Josh Woods: DB · Maryland · #10.
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Josh Woods
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Second year in the Maryland secondary. One game to point at: 11 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Ohio State — Week 6, 2017.
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
62 tackles. 4 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 6 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-41@ No. 23 Texas | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 63-17vs Towson | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-38vs UCF | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-24@ Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-62@ No. 10 Ohio State | 11 | 9 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 21-37vs Northwestern | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-38@ No. 5 Wisconsin | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-39vs Indiana | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 24-31@ Rutgers | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-35vs No. 21 Michigan | 10 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 62 | 45 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
62tackles this seasonTFL rate
10%6 TFL62 tackles · 6 for loss · 4 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
2 seasons under D.J. Durkin — 10-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 6.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Road5g | 6.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 6.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
D.J. Durkin
Pass share
42.7%
318 pass / 426 run
Plays / game
62.0
12 games
Team sack rate
9.0%
366 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2017
62 tackles in 10 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Maryland, 103 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Randy Edsall → D.J. Durkin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
