Usage / Role
86%
Featured defensive role
Player Dossier
2014-2017Toledo
LB • 5'11" • 228 lbs • Columbus, OH, USA
Ja'Wuan Woodley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.2 disruption score.
Usage / Role
86%
Featured defensive role
Impact Production
89
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
Star Power
65
Useful peak profile
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Toledo
Snapshot
Player Story
Ja'Wuan Woodley built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a linebacker from Columbus, OH wearing No. 30, spending time with Toledo. The clearest part of Ja'Wuan Woodley's career was his defensive production:...
Read the storyJa'Wuan Woodley, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Toledo. Ja'Wuan Woodley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Toledo | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Toledo | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.4 |
| 2016 Postseason | Toledo | 13 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.5 | - | 1 | 0 | 74.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Toledo | 13 | 72 | 11.5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 74.5 |
| 2017 Postseason | Toledo | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 48.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Toledo | 13 | 59 | 3.5 | 2 | - | 3 | 0 | 48.9 |
Related Context
Ja'Wuan Woodley played LB for Toledo. Across 4 tracked seasons, Ja'Wuan Woodley recorded 145 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Toledo.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Toledo paired 23.5 primary output with 43.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 29.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Tulsa
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
29.2
Usage
7.4
Consistency
59.7
Best Game by takeover score
Tulsa
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Game by game trend chart. App State: 1. Elon: 2. Nevada: 1. Tulsa: 2. Miami: 1. Eastern Michigan: 0.5. Central Michigan: 1. Akron: 0. Ball State: 0. Northern Illinois: 1. Ohio: 0. Western Michigan: 1. Akron: 0
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. App State: 7 by 39.2. Elon: 5 by 40.8. Nevada: 2 by 18.3. Tulsa: 6 by 45. Miami: 8 by 43.3. Eastern Michigan: 4 by 21.7. Central Michigan: 1 by 14.2. Akron: 2 by 8.3. Ball State: 2 by 8.3. Northern Illinois: 5 by 30.8. Ohio: 7 by 29.2. Western Michigan: 9 by 47.5. Akron: 8 by 33.3
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Tulsa
Best efficiency game
47.5 vs Western Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/24 | vs App State | L 0-34 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/2 | vs Akron | W 45-28 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/24 | vs Western Michigan | W 37-10 | 9 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/9 | @ Ohio | L 10-38 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/2 | vs Northern Illinois | W 27-17 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Thu 10/26 | @ Ball State | W 58-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Akron | W 48-21 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Central Michigan | W 30-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 20-15 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Miami | L 30-52 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs TulsaSplash game | W 54-51 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Nevada | W 37-24 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/31 | vs ElonSplash game | W 47-13 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Ja'Wuan Woodley built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a linebacker from Columbus, OH wearing No. 30, spending time with Toledo. The clearest part of Ja'Wuan Woodley's career was his defensive production: 145 tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 29 career games in the available record. His career also includes 30 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Ja'Wuan Woodley's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
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Toledo
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Toledo | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Toledo | 1 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2016 Postseason | Toledo | 23.5 | 43.4 | 12 | 22.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Toledo | 23.5 | 43.4 | 12 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Toledo | 10.5 | 29.2 | 7.4 | -13 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Toledo | 10.5 | 29.2 | 7.4 | 0 |
#1 Featured game
vs Ohio
Week 9 · L 26-31 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
92.5 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 92.5 takeover score.
#2
@ Akron
Week 10 · W 48-17 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Tulsa
Week 3 · W 54-51
2
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Elon
Week 1 · W 47-13
2
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#5
vs App State
Week 1 · L 28-31 · Postseason
3
Havoc Plays
77.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 77.8 takeover score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Toledo
23.5 primary output · 43.4 efficiency · 12 usage
74.5
#2
2016 Regular Season · Toledo
74.5
23.5 primary · 43.4 efficiency · 12 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Toledo
50
0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
11
Impact games
8
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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