Achilles Woods is a defensive lineman at LSU who has not played in LSU's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at South Alabama.
LSU lists 19 defensive linemen this season.
LSU is 6-2, No. 15 in the AP poll (week 10). Next: vs Alabama, Sat Nov 7.
Woods wins the gap play after play. Came to LSU by way of South Alabama. On tape: 3 tackles against Louisiana, Week 10, 2025.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
12 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | South Alabama | 12 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
| 2024 | South Alabama | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 13 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-21vs Morgan State | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 31-33vs Tulane | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-38vs Coastal Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-31@ Troy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-15vs Arkansas State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 22-31vs Louisiana | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 42-35vs Southern Miss | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 26-49@ Texas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 13 · 2025
W 42-35
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 1 tackle
Edged out Southern Miss at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
12%2 TFLSack rate
8%1 sackHurry rate
8%1 hurry12 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 sack.
2 seasons under Major Applewhite — 11-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Major Applewhite
Pass share
37.0%
310 pass / 527 run
Plays / game
69.8
12 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
353 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
The No. 1,794 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the SEC as a redshirt sophomore.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Major Applewhite and Lane Kiffin.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to LSU
