Jaden Woods

Position:
DB
Class:
Junior
Height:
6-0
Weight:
195
Hometown:
Decatur, Ga.
High School:
South Gwinnett | Eastern Kentucky

2022: Appeared in all 12 games for Akron, including two starts...made 29 tackles, including six solo stops and 23 assisted tackles...added 0.5 tackles for a loss, two pass breakups and one quarterback hurry...recorded a season-high 10 tackles versus Central Michigan...collected pass breakups against Eastern Michigan and Buffalo...tallied a 0.5 TFL versus Miami...booked a quarterback hurry at Buffalo.

PRIOR TO AKRON: Played in 23 games over three seasons at Eastern Kentucky en route to recording 53 tackles, including 33 solo stops, while posting two interceptions, six pass breakups and 1.0 TFL’s...named a Phil Steele Third-Team All-ASUN in 2021...started all 11 games totaling 35 tackles, including one tackles for loss, and two interceptions...had career-high eight tackles against Central Arkansas (Oct. 16), while adding three tackles and an interception against Western Carolina (Sept. 4)...didn’t appear in a game in 2020 after playing in all 12 games as a freshman in 2019...saw significant time on special teams early in the season and then significant time at safety late in the year...finished the season with 18 tackles and three pass break-ups...had five interceptions 13 pass break-ups and 80 tackles over his final two seasons at South Gwinnett High School...a team captain...all-state academic team selection and Gwinnett Scholar Athlete of the Year.

PERSONAL: Majoring in organizational supervision...son of Kenneth Woods and Royce Lawson-Woods.