2025 Football Roster
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Jersey Number 9
Jalen Woods
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Compton, Calif.
- Previous School:
- St. John Bosco HS
Career Summary
Has played in 39 games and made four starts through four seasons … has totaled 86 tackles (54-32-86), 9.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks and five bass breakups … career high in tackles is eight (6-2-8) set in a win over Penn State in October 2025.
2025
Played in all 12 games and made three starts (Utah, Penn State and Michigan State) … ranked fifth on the team with 47 tackles (28-19-47) … tied for the team lead with 1.5 sacks and second with 4.5 tackles for loss … tallied four pass breakups … led UCLA in tackling in one contest with a season-high eight stops (6-2-8) in a 42-37 win over Penn State (Oct. 4) … logged six tackles in two other contests against Utah (Aug. 30) and Nebraska (Nov. 8) … recorded 2.0 tackles for loss against Washington (Nov. 22) … picked up a sack and tallied three stops (2-1-3) at Ohio State (Nov. 15) … broke up two passes, assisted on a sack and recorded three tackles (2-1-3) at Northwestern (Sept. 27).
2024
Played in all 12 games and made one start versus USC (Nov. 23) … totaled 22 tackles (15-7-22), 2.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks … added three quarterback hurries and one pass breakup … had six games with multiple tackles … recorded a season-high six tackles (4-2-6) versus USC … recorded four tackles (2-2-4) and his one sack at Nebraska (Nov. 2) … recorded four tackles (3-1-4) in the season finale versus Fresno State (Nov. 30).
2023
Played in all 13 games as a reserve linebacker and special teams performer … had multiple tackles in three games with a season-high of three tackles (1-2-3) against North Carolina Central (Sept. 16) ... had two solo tackles each in games against San Diego State (Sept. 9) and California (Nov. 25) ... credited with 1.0 tackles for loss against Utah (Sept. 23) and California.
2022
Played in two games as a reserve linebacker … made a season-high five tackles (4-1-5) and 1.0 tackles for loss in his collegiate debut versus Alabama State (Sept. 10) … recorded one solo tackle at Colorado (Sept. 24) … enrolled at UCLA in Summer 2022.
High School
Prepped at St. John Bosco High School (Bellflower, Calif.) … three-star recruit according to 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals … No. 43 linebacker by 247Sports … top-50 outside linebacker by ESPN (41) and Rivals (43) … No. 34 prospect in the state of California by 247Sports and Rivals … No. 78 prospect in West region by ESPN … recorded 71 total tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks in 2021 … named to All-Trinity League First Team in 2021 … St. John Bosco reached CIF Southern Section Division 1 semifinals in 2021.
Personal
Son of Keon and Michelle Woods ... has two younger brothers ... lists NBA’s LeBron James as the athlete he admires most ... hobbies include playing basketball, Legos and video games … political science major.
Has played in 39 games and made four starts through four seasons … has totaled 86 tackles (54-32-86), 9.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks and five bass breakups … career high in tackles is eight (6-2-8) set in a win over Penn State in October 2025.
2025
Played in all 12 games and made three starts (Utah, Penn State and Michigan State) … ranked fifth on the team with 47 tackles (28-19-47) … tied for the team lead with 1.5 sacks and second with 4.5 tackles for loss … tallied four pass breakups … led UCLA in tackling in one contest with a season-high eight stops (6-2-8) in a 42-37 win over Penn State (Oct. 4) … logged six tackles in two other contests against Utah (Aug. 30) and Nebraska (Nov. 8) … recorded 2.0 tackles for loss against Washington (Nov. 22) … picked up a sack and tallied three stops (2-1-3) at Ohio State (Nov. 15) … broke up two passes, assisted on a sack and recorded three tackles (2-1-3) at Northwestern (Sept. 27).
2024
Played in all 12 games and made one start versus USC (Nov. 23) … totaled 22 tackles (15-7-22), 2.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks … added three quarterback hurries and one pass breakup … had six games with multiple tackles … recorded a season-high six tackles (4-2-6) versus USC … recorded four tackles (2-2-4) and his one sack at Nebraska (Nov. 2) … recorded four tackles (3-1-4) in the season finale versus Fresno State (Nov. 30).
2023
Played in all 13 games as a reserve linebacker and special teams performer … had multiple tackles in three games with a season-high of three tackles (1-2-3) against North Carolina Central (Sept. 16) ... had two solo tackles each in games against San Diego State (Sept. 9) and California (Nov. 25) ... credited with 1.0 tackles for loss against Utah (Sept. 23) and California.
2022
Played in two games as a reserve linebacker … made a season-high five tackles (4-1-5) and 1.0 tackles for loss in his collegiate debut versus Alabama State (Sept. 10) … recorded one solo tackle at Colorado (Sept. 24) … enrolled at UCLA in Summer 2022.
High School
Prepped at St. John Bosco High School (Bellflower, Calif.) … three-star recruit according to 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals … No. 43 linebacker by 247Sports … top-50 outside linebacker by ESPN (41) and Rivals (43) … No. 34 prospect in the state of California by 247Sports and Rivals … No. 78 prospect in West region by ESPN … recorded 71 total tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks in 2021 … named to All-Trinity League First Team in 2021 … St. John Bosco reached CIF Southern Section Division 1 semifinals in 2021.
Personal
Son of Keon and Michelle Woods ... has two younger brothers ... lists NBA’s LeBron James as the athlete he admires most ... hobbies include playing basketball, Legos and video games … political science major.
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