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Wade Woodaz

Linebacker, Houston Texans · #30.

Player facts

Team: Houston Texans
Position: Linebacker
Number: 30
Born: Feb 4, 2004 (age 22)
Birthplace: Tampa, FL, USA
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 235 lbs
College: Clemson
Experience: Rookie
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST
Regular Season	4	2	2
Last 5 Games	4	2	2
Career	4	2	2

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	@ TEN	W 26-3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs DAL	L 34-30	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ IND	L 19-17	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs CIN	L 20-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	vs BUF	L 36-31	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Wade Woodaz (born February 4, 2004) is an American professional football linebacker for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Clemson Tigers and was selected by the Texans in the fourth round of the 2026 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Wade Woodaz, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Woodaz attended Jesuit High School in Tampa, Florida. He was rated as a three-star recruit and the 37th overall player in the class of 2021. Woodaz committed to play college football for the Clemson Tigers over offers from schools such as Georgia Tech, Iowa, Louisville, and Utah.

College career

In Woodaz's first two seasons in 2022 and 2023, he appeared in 27 games with six starts where he notched 48 tackles with 11.5 being for a loss, five and a half sacks, two pass deflections, and two interceptions. In the 2023 Gator Bowl, Woodaz made a career position switch making the start at middle linebacker and made four tackles in the win.