Craig Woodson
Craig Woodson
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Third year in the California secondary, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 10 tackles against Stanford — Week 13, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at California, 226 tackles — drafted at #106 overall by New England.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Justin Wilcox.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
New EnglandEntering 2nd NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tosh Lupoi
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | California | 70 | 45 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 7 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | California | 80 | 54 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 4 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | California | 76 | 54 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 226 | 153 | 9.5 | 0.5 | 14 | 5 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2024
W 21–14
at Auburn
6 SOLO · 6 TOT · 1 REC
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Rover
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Bennett Williams’s 2022 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Peter Manuma's graduate season at Hawai'i (2025).
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