Jackson Woodard: LB · UNLV · #7.
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Jackson Woodard
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year in 2024 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. A game that shows it: 14 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against San Diego State — Week 12, 2024.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
135 tackles. 12 passes defended. 4 interceptions. 17 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.
Las Vegas Review-Journal Oct 21Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-7@ Houston | 11 | 7 | 4.0 | 3.0 | — | 1 | 3 sacks |
| Wk 2 | W 72-14vs Utah Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 23-20vs Kansas | 11 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 59-14vs Fresno State | 8 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 41-44vs Syracuse | 14 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 50-34@ Utah State | 12 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | |
| Wk 8 | W 33-25@ Oregon State | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-29vs No. 17 Boise State | 14 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 29-27@ Hawai'i | 8 | 6 | 2.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 12 | W 41-20vs San Diego State | 14 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-16@ San José State | 9 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 38-14vs Nevada | 6 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 15 | L 7-21@ No. 10 Boise State | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 24-13vs California | 11 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Total | 135 | 69 | 17.0 | 3.5 | 4 | 12 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
135tackles this seasonTFL rate
13%17 TFLSack rate
3%4 sacksPD rate
9%12 pass breakups135 tackles · 17 for loss · 3.5 sacks · 4 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 9.5 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Road6g | 9.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 9.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 9.6 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Barry Odom
Pass share
33.8%
308 pass / 604 run
Plays / game
65.1
14 games
Team sack rate
8.3%
336 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2024
First team in his league at the position.
The All-Conference 1st team honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #2 of 571 FBS linebackers by CFB Zeitgeist Score.2024 profile
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons, at Arkansas and UNLV, 246 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2023) — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 1ST TEAM
All-Mountain West 1st team (2024)
Weekly recognition
3 weekly honors (2024)
Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Sam Pittman and Barry Odom.
