Woodaz is a long, rangy linebacker with a safety background who does his best work flying downhill in gap-shooting situations and blitzing from depth. At 6-4/235, the Clemson captain moves like a much smaller player in space and brings legitimate sideline-to-sideline range, but he's a jack-of-all-trades who hasn't mastered any single trait well enough to anchor a starting NFL role. The coverage game is functional in zone but unreliable in man, and he lacks the play strength to consistently disengage from blockers at the point of attack. His pass-rush versatility and special teams upside give him a path to an NFL roster, but he profiles as a backup/special teamer unless the blitzing package becomes his calling card.
- Rare size-speed combination at 6-4/235 with former safety movement skills — moves like a much smaller player in space
- Versatile positional background (safety, SAM, MIKE, WILL) makes him a scheme-flexible defensive chess piece
- Legitimate pass-rush upside from depth — tallied 22 pressures as a blitzer in 2024 (top 20 Power Four LBs) and shows feel for twists and games
- Elite intangibles: team captain, three-time All-ACC Academic, born deaf and plays through it, dislocated shoulder and stayed in the game vs. South Carolina
- Productive ball hawk for a linebacker — 3 career INTs, 13 PBUs, 4 forced fumbles show instinctive playmaking
- Lacks functional play strength to disengage from blockers consistently — gets stuck on contact and can't shed at the point of attack
- Below-average coverage instincts despite athletic tools — doesn't diagnose routes well and gets lost when plays extend beyond initial reads
- Pass-rush production regressed sharply in 2025 (0.5 sacks, 3 pressures in 12 starts) after a promising 2024 blitzing season
- Tackling in space needs work despite his athleticism — inconsistent wrap-up technique in the open field
Similar body type and positional versatility — a safety-turned-linebacker who wins with length, effort, and blitz-package value rather than traditional LB instincts. Both are special teams assets first with defensive upside in the right scheme.