Defensive back, California, 2019–24
Craig Woodson
- Number
- No. 2
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Grand Prairie, TX
- Born
- Feb 20, 2001
Craig Woodson played defensive back at California (2019–24). The New England Patriots took Woodson in round 4, No. 106 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
15tackles, career highat Oregon, 2023Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | California | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | California | 18 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | California | 76 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023 | California | 80 | 54 | 4 | 0.5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | California | 70 | 45 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Career | 246 | 169 | 9.5 | 0.5 | 5 | 16 | 3 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | California | 2 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | California | 2 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | California | 2 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | California | 2 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | California | 2 | DB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2024 | California | 2 | DB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′0″ | 210 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2024 California 12 games, 70 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. UC Davis | W 31–13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Auburn | W 21–14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Florida State | L 9–14 | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Miami | L 38–39 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 12 | at Pittsburgh | L 15–17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | vs. NC State | L 23–24 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Oregon State | W 44–7 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at Wake Forest | W 46–36 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Syracuse | L 25–33 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Stanford | W 24–21 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | at SMU | L 6–38 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 18 ✦ | vs. UNLV | L 13–24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 California 13 games, 80 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at North Texas | W 58–21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs.Auburn | L 10–14 | 9 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Idaho | W 31–17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Washington | L 32–59 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Arizona State | W 24–21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Oregon State | L 40–52 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at Utah | L 14–34 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. USC | L 49–50 | 12 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Oregon | L 19–63 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Washington State | W 42–39 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 18 | atStanford | W 27–15 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at UCLA | W 33–7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 16 ✦ | vs. Texas Tech | L 14–34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2022 California 12 games, 76 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs.UC Davis | W 34–13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | vs.UNLV | W 20–14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at Notre Dame | L 17–24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Arizona | W 49–31 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | atWashington State | L 9–28 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at Colorado | L 13–20 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Washington | L 21–28 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Oregon | L 24–42 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atUSC | L 35–41 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atOregon State | L 10–38 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Stanford | W 27–20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.UCLA | L 28–35 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 California 4 games, 18 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15 | atUCLA | L 10–34 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 21 | atOregon State | L 27–31 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 27 | vs.Stanford | L 23–24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | vs.Oregon | W 21–17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 California 2 games, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | atWashington | W 20–19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs.North Texas | W 23–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2025 | Combine or pro day 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0⅛″ | |
| Weight | 200 lb | |
| Arm length | 30½″ | |
| Hand size | 8¾″ | |
| Wingspan | 75¼″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.45 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.53 s | |
| Vertical jump | 36″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′7″ | |
| Bench press | 13 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.06 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.20 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 21 games with a stat; latest team: New England Patriots.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New England Patriots | 17 | 78 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | New England Patriots | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| NFL career | 21 | 96 | 0 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
Is this you, or do you know of something wrong or missing here? Suggest a correction. We check each one against a source before changing the page.