Ryan Woods

Photo by: SFA Athletics

Photo by: SFA Athletics

Class:
Sophomore
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 220
Position:
LB
Hometown:
Pearland, Texas
High School:
Dawson

2017 (Junior): Played in the final nine games of the season, starting the last seven at linebacker ... Tied for the fifth-most total tackles on the team with 55 ... Posted 24 solo stops and had 5.5 tackles for loss for negative 11 yards ... Also broke up a pass, had a quarterback hurry and recovered a fumble ... Claimed five or more tackles in six different games ... Notched seven tackles, including five unassisted, and recovered a fumble in the 20-10 road win at Abilene Christian (Sept. 23) ... Recorded five tackles both against 25th-ranked McNeese (Sept. 30) and versus No. 11/9 Sam Houston State in the 92nd Battle of the Piney Woods at NRG Stadium in Houston (Oct. 7) ... Collected 1.5 TFLs for minus six yards in the 27-10 homecoming win over Houston Baptist (Oct. 21) ... Registered six tackles in the 34-7 road rout of Lamar (Oct. 28) ... Made 10 or more tackles in the final two games of the season, racking up 10 against 17th-ranked Nicholls (Nov. 11) and claiming a career-high 13, including a career-best six solo stops and one TFL, in the 52nd Battle for Chief Caddo at Northwestern State (Nov. 18).

2016 (Sophomore): Saw action in nine games with one start at linebacker ... Finished the year with 22 total tackles, including 10 solo stops, 2.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks ... Registered a season-high five tackles on three separate occasions, beginning in the win against West Alabama with a tackle for loss and 0.5 sacks ... Had three solo tackles and five total in the win at Incarnate Word in his first career start ... Notched five total tackles (three unassisted) with 1.5 tackles for loss at Houston Baptist ... Registered a pair of solo tackles against Abilene Christian.

2015 (Freshman): Played in three games for the Lumberjacks ... Made his collegiate debut at third-ranked TCU ... Posted a tackle for loss in the win over Houston Baptist ... Credited with 0.5 tackles for loss in the win over Incarnate Word.

Prior to SFA: Two year letter winner at Pearland High School ... Two-time first team all-district selection at linebacker ... Named team's MVP as a senior ... Racked up nearly 170 tackles in two seasons, including 59 solo tackles and 33 assisted as a senior with a pair of sacks ... Recorded 40 solo stops and 35 assisted in 2012 ... Notched 15 tackles for loss, including 11 as a senior ... Member of 2013 Oiler team that went 14-2, advancing to the state championship game ... Coached by Tony Heath.