Florida JACK Jayden Woods just got added to the Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List, and honestly, it’s about time. This dude has been an absolute force through the first four games of the season, and the Maxwell Football Club made it official Wednesday.
He’s Crushing His Own Records
Talk about leveling up. Woods has racked up an insane 19 total tackles, four sacks for 15 yards, six tackles for loss, one forced fumble, and a quarterback hurry so far. What’s wild is his six tackles for loss and four sacks this fall have already surpassed what he put up his entire debut campaign. Think about that: he earned all-freshman SEC honors last year with five tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks, and he’s already smashed those numbers in just four games. The 6-foot-3-inch, 245-pound defender is playing on another level.
Two Games, Two Major Impacts
It’s not just the raw numbers either. Woods got named the Chuck Bednarik Award Player of the Week for his efforts in Florida’s wild 44-39 win over Auburn. He went off, hitting career highs with 3.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks in that game alone. Then, in the Gators’ 52-28 victory over Ole Miss in Week 4, he wasn’t just making tackles. He had four tackles and two tackles for loss, but the real highlight was his strip sack late in the third quarter. That play was HUGE, giving Florida the ball back near midfield, which then led directly to a touchdown. Woods is out there making plays that literally change games. He’s also not alone on the watch list; Myles Graham was already there from the preseason.
What Woods is doing out there is next-level, plain and simple. Being added to the Bednarik Watch List is a massive recognition of how dominant he’s been early in the season. With performances like these, you gotta wonder how much higher his ceiling can go this year. He’s putting the league on notice, for real.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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