Two-year starter at linebacker who contributed at both linebacker and safety during his collegiate career … credited with 217 tackles (28.5 for loss), 9.0 sacks, 13 pass breakups, three interceptions (including one returned for a touchdown), four forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and a blocked punt in 1,854 snaps from scrimmage over 51 games (30 starts) from 2022-25 … said Head Coach Dabo Swinney, “He’s a baller. He’s a fun guy to coach and a fun guy to watch play because he plays the way you want everybody to play.”

2025: Voted by his teammates as a permanent team captain … third-team All-ACC pick by Phil Steele … credited with 77 tackles (7.0 for loss), four pass breakups and a half-sack in 610 snaps over 12 games (all starts) … finished second on the team in tackles … registered seven tackles (2.0 for loss) vs. No. 9 LSU … credited with a team-high 12 tackles vs. Troy … tallied nine tackles vs. Georgia Tech … posted 10 tackles and a pass breakup vs. Syracuse … added three tackles at North Carolina … recorded three tackles and a pass breakup at Boston College … posted five tackles (0.5 for loss), a half-sack and a pass breakup vs. SMU … tallied five tackles vs. Duke … notched 2.0 tackles for loss among his four tackles vs. Florida State … recorded six tackles (1.5 for loss) at No. 19 Louisville … tallied five tackles (one for loss) vs. Furman … recorded eight tackles and a late fourth-down pass breakup at South Carolina.

2024: Despite missing two games and playing alongside All-American Barrett Carter, was credited with a team-high 89 tackles (10.0 for loss), three sacks, six pass breakups, three forced fumbles and an interception in 707 defensive snaps over 12 games (all starts) … garnered first-team All-ACC honors from Sports Info Solutions … earned second-team All-ACC recognition from Phil Steele … became the first Clemson player credited with at least 75 tackles and at least three forced fumbles since Isaiah Simmons in 2018 … was one of six power conference players to record double-digit tackles for loss, three or more forced fumbles and an interception in 2024 (Texas’ Anthony Hill Jr. and Colin Simmons, Indiana’s Jailin Walker, UCLA’s Kain Medrano and Texas Tech’s Jacob Rodriguez) … All-ACC Academic Team selection … notched a team-high and then-career-high nine tackles (one for loss) vs. No. 1 Georgia … recorded four tackles (one for loss) vs. Appalachian State … collected seven tackles vs. NC State … credited with a then-career-high 10 tackles, a forced fumble and an interception vs. Stanford … tied for the team lead with 10 tackles (2.0 for loss) and added a forced fumble and a pass breakup at Florida State … posted a team-high seven tackles (1.5) for loss, a sack and a pass breakup at Wake Forest … tied for team lead with six tackles (one for loss) and produced a sack, a forced fumble and a pass breakup vs. Virginia … led Clemson with a career-high 11 tackles vs. Louisville … added a tackle and a pass breakup at Virginia Tech … credited with six tackles (1.5 for loss) and a sack vs. No. 16 South Carolina … contributed eight tackles and a pass breakup vs. No. 8 SMU … collected 10 tackles (2.0 for loss) and a pass breakup at No. 3 Texas.

2023: Credited with 31 tackles (6.0 for loss), 4.0 sacks, two interceptions (returned a combined 94 yards with one touchdown) and a fumble recovery in 357 snaps over 13 games (five starts) … All-ACC Academic Team selection … recorded three tackles and recovered a muffed punt at Duke … contributed two tackles and returned his first career interception 35 yards for a touchdown vs. Charleston Southern … shared defensive player of the game honors after posting five tackles and an interception he returned 59 yards vs. Florida Atlantic, becoming the first Clemson linebacker with a pick in back-to-back games since Isaiah Simmons during his Butkus Award-winning 2019 campaign … added two tackles at Syracuse … collected a career-high two sacks on his two tackles vs. Wake Forest … posted three tackles (one for loss) at Miami (Fla.) … notched two tackles (one for loss) with a sack at NC State … made four tackles vs. No. 12 Notre Dame … recorded a sack among his two tackles (one for loss) and recovered an onside kick attempt vs. Georgia Tech, sharing special teams player of the game … added two tackles vs. No. 20 North Carolina … posted four tackles (one for loss) in the Gator Bowl vs. Kentucky.

2022: Credited with 20 tackles (5.5 for loss), 1.5 sacks, three pass breakups, a forced fumble and a blocked punt in 180 snaps from scrimmage over 14 games (one start) … All-ACC Academic Team selection … blocked a punt in his collegiate debut at Georgia Tech and shared team special teams player of the game honors for that contest as Clemson produced two punt blocks in a game for the first time since 2007 … added a tackle vs. Furman … posted three tackles (0.5 for loss) and a pass breakup vs. Louisiana Tech … made one tackle at No. 21 Wake Forest … contributed two tackles at Boston College … added a tackle for loss vs. No. 14 Syracuse … collected his first career sack and forced fumble amid his three tackles (1.5 for loss) vs. Louisville … made two tackles (0.5 for loss) vs. South Carolina … registered five tackles and a pass breakup vs. No. 24 North Carolina in a game he started at safety … assumed the role as the team’s primary SAM linebacker in the Orange Bowl vs. No. 6 Tennessee, collecting two tackles (both for loss) and a pass breakup.

Before Clemson: Was one of the leaders of Tampa’s Jesuit High team that ranked 11th in the nation according to MaxPreps … captain of Jesuit squad that went 15-0 and won the school’s first state title since 1968 … Jesuit was 38-2 over his last three years: 12-2 in 2019, 11-0 in 2020 and 15-0 in 2021 … PrepStar All-Southeast Region selection … finished career with 216 tackles, including 107 first hits and 109 assists … had 10 tackles for loss, five caused fumbles, two recovered fumbles, two blocked kicks and two fumble recoveries … in 2021, posted 82 tackles, including seven tackles for loss, four caused fumbles, a blocked kick and two interceptions … had best game posting 18 tackles against St. Thomas Aquinas, one of the nation’s top teams … had 84 tackles in just 11 games as a junior in 2020 … had three double-figure tackle games, including a season-high 13 vs. Bishop Moore … had 11 tackles and three passes broken up against Clearwater … had 50 tackles as a sophomore in 2019, including a season-high 10 vs. Northeastern … committed to Clemson on Nov. 25, 2021 … coached by Matt Thompson at Jesuit High School … enrolled at Clemson in summer of 2022.

Personal: Earned degree in marketing in December 2025 … three-time All-ACC Academic Team honoree (2022-24) … three-time ACC Honor Roll selection (2022-24) … born Feb. 5, 2004 … brother of fellow linebacker Drew Woodaz, who signed with Clemson as part of its 2024 recruiting class … his sister, Haley, played soccer at Jacksonville University … participated in P.A.W. Journey’s service trip to South Africa in spring 2024 … part of Clemson’s contingent that rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. 26, 2025.

Note: Tackle stats in the written bio above reflect statistics from coaches film review. Tackle stats in the automated Stats tab of this page reflect those as awarded by gameday stat crews.

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