Linebacker, UNLV (from Arkansas), 2020–24
Jackson Woodard
- Number
- No. 7
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Little Rock, AR
- Born
- Jul 2, 2002
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Jackson Woodard played linebacker at Arkansas (2020–22) and UNLV (2023–24).
At a glance
Career highs
14tackles, career highfour times; last vs. San Diego State, 20243sacks, career highat Houston, 20242interceptions, career highat Utah State, 2024Honors
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Arkansas | 7 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Arkansas | 7 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Arkansas | 7 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | UNLV | 7 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | UNLV | 7 | LB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′3″ | 230 |
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 UNLV 14 games, 135 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 4 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Houston | W 27–7 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Utah Tech | W 72–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Kansas | W 23–20 | 11 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Fresno State | W 59–14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Syracuse | L 41–44 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 11 | at Utah State | W 50–34 | 12 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Oct 19 | at Oregon State | W 33–25 | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Boise State | L 24–29 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Hawai’i | W 29–27 | 8 | 6 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. San Diego State | W 41–20 | 14 | 7 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at San José State | W 27–16 | 9 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Nevada | W 38–14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 6 | atBoise State | L 7–21 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18 ✦ | vs. California | W 24–13 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2023 UNLV 12 games, 97 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at Michigan | L 7–35 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 40–37 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Hawai’i | W 44–20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | atNevada | W 45–27 | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Colorado State | W 25–23 | 14 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | atFresno State | L 24–31 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at New Mexico | W 56–14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs. Wyoming | W 34–14 | 11 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Air Force | W 31–27 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.San José State | L 31–37 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs.Boise State | L 20–44 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs.Kansas | L 36–49 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2022 Arkansas 5 games, 5 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Cincinnati | W 31–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Alabama | L 26–49 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at Mississippi State | L 17–40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at BYU | W 52–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | at Auburn | W 41–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Arkansas 5 games, 7 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Rice | W 38–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Texas | W 40–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs.Auburn | L 23–38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 45–3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | at LSU | W 16–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Arkansas 2 games, 2 tackles
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′2″ | |
| Weight | 234 lb | |
| Arm length | 31″ | |
| Hand size | 9″ | |
| Wingspan | 77⅝″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.87 sW | |
| 10-yard split | 1.71 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 36″W | |
| Broad jump | 9′9″W | |
| Bench press | 21 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.44 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.50 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, 4 games with a stat; latest team: Miami Dolphins.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Miami Dolphins | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Miami Dolphins | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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