Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 52-7vs West Georgia | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#98
Shakai Woods
Senior defensive tackle on Arkansas State's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 305 lb · Douglasville, GA
CFB Index 81 · #33 of 330 interior linemenLow confidenceTransferred Middle Tennessee → Arkansas State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
2 tackles
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, vs West Georgia
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive tackle on Arkansas State's 2026 roster.
- Signed with Middle Tennessee in 2023.
- Transferred from Middle Tennessee to Arkansas State in 2026.
Shakai Woods
Wins his gap play after play. Shakai Woods has played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. His first career honor landed in 2024: All-Conference USA. The receipt: 2 tackles against West Georgia — Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2023
- Signed with Middle Tennesseeout of Douglas County
202411 games
The role got bigger.
- All-Conference USA
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
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ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Arkansas State
Played his entire career under Butch Jones.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Arkansas State
2025Middle Tennessee
2026Arkansas State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Middle Tennessee4-8HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced
2024Middle Tennessee3-9HC: Derek Mason · Pass-leaning
2025Middle Tennessee3-9HC: Derek Mason · Pass-leaning
2026Arkansas State1-1HC: Butch Jones · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidenceAscending
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Starter
Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
81 · #33 of 330 interior linemen
Unranked recruit. Now #33 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arkansas State | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 48 | 21 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Middle Tennessee | 42 | 20 | 3.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 93 | 41 | 10.5 | 3.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 52–7
vs West Georgia
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Griffen Willis’s 2025 season.
Matches Griffen on
TFL rate
Sack rate
Weight
Differs from Griffen on
Class year (lower)
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Bryce Dixon's junior season at Liberty (2024).
Matches Bryce on
Sack rate
TFL rate
Hurry rate
Differs from Bryce on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Shakai Woods
The defensive line · Arkansas State
- #98Shakai Woods7 tackles for loss · 2025
- #54Ryan Reese2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #91Tyeland Coleman1 tackle for loss · 2025
- #11Sultan Badmus0.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #10Tony Carter0 tackles for loss · 2025
16 more on the roster · Arkansas State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology