Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Pittsburgh
A.J. Woods
DB • 5'11" • 195 lbs • Germantown, MD, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
A.J. Woods shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
88
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
65
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Pittsburgh
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wake Forest
Player Story
A.J. Woods built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive back from Germantown, MD wearing No. 9, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of A.J. Woods' career was his defensive production:...
Read the storyA.J. Woods, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Pittsburgh. A.J. Woods shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 102
- TFL
- 7
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 24
Quick Answers
A.J. Woods quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Pittsburgh · DB
- Career Tackles
- 102
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
- Top game
- Wake Forest
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 30 tackles · DB 312th (top 33%) · ACC 135th (top 22%) · National 1,306th (top 22%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 34.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 27.9 |
| 2021 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 11 | 4 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 38.8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 11 | 22 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 38.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 12 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 54.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 12 | 30 | 3.5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 35.9 |
Related Context
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A.J. Woods played DB for Pittsburgh. Across 5 tracked seasons, A.J. Woods recorded 102 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Pittsburgh.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Pittsburgh paired 16 primary output with 23.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 18.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Pittsburgh
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
18.5
Usage
2.5
Consistency
62.9
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Michigan State: 2. Massachusetts: 1. Tennessee: 0. Georgia Tech: 1. Virginia Tech: 1. Clemson: 1. Miami: 0. Duke: 0. Virginia: 1. Syracuse: 0.5. Wake Forest: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Michigan State: 4 by 36.7. Massachusetts: 2 by 18.3. Tennessee: 1 by 4.2. Georgia Tech: 2 by 18.3. Virginia Tech: 5 by 30.8. Clemson: 2 by 18.3. Miami: 2 by 8.3. Duke: 2 by 8.3. Virginia: 5 by 30.8. Syracuse: 1 by 9.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 9 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 2 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Michigan State
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs Michigan State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/31 | @ Michigan StateSplash game | L 21-31 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 12/5 | @ Wake Forest | W 45-21 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sun 11/28 | @ Syracuse | W 31-14 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Virginia | W 48-38 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Duke | W 54-29 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Miami | L 34-38 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | vs Clemson | W 27-17 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Virginia Tech | W 28-7 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Georgia Tech | W 52-21 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | @ Tennessee | W 41-34 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Massachusetts | W 51-7 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
A.J. Woods story
A.J. Woods built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive back from Germantown, MD wearing No. 9, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of A.J. Woods' career was his defensive production: 102 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 4 interceptions across 44 career games in the available record. His career also includes 64 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives A.J. Woods' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Pittsburgh
2019-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 0 | 1.4 | 0.3 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 4 | 18.5 | 3.2 | 4 |
| 2021 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 8.5 | 18.5 | 2.5 | 4.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 8.5 | 18.5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 16 | 23.1 | 3.6 | 7.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 11.5 | 19.2 | 4.6 | -4.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Wake Forest
Week 8 · L 17-21 · Conference game
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
6
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Western Michigan
Week 3 · W 34-13
2
Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Louisville
Week 8 · L 10-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
65.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65.3 takeover score.
#4
@ Clemson
Week 13 · L 17-52 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
63.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Rhode Island
Week 4 · W 45-24
2
Havoc Plays
58.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
16 primary output · 23.1 efficiency · 3.6 usage
54.5
#2
2021 Postseason · Pittsburgh
38.8
8.5 primary · 18.5 efficiency · 2.5 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
38.8
8.5 primary · 18.5 efficiency · 2.5 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
10
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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