Massachusetts Pirates

Jaiden Woodbey begins his second season with the Pirates. Woodbey started six of the nine regular season games he played for the Pirates last season as a linebacker and defensive back. He accounted for 31 tackles with 2.5 tackles for a loss. He also broke up two passes. His best performance came in a 52-35 win over Quad City where he made 6.5 tackles with one for a loss while breaking up a pair of passes.

In the postseason, Woodbey played at linebacker and started all three of the Pirates playoff games. The former undrafted free agent, who twice signed with the Los Angeles Rams in 2023, recorded 13.5 tackles in those games with .5 tackles for a loss and a pass broken up. 

Woodbey had a productive collegiate career with both the Florida State Seminoles and the Eagles of Boston College.

During his time at Florida State, Woodbey played both linebacker and defensive back. From 2018 through 2020 he played at Florida State where he burst onto the scene, being named to the ESPN Freshman All-American Team. That season he was also a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference All-Academic Team and the ACC Honor Roll.

A 6’0”, 222 lb. product of Fontana, CA, Woodbey started 22 of his 24 games at FSU and notched 105 tackles. In 2021 through 2022 he went on to play at Boston College where he was a two-time All ACC Honorable Mention selection. In 2022 he recorded 75 tackles for the eagles which was a single season best.

His combined college stats saw Woodbey play in 46 games with 236 tackles with 10.5 for a loss. He had two sacks along with three fumble recoveries, one forced fumble and three quarterback hurries. Woodbey had two interceptions and broke up seven passes.