Aaron Wofford

Senior safety for Western Michigan. 2025: 1 interception, 8 pass breakups, 33 tackles.

S · Western Michigan · Sr. · #5

5′11″ · 175 lb · Chicago, IL

CFB Index 48 · #289 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to Western Michigan for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 7 pm ETat RiceRice StadiumWestern Michigan by 9.5

How he plays

Erases the deep middle of the field.

Passes defended: 98th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

interception · 2025

8 PBU · 33 tackles · 1 TFL

Best game: 1 INT, 1 PBU, 7 tackles, at Eastern Michigan

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 safety for Western Michigan. 2025: 1 interception, 8 pass breakups, 33 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Western Michigan in 2021.
1 interception in 2024. Then 1 in 2025.

His career, year by year

Aaron Wofford

S · Western Michigan · Sr · #5

Erases the deep middle of the field. Aaron Wofford has been at Western Michigan through two head coaches in five seasons. The receipt: 5 tackles against Toledo — Week 4, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Western Michigan8-5HC: Tim Lester · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2022Western Michigan5-7HC: Tim Lester · Run-leaning

2023Western Michigan4-8HC: Lance Taylor · Run-leaning

2024Western Michigan6-7HC: Lance Taylor · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2025Western Michigan10-4HC: Lance Taylor · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

48Rotational starter #289 of 544?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (98th percentile). Concern: qb hurries (22nd percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#45 / 2975 · 98th pct

Solo tackles#744 / 2975 · 74th pct

Tackles#1194 / 2975 · 59th pct

Interceptions#304 / 817 · 31st pct

Tackles for loss#1936 / 2975 · 28th pct

1.0

Sacks#1575 / 2975 · 24th pct

0.0

QB hurries#1662 / 2975 · 22nd pct

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

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	2.2	0.0	0.0	1.0
Road6g	3.3	0.2	0.0	0.3

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.6	0.0	0.0	0.7
Weeks 8+5g	3.0	0.2	0.0	0.6

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Lance Taylor

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

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

48 · #289 of 544 safeties

Three-star recruit. Now #289 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-MAC

Based on 2025: #15 of 23 Mid-American Ss

How the All-MAC estimate is computed

22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Western Michigan	33	25	1.0	0.0	8	1	--
2024	Western Michigan	64	35	1.5	0.5	4	1	--
2023	Western Michigan	72	46	1.0	0.0	5	2	--
2022	Western Michigan	16	9	0.0	0.0	4	--	--
2021	Western Michigan	1	1	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		186	116	3.5	0.5	21	4	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2025

W 47–14

vs Rhode Island

1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 PD

Dominant 33-point win at home against Rhode Island.

With B. Lowry — 143 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 58.9 · 52 rush yds (14 car) · 1 TD · D. Miles — 54 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 6-23@ Michigan State	3	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	L 30-33vs North Texas	4	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 0-38@ Illinois	2	2	0.0	—	1
Wk 4	W 14-13vs Toledo	5	4	0.0	—	1
Wk 5	W 47-14vs Rhode Island	1	1	0.0	—	1
Wk 6	W 21-3@ Massachusetts	2	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 17-26@ Miami (OH)	4	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 17-13vs Ohio	1	1	0.0	—	1
Wk 13	W 35-19@ Northern Illinois	2	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	W 31-21@ Eastern Michigan	7	5	1.0	1	1	Season-high 7 tackles
Wk 15	W 23-13vs Miami (OH)	1	1	0.0	—	1
Bowl	W 41-6vs Kennesaw State	1	1	0.0	—	2
Total		33	25	1.0	1	8