Edward Woods
Edward Woods
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Three head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 9 tackles against Purdue — Week 13, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Michigan State, 113 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mel Tucker → Jonathan Smith. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Michigan State | 49 | 35 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Arizona State | 33 | 27 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Arizona State | 28 | 22 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 6 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Arizona State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 113 | 86 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 13 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2024
W 32–20
vs Iowa
4 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 PD
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Josh DeBerry’s 2022 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Antonio Clary's graduate season at Virginia (2024).
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