Edward Woods: DB · Michigan State · #4.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Edward Woods
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for three head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Herm Edwards, Kenny Dillingham and Jonathan Smith. A game that shows it: 9 tackles against Purdue — Week 13, 2024.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
49 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Detroit News Oct 27
Detroit Free Press Oct 24
Lansing State Journal Oct 23Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Michigan State | 49 | 35 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | Arizona State | 33 | 27 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2022 | Arizona State | 28 | 22 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 6 | -- |
| 2021 | Arizona State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Arizona State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 115 | 88 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 13 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 16-10vs Florida Atlantic | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 27-24@ Maryland | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 40-0vs Prairie View A&M | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 19-23@ Boston College | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-38vs No. 3 Ohio State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-31@ No. 6 Oregon | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 32-20vs Iowa | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-24@ Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-47vs No. 13 Indiana | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 16-38@ Illinois | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-17vs Purdue | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 14 | L 14-41vs Rutgers | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 49 | 35 | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
49tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%4 TFL49 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 sack · 3 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jonathan Smith
Pass share
48.1%
354 pass / 382 run
Plays / game
61.3
12 games
Team sack rate
8.6%
373 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons, at Arizona State and Michigan State, 115 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Herm Edwards, Shaun Aguano, Kenny Dillingham and Jonathan Smith.
