Junior linebacker for Utah State. 2019: 93 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.
6′2″ · 235 lb · Olympia, WA
The story
3 linebacker for Utah State. 2019: 93 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearDavid Woodward
David Woodward has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Utah State. The receipt on tape: 24 tackles, 3.5 TFL against Wake Forest, Week 1, 2019.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Utah State, 215 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2017–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Matt Wells → Gary Andersen. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: tackles (96th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (96th percentile). Concern: qb hurries (25th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2019 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 9.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Road4g | 16.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 14.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 11.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2019
Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Utah State | 93 | 53 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Utah State | 93 | 36 | 9.5 | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | -- |
| 2017 | Utah State | 29 | 15 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 215 | 104 | 17.5 | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2019
W 62–7
vs Stony Brook
4 TOT · 2 SOLO
Dominant 55-point win at home against Stony Brook.
With J. Love — 294 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 83.6 · 31 rush yds (3 car) · D. Thompkins — 5 rec · 77 yds · 1 TD
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 35-38@ Wake Forest | 24 | 18 | 3.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 24 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 62-7vs Stony Brook | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 23-17@ San Diego State | 13 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-24vs Colorado State | 14 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 6-42@ LSU | 16 | 11 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 36-10vs Nevada | 11 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-31@ Air Force | 11 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 93 | 53 | 5.0 | 2.0 | — | 2 |