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Josh
Woods
#2 Linebacker
Josh
Woods
#2 Linebacker
Height 6'2
Weight 234 lbs
Birth Date (Age) 1998-01-17 (26)
Born Ontario, CA
School UCLA
Status AMER
Defensive Tackles 45
Special Teams Tackles 9
Interceptions 2
Sacks 0

Born: January 17, 1998- Ontario, California
2024
:  Years as a Lion: 4th   Years in CFL: 4th  Status: American
Career Games: 37   Playoffs: 4    Grey Cup: 0

Acquired:

Josh was signed as a free agent by the Lions in October 2021. He inked a two-year extension with the club on January 30, 2024.

Highlights:

2023: It was a career year for the versatile linebacker as Woods appeared in all 18 regular season games for the first time in his career, racking up 45 defensive tackles, nine special teams stops and a pair of interceptions with one being returned for a touchdown in a win at Hamilton on October 13. Woods suited up in both playoff contests for the squad and recorded a game-high 12 defensive tackles in the Western Final at Winnipeg.

2022: Josh worked his way into a regular role in year two, suiting up in 17 regular season games while registering 35 total tackles (23 defence, 12 special teams) and a pair of sacks. He went on to record six defensive tackles and two special teams spots in two playoff games.

2021: After joining the team in October, Josh would go on to suit up in the final two regular season contests, recording one defensive tackle.

College:

2015-19: Suited up in 31 games at UCLA while recording 111 total tackles- 69 solo, 42 assisted-, 11.5 tackles for a loss, five-and-a-half sacks, two fumble recoveries, two pass knockdowns and an interception. As a senior in 2019, led all Bruins defenders with 4.5 sacks and was fourth on the team with 51 tackles. Josh was also named second-team All-PAC-12 by the Associated Press, won the Ed “Coach K’ Kezerian Award for Athletic and Academic balance and was also named to the PAC-12 Fall Academic Honour Roll.

 

Seasons

Defence

YEAR TEAM GP DT ST SACKS INT TD FF
2021
BC 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
2022
BC 17 23 12 2 0 0 0
2023
BC 18 45 9 0 2 1 0
Total
37 69 21 2 2 1 0

Game Log

Defence

DATE WEEK OPP DT ST SACKS INT TD FF
06-08
1 CGY 2 2 0 0 0 0
06-17
2 EDM 2 0 0 0 0 0
06-22
3 WPG 1 2 0 0 0 0
07-03
4 TOR 1 0 0 0 0 0
07-09
5 MTL 2 0 0 0 0 0
07-22
7 SSK 1 1 0 0 0 0
07-29
8 EDM 2 1 0 0 0 0
08-03
9 WPG 3 1 0 0 0 0
08-12
10 CGY 1 1 0 0 0 0
08-20
11 SSK 3 0 0 0 0 0
08-26
12 HAM 2 0 0 0 0 0
09-02
13 MTL 1 0 0 0 0 0
09-16
15 OTT 5 0 0 1 0 0
09-22
16 EDM 5 0 0 0 0 0
09-29
17 SSK 4 0 0 0 0 0
10-06
18 WPG 7 0 0 0 0 0
10-13
19 HAM 1 1 0 1 1 0
10-20
20 CGY 2 0 0 0 0 0
Total
45 9 0 2 1 0