Jayden Woods - 2026 Football Roster
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Jersey Number 0
Jayden Woods
- Position:
- JACK
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Season at UF:
- 2nd
- Hometown:
- Shawnee, Kan.
- High School:
- Mill Valley
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 245
Pronunciation Season & Career Stats (PDF) Feature Clips
COLLEGIATE HONORS
2026: Started for the Gators in all seven games this season, logging 27 tackles (16 solo), four and a half sacks for 18 yards, 7.0 tackles for loss for 20 yards, and three QB hurries
2025: Appeared in all 12 games, starting in two, logging 28 tackles, three and a half sacks, an interception, one pass breakup, two QB hurries, and a fumble recovery. Co-led the team in sacks (3.5) and was third in TFLs (5.0) and interceptions (1). Became first Gator true freshman since Johnnie Church in 1992 to lead or co-lead the team in sacks.
High School
Rated as a consensus four-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, On3 and Rivals… Ranked as the No. 7 EDGE rusher, No. 3 player in the state of Kansas and No. 75 player overall in the Class of 2025 by 247 Sports… Tabbed an ESPN Top-300 recruit at No. 252… Kansas 6A state champion in shot put and discus as a junior… Father played cornerback at Kansas State from 2007-08… Racked up 212 tackles (101 solo), 25.5 TFLs, 18.5 sacks, 29 QB hurries, 12 pass break-ups, seven forced fumbles and an interception over his high school career… Flipped from Penn State and chose the Gators over Alabama, Kansas, LSU, Miami, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ole Miss, Oregon and Texas A&M, among others.
COLLEGIATE HONORS
- Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List
- Third-Team Preseason Coaches All-SEC Defensive Lineman (2026)
- Third-Team Preseason All-SEC Defensive Lineman (2026)
- Shriners Children's East-West Bowl 1000 List (2026)
- 2025 Freshman All-SEC Honors
- PFF 2025 All-Freshman Team
- SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll (2025)
2026: Started for the Gators in all seven games this season, logging 27 tackles (16 solo), four and a half sacks for 18 yards, 7.0 tackles for loss for 20 yards, and three QB hurries
- vs. FAU: Started in the season opener, logging four tackles (four solo) in 54 defensive snaps.
- vs. Campbell: Tallied five tackles (two solo) and 0.5 sacks for four yards in his second start of the season
- at Auburn: Tallied a career-high 2.5 sacks for eight yards and 3.5 tackles for loss for nine yards, while also making six tackles (five solo) and one QB hurry
- vs No. 4 Ole Miss: Started for the Gators at defensive end, making four tackles (two solo), two tackles for loss for eight yards, a sack for three yards, and a forced fumble
- at No. 25 Missouri: Made his fifth start of the season at defensive end and tallied two tackles, half a tackle for loss and two QB hurries.
- vs South Carolina: Started at defensive end, finishing with three tackles (one solo) and half a sack.
- at No. 7 Texas: Posted three tackles (two solo) in his seventh start of the season at defensive end.
2025: Appeared in all 12 games, starting in two, logging 28 tackles, three and a half sacks, an interception, one pass breakup, two QB hurries, and a fumble recovery. Co-led the team in sacks (3.5) and was third in TFLs (5.0) and interceptions (1). Became first Gator true freshman since Johnnie Church in 1992 to lead or co-lead the team in sacks.
- vs. LIU: Appeared in the season opener as a true freshman, logging 13 snaps on defense.
- vs. USF: Totaled 25 snaps at defense and registered two tackles.
- at No. 3 LSU: Appeared on 29 snaps on defense and four snaps on special teams.
- at No. 4 Miami: Recorded first career sack along with two other tackles on 59 defensive snaps.
- vs. No. 9 Texas: Logged three tackles, half of a sack for six yards, one pass breakup and one QB hurry on 37 defensive snaps. Also appeared on eight special teams’ snaps.
- at No. 5 Texas A&M: Tallied six tackles on 38 defensive snaps against the Aggies
- vs. Mississippi State: Played 32 snaps on defense, recording a QB hurry and fumble recovery.
- vs. No. 5 Georgia: Made his first career start on defense, playing 36 snaps on defense and eight on special teams.
- at Kentucky: Recorded a solo tackle in 41 defensive snaps.
- at No. 7 Ole Miss: Made his first career interception against the Rebels, returning it four 25 yards, and one tackle. Posted the highest PFF grade on defense with a 75.7.
- vs. No. 20 Tennessee: Totaled eight tackles in 48 snaps on defense and nine snaps on special teams. Posted a team high PFF defense grade (82.1) and pass rush grade (93.9).
- vs. Florida State: Made his second start of the season and appeared in 59 snaps (47 on defense and 12 of special teams) and recorded three tackles, two tackles for a loss, and one sack.
High School
Rated as a consensus four-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, On3 and Rivals… Ranked as the No. 7 EDGE rusher, No. 3 player in the state of Kansas and No. 75 player overall in the Class of 2025 by 247 Sports… Tabbed an ESPN Top-300 recruit at No. 252… Kansas 6A state champion in shot put and discus as a junior… Father played cornerback at Kansas State from 2007-08… Racked up 212 tackles (101 solo), 25.5 TFLs, 18.5 sacks, 29 QB hurries, 12 pass break-ups, seven forced fumbles and an interception over his high school career… Flipped from Penn State and chose the Gators over Alabama, Kansas, LSU, Miami, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ole Miss, Oregon and Texas A&M, among others.
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