JT Woods: S · Baylor · #22.
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JT Woods
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Played for two head coaches at Baylor: Matt Rhule and Dave Aranda. The first one came in 2021: Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against TCU — Week 10, 2021.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
53 tackles. 1 pass defended. 4 interceptions. 4.5 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
2021 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 29-20@ Texas State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 66-7vs Texas Southern | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-7@ Kansas | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-29vs No. 14 Iowa State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-24@ No. 19 Oklahoma State | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-20vs West Virginia | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-24vs No. 19 BYU | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-24vs Texas | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 28-30@ TCU | 6 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-14vs No. 4 Oklahoma | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 20-10@ Kansas State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-24vs Texas Tech | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 21-16vs No. 5 Oklahoma State | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 53 | 41 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
Week 14 · 2021
W 21-16
vs Oklahoma State · neutral site
1 interception · 7 tackles · 6 solo tackles
A close one, won by 5 at a neutral site.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
6interceptionsTackle volume
57tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%4 TFL57 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 2 pass breakups · 6 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Road5g | 4.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Aranda
Pass share
39.7%
365 pass / 555 run
Plays / game
70.8
13 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
395 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
57 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #11 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Baylor, 156 tackles — drafted at #79 overall by the Los Angeles Chargers.
A stat line in 44 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Matt Rhule → Dave Aranda. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Los Angeles ChargersEntering 5th NFL season
Los Angeles ChargersEntering 5th NFL season
