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Jahad Woods

Senior linebacker for Washington State. 2021: 109 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss.

LB · Washington State · Sr. · #13

6′1″ · 225 lb · San Diego, CA

CFB Index 57 · #227 of 578 LBsHigh confidenceWashington State 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

ILB recruit

No. 1230 nationally · Signed with Washington State

Statement game16 tackles · 1 TFLvs BYU (FBS) · L 19-21

Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021.

Big ooooooof by Jahad Woodsr/CFB game thread · ▲ 3His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for Washington State. 2021: 109 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Washington State in 2016.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Washington State, 399 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2016

Signed with Washington State3-star out of Helix

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1230 national

CFB

College

Washington State

2017–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2017–2021

2 coaches

2017–2019

Mike Leach

Washington State

2020–2021

Nick Rolovich

Washington State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Mike Leach → Nick Rolovich. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2017Washington State9-4HC: Mike Leach · Pass-heavy, fast tempo

2018Washington State11-2HC: Mike Leach · Pass-heavy

2019Washington State6-7HC: Mike Leach · Pass-heavy

2020Washington State1-3HC: Nick Rolovich · Pass-leaning

2021Washington State7-6HC: Nick Rolovich · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

57Quality starter #227 of 578?

High confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (99th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (97th percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Tackles#33 / 2743 · 99th pct

109

Solo tackles#67 / 2743 · 97th pct

Tackles for loss#295 / 2743 · 89th pct

7.5

Passes defended#735 / 2743 · 67th pct

Forced fumbles#59 / 673 · 46th pct

Interceptions#320 / 824 · 31st pct

QB hurries#1413 / 2743 · 24th pct

Sacks#1435 / 2743 · 24th pct

0.0

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

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	8.1	0.7	0.0	0.3
Road5g	8.6	0.2	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	6.4	0.5	0.0	0.1
Weeks 8+5g	11.0	0.5	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kirby Moore

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

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Impact starter

Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

57 · #227 of 578 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #227 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Washington State	109	55	7.5	0.0	2	1	--
2020	Washington State	31	20	5.0	1.0	2	1	--
2019	Washington State	141	73	10.0	3.0	3	1	--
2018	Washington State	61	37	3.0	3.0	1	1	--
2017	Washington State	57	30	10.0	1.5	--	1	--
Career		399	215	35.5	8.5	8	5	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2021

W 44–24

vs Portland State

1 TFL · 2 SOLO · 5 TOT

With J. de Laura — 303 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 63.1 · 23 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · T. Harris — 6 rec · 80 yds · 2 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 23-26vs Utah State	13	4	0.5	—	0
Wk 2	W 44-24vs Portland State	5	2	1.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 14-45vs USC	5	1	1.0	—	1
Wk 4	L 13-24@ Utah	9	5	0.5	—	0
Wk 5	W 21-6@ California	7	3	0.5	—	0
Wk 6	W 31-24vs Oregon State	5	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 34-31vs Stanford	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 19-21vs BYU	16	9	1.0	—	0	Season-high 16 tackles
Wk 9	W 34-21@ Arizona State	11	6	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 24-38@ Oregon	12	10	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 44-18vs Arizona	12	8	1.5	1	1
Wk 13	W 40-13@ Washington	4	1	0.0	—	0
Total		100	51	6.0	1	2

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

Jahad Woods

2016

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Impact starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

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