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Jayden Woods Added to The Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List
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Jayden Woods
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. The two seasons at Florida span two head coaches: Billy Napier and Jon Sumrall. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss against Auburn — Week 3, 2026.
31 tackles · 4.5 sacks
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
31 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 8 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Jayden Woods Added to The Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List
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Jayden Woods Added to The Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List
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Florida Gators +1Jayden Woods Added to The Chuck Bednarik Award Watch ListOct 1Gainesville SunFlorida football DE Jayden Woods earns national player of week honorSep 22
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Orlando SentinelGators’ Jayden Woods ditches Tim Tebow’s number as he chases sack recordAug 5Florida Gators +1
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Fans first named Jayden Woods at Auburn.
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Last game (Wk 9): 4 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 66-21vs Florida Atlantic | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-3vs Campbell | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 44-39@ Auburn | 6 | 5 | 3.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 52-28vs No. 4 Ole Miss | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-45@ No. 25 Missouri | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 19-38vs South Carolina | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-24@ No. 7 Texas | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 8-27vs No. 3 Georgia | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 20 | 8.0 | 4.5 | — | 0 |
Oct. 31 · L 8-27 vs Georgia, play by play
4 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 8 tackles for loss, 4 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Florida’s defense played that day
Georgia’s 10 drives: 6 stopped (1 takeaway) · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 2 of 4.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 4 for him; the box score credits 3.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 5-yard loss. First quarter, up 7-0.
2 tackles. He hurried the quarterback twice.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
A big game: 6 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 2 sacks, tied for the most sacks in FBS that week. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 6-yard loss. First quarter, up 7-0.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 7-yard loss on 3rd and 11. Second quarter, up 17-3.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Week 3 · 2026
W 44-39
at Auburn
2.5 sacks · 3.5 tackles for loss · 6 tackles
Edged out Auburn on the road in a shootout.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -3 to +27 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
31tackles this seasonTFL rate
26%8 TFLSack rate
15%4 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups31 tackles · 8 for loss · 4.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jon Sumrall
Pass share
44.4%
246 pass / 308 run
Plays / game
69.2
8 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
277 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #53 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Billy Napier, Billy Gonzales, and Jon Sumrall. Multi-era developmental context.
In the portal · 2026
In transfer portal
