95
Rushing TDs:7
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Juston Wood (born December 27, 1979) is an American football coach and former quarterback who is currently an offensive analyst at Arizona State University. He played three seasons in the Arena Football League with the New York Dragons and Philadelphia Soul. He played college football at Portland State. He was also a member of the Minnesota Vikings and Central Valley Coyotes.

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Early life

Wood played high school football and was a three-year varsity letter winner at David Douglas High School in Portland, Oregon. He also earned all-conference honors in basketball. [1]

College career

Wood played for the Portland State Vikings of Portland State University from 1999 to 2002. [2] He twice earned ADA Academic All-American honors. He was a first-team All-Big Sky Conference selection at quarterback in 2001 and honorable mention in 2002, serving as team captain both seasons. [1] He recorded career passing totals of 414 completions, 724 incompletions, 37 touchdowns and 5,653 yards. [3] [4] He graduated from Portland State with a bachelor's degree in public health education. [5]

Professional career

He was rated the 14th best quarterback in the 2003 NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout.com. [6]

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Wonderlic
6 ft 1 in
(1.85 m)		207 lb
(94 kg)		4.78 s1.69 s2.83 s4.16 s7.14 s32+1⁄2 in
(0.83 m)		9 ft 5 in
(2.87 m)		30 [7]
All values from NFL Combine [6]

Wood signed with the Minnesota Vikings on April 28, 2003. He was released by the Vikings on August 25, 2003. [1] [8]

Wood played for the Central Valley Coyotes of the af2 from 2004 to 2005. He completed 60 of 105 passes for 651 yards and 15 scores in 2004. He earned second-team All-National Conference honors, led af2 in total offense averaging 282.4 yards per game and passed for 4,361 yards and 89 touchdowns in 2005. [1]

Wood joined the New York Dragons on January 14, 2006. He was released by the Dragons October 24, 2006. [9] He was signed by the Philadelphia Soul on November 27, 2006. [10] Wood signed with the New York Dragons on March 7, 2008. [9]

AFL statistics

YearTeamPassingRushing
CmpAttPctYdsTDIntRtgAttYdsTD
2006 New York 405869.03825479.81422
2007 Philadelphia 8414358.799220988.6813623
2008 New York 162955.21690332.763132
Career14023060.91,543251678.9520777

Stats from ArenaFan: [11]

Coaching career

Wood was an assistant coach at David Douglas High School. [5] [12] He became wide receivers coach of the Cal Poly Mustangs of California Polytechnic State University in 2009. [1] He switched to quarterbacks coach in 2013 and became offensive coordinator of the Mustangs in 2016. [5] [1] [13] In December 2016, he was named the wide receivers coach for the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern University. [3]

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