Julius Wood

Senior defensive back for East Carolina. 2023: 2 interceptions, 1 pass breakup, 87 tackles.

DB · East Carolina · Sr. · #4

6′1″ · 194 lb · Columbus, OH

CFB Index 73 · #79 of 538 safetiesLow confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamEast Carolina 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

S recruit

No. 1864 nationally · Signed with Miami (OH)

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive back for East Carolina. 2023: 2 interceptions, 1 pass breakup, 87 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Miami (OH) in 2019.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at East Carolina, 185 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2023) — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

2019

Signed with Miami (OH)3-star out of Walnut Ridge

20218 games

Signed with East Carolina3-star out of Blinn College

202312 games

All-AACfirst

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1864 national

CFB

College

East Carolina

2021–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 honors · 1 category

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ALL-AAC · 1ST TEAM

All-AAC 1st team (2023)

Coaching lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach

2021–2023

Mike Houston

East Carolina

Played his entire career under Mike Houston.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Mike Houston — 17-20 over that span.

2021East Carolina7-5HC: Mike Houston · Balanced, fast tempo

2022East Carolina8-5HC: Mike Houston · Balanced

2023East Carolina2-10HC: Mike Houston · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

73Quality starter #79 of 538?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (97th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (93rd percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles#96 / 2842 · 97th pct

Solo tackles#179 / 2842 · 93rd pct

Interceptions#148 / 827 · 72nd pct

Tackles for loss#1055 / 2842 · 60th pct

3.0

QB hurries#902 / 2842 · 58th pct

Passes defended#1113 / 2842 · 50th pct

Sacks#1503 / 2842 · 24th pct

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Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	6.5	0.2	0.0	0.0
Road6g	8.0	0.3	0.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	6.5	0.2	0.0	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	8.0	0.2	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Blake Harrell

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

73 · #79 of 538 safeties

Three-star recruit. Now #79 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	East Carolina	87	42	3.0	1	2	--
2022	East Carolina	82	36	1.5	4	2	--
2021	East Carolina	16	4	1.0	3	--	--
Career		185	82	5.5	8	4	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2023

W 44–0

vs Gardner-Webb

5 TOT · 5 SOLO

Dominant 44-point win at home against Gardner-Webb.

With L. Larsen — 29 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 45 LONG · M. Garcia — 89 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 61.2 · 18 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 3-30@ Michigan	9	5	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	L 13-31vs Marshall	6	2	0.5	—	0
Wk 3	L 28-43@ App State	10	4	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 44-0vs Gardner-Webb	5	5	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 17-24@ Rice	6	4	1.0	—	1
Wk 7	L 10-31vs SMU	3	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 7-10vs Charlotte	10	5	0.5	1	0
Wk 9	L 27-41@ UTSA	11	4	0.5	—	0	Season-high 11 tackles
Wk 10	L 10-13vs Tulane	8	4	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 22-7@ Florida Atlantic	5	2	0.0	1	0
Wk 12	L 0-10@ Navy	7	3	0.5	—	0
Wk 13	L 27-29vs Tulsa	7	1	0.0	—	0
Total		87	42	3.0	2	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology