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Josh
WOODS
#2 Linebacker
Josh
WOODS
#2 Linebacker
Height 6'2
Weight 234 lbs
Birth Date (Age) 1998-01-17 (28)
Born Ontario, CA
School UCLA
Status AMER
Defensive Tackles 62
Special Teams Tackles 3
Interceptions 0
Sacks 1

ACQUIRED: Signed by Roughriders in February 2026.

YEARS WITH ROUGHRIDERS: 1

YEARS IN CFL: 6

 

2026: Signed by Roughriders, Feb. 4.

 

PRO: Woods spent the past five seasons with the B.C. Lions, suiting up for 55 regular-season games and recording 152 defensive tackles, 25 special teams tackles, three sacks, two interceptions and one touchdown. He played in 14 games for the Lions in 2025, starting 10 at weak-side linebacker. He ranked third on the team in defensive plays after registering 65 total tackles (a career high), six tackles for a loss, one quarterback sack, one pass knockdown and one fumble recovery. Woods started both the Western Semi-Final and Western Final, notching 10 defensive tackles over those two games.

 

COLLEGE: Woods spent five seasons (2015-19) at UCLA, appearing in 32 games as a Bruin. He tallied 111 defensive tackles (12 for a loss), six sacks, one interception, one pass deflected and two fumble recoveries. As a senior, he reached career highs in defensive tackles (51), tackles for a loss (7) and sacks (5), while also recording his first interception. For his efforts, he was named Second-Team All-Conference.

 

FAST FACT: Woods and Micah Awe were tied for the Lions’ team lead in defensive tackles (six) against Saskatchewan in the 2025 Western Final.

 

MEDIA

Seasons

Defence

YEAR TEAM GP DT ST SACKS INT TD FF
2021
BC 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
2022
BC 17 23 12 2 0 0 0
2023
BC 18 45 9 0 2 1 0
2024
BC 4 21 1 0 0 0 0
2025
BC 14 62 3 1 0 0 0
Total
55 152 25 3 2 1 0

Game Log

Game Participation Count

Year Team Regular Semi-Final Final Greycup Total
2021
BC 2 0 0 0 2
2022
BC 17 1 1 0 19
2023
BC 18 1 1 0 20
2024
BC 4 0 0 0 4
2025
BC 14 1 1 0 16

Defence

DATE WEEK OPP DT ST SACKS INT TD FF
07-05
5 MTL 2 0 0 0 0 0
07-13
6 EDM 2 0 0 0 0 0
07-19
7 SSK 1 0 0 0 0 0
07-27
8 HAM 1 1 0 0 0 0
08-07
10 HAM 3 0 0 0 0 0
08-16
11 MTL 3 1 0 0 0 0
08-23
12 TOR 6 0 0 0 0 0
09-05
14 OTT 7 1 0 0 0 0
09-13
15 OTT 9 0 1 0 0 0
09-20
16 CGY 6 0 0 0 0 0
09-27
17 TOR 8 0 0 0 0 0
10-04
18 CGY 4 0 0 0 0 0
10-18
20 EDM 3 0 0 0 0 0
10-25
21 SSK 7 0 0 0 0 0
Total
62 3 1 0 0 0

Player Transactions

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