University of Toledo Athletics

2017
Played in all 14 games, starting 13 at linebacker...Finished the year with 66 tackles, 4.5 TFL, two sacks, two fumble recoveries, and an interception...Had five tackles with one sack in season opener against Elon....Two tackles and a key second-half interception at Nevada...Had six tackles and a sack vs. Tulsa...Led team with eight tackles against Miami (Fla.)...Had four tackles, including 0.5 TFL, against Eastern Michigan...Two tackles and a fumble recovery against Akron...Two tackles against Ball State...Five tackles and a PBU against NIU...Seven tackles and a fumble recovery against Ohio...Nine tackles, one TFL against Western Michigan...Eight tackles in MAC Championship Game vs. Akron...Seven tackles vs. Appalachian State in the Dollar General Bowl...Candidate for Butkus Award and Rotary Lombardi Award.

2016
Third-team All-MAC selection...Second on team with 79 tackles and 13.0 TFL...Added 3.5 sacks, two pass breakups, two forced fumbles and five QB hurries...Tied career best with 3.0 TFL vs. Akron...Nine tackles and tied career high with 3.0 TFL vs. Ohio...Named MAC West Defensive Player of the Week following Ohio game...Career-high 12 tackles at BYU...Team-best eight tackles, 2.0 TFL and a forced fumble vs. Maine.

2015
Named Defensive MVP of Marmot Boca Raton Bowl...Forced a fumble early in the game that resulted in a UT safety...Also had six tackles and one TFL...50 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 2.0 sacks for the season...Season-high 11 tackles and 3.0 TFL vs. NIU...Moved into starting linebacker position in UMass game on Oct. 24 following injury to Jaylen Coleman.

2014
Played in 10 games as a reserve linebacker...Totaled five tackles...Played on special teams and returned one kickoff for 28 yards.

High School
Rushed for over 1,900 yards and 28 touchdowns as a senior...Conference player of the year...Led Bishop Hartley High School to the Ohio Division IV state semifinals...First-team all-metro, all-district and all-conference in both his junior and senior years...Named to the Max Preps All-American team as a senior...As a junior, rushed for 1,500 yards and 21 TDs. On defense, totaled 82 tackles, three sacks and seven fumble recoveries...Earned conference defensive player of the year honors...High school coach was Brad Burchfield.

Personal
Full name is Ja’Wuan O’Shay Woodley...Major is interdisciplinary studies.

Career Game Highs 
Tackles: 12 (BYU, 9-30-16) 
Tackles for Loss: 3.0 (Northern Illinois, 11-3-15)