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Jo Jo Wooden
6-4, 239, LB
Hartford, CT
Farmington H.S.
At SU: three letters…two-year started at outside linebacker…started his senior season as a started on the defensive line before returning to his old spot…had the agility and athletic ability of a defensive back…started 21 games and played in 46 during his Orange career…redshirted in 1988…
Senior year: started all 12 games, the first three at defensive tackle and the final nine at outside linebacker…was moved to the line when the coaching staff decided to implement a 4-3 defense…went back to outside linebacker when the coaches reverted to a 3-4 after the loss to Ohio State…finished 3rd on the team in solo tackles with 42 and 4th in total tackles with 58…tied with Kevin Mitchell for the team lead in sacks with 5.5 despite coming off the field in many passing situations…tied for 3rd on the team with five pass breakups…tied for 2nd in the BIG EAST with two fumble recoveries…led the team in tackles twice (Pittsburgh, Boston College)…had a season-high 10 tackles and a sack vs. Pittsburgh and nine tackles vs. B.C…eight tackles and two sacks vs. Texas…
Junior year: played in nine games…started the first six games of the season before doing down with knee ligament damage against East Carolina…was replaced by Chip Todd…returned to action vs. Ohio State in the Hall of Fame Bowl and recorded five tackles…had 38 tackles on the year, 22 solo…seven tackles and a fumble recovery in his starting debut vs. Vanderbilt…seven tackles (five solo) and an interception vs. Maryland…season-high eight tackles (five solo) vs. Tulane…
Sophomore year: played in all 13 games on special teams and as a backup at outside linebacker…had 13 tackles on the season (eight solo)…season-high three tackles in the Kickoff Classic vs. USC…
Freshman year: key member of SU Special teams in his first season…played in all 12 games and had 16 tackles, 11 solo…had three tackles from the linebacker spot against Temple…Special Teams Player of the Week vs. Army…
High School: first team All-State for Coach Bruce Wearne…football and basketball captain…MVP as a junior and senior…All-State in basketball…leading scorer in state class m with a 26 points per game average…MVP for the West in the state All-Star game…
Personal: Edward Lewis Wooden…”Jo Jo”…born October 14,1969, Hartford, CT…son of Carolyn Wooden…brother of SU’s 1989 Butkus semifinalist Terry Wooden, now with the Seattle Seahawks…dually majored in sociology and anthropology.
Tackles Assists Total Int.
1989 11 5 16 0
1990 8 5 13 0
1991 22 16 38 1
1992 42 16 58 0
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Total 83 42 125 1
