Craig Woodson

Former defensive back at California. 2024: 2 interceptions, 7 pass breakups, 70 tackles.

DB · California · Sr. · #2

6′0″ · 210 lb · Grand Prairie, TX

CFB Index 78 · #50 of 537 safetiesLow confidenceAll-ConferenceNew England — drafted 2025, Rd 4, Pick 4, #106 overall

Recruiting

3★

S recruit

No. 1512 nationally · Signed with California

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive back at California. 2024: 2 interceptions, 7 pass breakups, 70 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to California in 2019.
Drafted round 4 by the New England in 2025.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at California, 246 tackles — drafted at #106 overall by New England.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

2019

Signed with California3-star out of South Grand Prairie

202412 games

The role got bigger.

All-ACCthird

2025

Drafted by New Englandround 4, pick 106

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1512 national

CFB

College

California

2019–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

R4 · #106

New England · 2025

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

🎖

ALL-ACC

All-ACC mention (2024)

Coaching lineage · 2019–2024

1 coach

2019–2020

Justin Wilcox

California

2022–2024

Justin Wilcox

California

Played his entire career under Justin Wilcox.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

New EnglandEntering 2nd NFL season

#106Rd 4 · Pick 4

New EnglandEntering 2nd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

5 seasons under Justin Wilcox — 25-30 over that span.

2019California8-5HC: Justin Wilcox · Run-leaning

2020California1-3HC: Justin Wilcox · Balanced

2022California4-8HC: Justin Wilcox · Pass-leaning

2023California6-7HC: Justin Wilcox · Run-leaning

2024California6-7HC: Justin Wilcox · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

78All-Conference level #50 of 537?

Medium confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (96th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (95th percentile). Concern: sacks (25th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Passes defended#91 / 2892 · 96th pct

Solo tackles#126 / 2892 · 95th pct

Tackles#246 / 2892 · 91st pct

Interceptions#132 / 862 · 74th pct

QB hurries#941 / 2892 · 57th pct

Tackles for loss#1216 / 2892 · 55th pct

2.5

Forced fumbles#55 / 700 · 46th pct

Sacks#1455 / 2892 · 25th pct

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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

2024 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	6.0	0.3	0.0	0.7
Road6g	5.7	0.1	0.0	0.5

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	5.7	0.2	0.0	0.5
Weeks 8+6g	6.0	0.2	0.0	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tosh Lupoi

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

Awards

Player standing · 2024

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

78 · #50 of 537 safeties

Three-star recruit. Now #50 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	California	70	45	2.5	0.0	7	2	--
2023	California	80	54	4.0	0.5	4	1	--
2022	California	76	54	3.0	0.0	3	2	--
2020	California	18	14	0.0	0.0	2	--	--
2019	California	2	2	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		246	169	9.5	0.5	16	5	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2024

W 21–14

at Auburn

6 SOLO · 6 TOT · 1 REC

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.

With L. Wilson — 46 AVG · 4 IN 20 · 58 LONG · F. Mendoza — 233 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 84.8 · 12 rush yds (5 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 31-13vs UC Davis	4	4	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 21-14@ Auburn	6	6	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 9-14@ Florida State	7	4	0.5	—	0
Wk 6	L 38-39vs Miami	8	4	1.0	—	2
Wk 7	L 15-17@ Pittsburgh	6	4	0.0	—	1
Wk 8	L 23-24vs NC State	4	2	0.5	—	1
Wk 9	W 44-7vs Oregon State	3	2	0.5	1	0
Wk 11	W 46-36@ Wake Forest	5	2	0.0	1	0
Wk 12	L 25-33vs Syracuse	7	5	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 24-21vs Stanford	10	5	0.0	—	1	Season-high 10 tackles
Wk 14	L 6-38@ SMU	7	4	0.0	—	2
Bowl	L 13-24@ UNLV	3	3	0.0	—	0
Total		70	45	2.5	2	7

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Craig Woodson

2019

202412 games

2025

2024 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

All-Conference

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

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