A.J. Woods: DB · Pittsburgh · #9.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
A.J. Woods
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Five seasons in the Pittsburgh secondary to date. One game to point at: 5 tackles against North Carolina — Week 4, 2023.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 3.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Oct 24Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | 30 | 15 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh | 28 | 20 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 12 | 1 |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh | 26 | 20 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2020 | Pittsburgh | 17 | 15 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2019 | Pittsburgh | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 102 | 70 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 24 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-7vs Wofford | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 21-27vs Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 6-17@ West Virginia | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-41vs No. 17 North Carolina | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 21-38@ Virginia Tech | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-21vs No. 14 Louisville | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-21@ Wake Forest | 4 | 4 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 9 | L 7-58@ No. 14 Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-24vs No. 4 Florida State | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | L 13-28vs Syracuse | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 24-16vs Boston College | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 19-30@ Duke | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 15 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
10%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
30tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%4 TFL30 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 2 sacks · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
5 seasons under Pat Narduzzi — 37-26 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Narduzzi
Pass share
50.7%
358 pass / 348 run
Plays / game
58.8
12 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
379 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons at Pittsburgh, 102 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Pat Narduzzi.
