Linebacker, UCLA, 2022–26
Jalen Woods
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 224 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Compton, CA
Jalen Woods plays linebacker for UCLA. Last time out, against Wisconsin: 9 tackles, 1 sack. Woods leads UCLA in tackles this season.
2026 so far
51 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT
CFD Staff: Compton’s Jalen Woods gives UCLA a defensive answer at Oregon
Last game: 9 tackles, 1 sack vs. Wisconsin, W 17–7
Next game: vs. Michigan State, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
11tackles, career highat California, 2026Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | UCLA | 9 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2023 | UCLA | 9 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2024 | UCLA | 9 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2025 | UCLA | 9 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2026 | UCLA | 9 | LB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′1″ | 224 |
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
2026 UCLA 6 games, 51 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at California | W 45–24 | 11 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. San Diego State | W 28–10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Purdue | W 52–38 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at Maryland | W 54–3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 10 | at Oregon | W 17–15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Wisconsin | W 17–7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2025 UCLA 12 games, 47 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Utah | L 10–43 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at UNLV | L 23–30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. New Mexico | L 10–35 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Northwestern | L 14–17 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Penn State | W 42–37 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Michigan State | W 38–13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 18 | vs.Maryland | W 20–17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Indiana | L 6–56 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Nebraska | L 21–28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at Ohio State | L 10–48 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Washington | L 14–48 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at USC | L 10–29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 UCLA 8 games, 22 tackles, 1 sack
2023 UCLA 7 games, 11 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Coastal Carolina | W 27–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | atSan Diego State | W 35–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. North Carolina Central | W 59–7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atUtah | L 7–14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at Oregon State | L 24–36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Arizona | L 10–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.California | L 7–33 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 UCLA 2 games, 6 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. Alabama State | W 45–7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Colorado | W 45–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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