Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-24vs Coastal Carolina | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-7vs UT Martin | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 7 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
#33
Ashton Woods
Junior linebacker for West Virginia. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 228 lb · Marietta, GA · Walton
Returning to West Virginia for 2026
The numbers
7
tackles · 2026
2 TFL · 1 sacks
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sacks, vs UT Martin
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for West Virginia. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to North Carolina in 2024.
- Transferred from North Carolina to West Virginia in 2025.
Ashton Woods
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Ashton Woods arrived at West Virginia from North Carolina. The receipt: 5 tackles, 2 TFL against UT Martin — Week 2, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with North Carolina3-star out of Walton
20256 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
West Virginia
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Rich Rodriguez, all run-heavy offenses — 6-8 over that span.
2025West Virginia4-8HC: Rich Rodriguez · Run-heavy
2026West Virginia2-0HC: Rich Rodriguez · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (87th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (85th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 3.5 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rich Rodriguez
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | West Virginia | 7 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | West Virginia | 15 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 22 | 12 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 52–7
vs UT Martin
5 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 SACKS
Dominant 45-point win at home against UT Martin.
With M. Hawkins Jr. — 155 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 99.8 · 96 rush yds (6 car) · 2 TD · D. Epps — 18 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
West Virginia
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · West Virginia
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -17 net (34 in / 51 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
West Virginia · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #49 · 2026 recruiting class #25
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Derek Boykins-Brooks’s 2022 season.
83%match
Matches Derek on
Tackle volume
Weight
Class year
Differs from Derek on
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Griffin Collins's freshman season at Boston College (2025).
Matches Griffin on
Class year
Height
Weight
Background
2025 (So.) Academic All-Big 12 Conference First-Team Honors Added depth at linebacker and used on special teams Used on 176 plays, including 126 on defense Played in six games before sustaining a season-ending injury Season-high 57 plays at Ohio, including 46 on defense Posted season-best four ta...
The linebacker corps · West Virginia
- #14Tyler Stolsky86 tackles · 2025
- #16Isaiah Patterson46 tackles · 2025
- #45Malachi Hood44 tackles · 2025
- #15Ben Cutter38 tackles · 2025
- #33Ashton Woods15 tackles · 2025
6 more on the roster · West Virginia team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology