2022 Football Roster
Jersey Number 91
Jamal Woods
- Position:
- DL
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 290
- Hometown:
- Hueytown, Ala.
- High School:
- Hueytown
2022 Senior
- Played in 11 games with two starts at defensive tackle
- 11 tackles, 1.5 TFLs, and one quarterback hurry on the season
2021 Senior
- Played in 10 games with one start
- 12 tackles and 2.0 TFLs on the season
2020 Senior
- Started three games at defensive tackle
- Missed four games due to injury
- Four tackles and 0.5 TFL on the season
2019 Junior
- Played in nine games and started four at defensive tackle
- Missed four games with injuries
- 14 tackles, 5.5 TFLs, 0.5 sack, one forced fumble on the season
- Three tackles and 1.5 TFLs vs. No. 6 Wisconsin 10/19/19 to help Illinois win 24-23 and complete one of the biggest upsets in Big Ten History
- First career forced fumble at UConn 9/7/19
2018 Sophomore
- Started first four games at defensive tackle before a season-ending injury
- 13 tackles, 4.0 TFLs, 1.0 sack, three PBUs and one QB hurry on season
- First career sack, five tackles, two PBUs and a QB hurry against Western Illinois 9/8/18
- Season-high 2.0 TFLs against Kent State 9/1/18
- At least 1.0 TFL in each of the first three games
2017 Freshman
- BTN.com All-Freshman Team honorable mention
- Played in 11 games with four starts on the defensive line
- 24 tackles (12 solo), 3.5 TFLs on the season playing both defensive end and tackle
- Team-high 2.5 TFLs vs. Indiana
- Made his Illinois debut against Western Kentucky
- First career start against Nebraska
High School
- Three-star recruit by 247Sports
- Two-star recruit by Rivals and Scout
- Ranked No. 91 strong-side DE in the nation by 247Sports
- Ranked No. 70 recruit in Alabama by 247Sports
- Played at Hueytown for head coach Scott Mansell
- Captained his high school team as a senior
- 2016 Alabama Sports Writers Assoc. 6A all-state second team
- 2016 all-city selection
- 47 tackles, 8.0 TFLs, 2.0 sacks andone forced fumble as senior
- Led Hueytown to an 8-3 record and the Alabama 6A state playoffs as a senior
- Also wrestled in high school and placed in top six at state twice
Personal
- Born June 14, 1999
- Son of Antonio and Felicia Weldon
- Has two sisters, Jamiyah Weldon and Jameria Dubose, and two brothers, Malik Woods and Erskine Hawkins
- Picked Illinois because, “the coaching staff is great, the players are great and it’s somewhere that I could be a part of making a change.”
- Listed Aaron Donald as his favorite athlete
- Wants to own an athletic training facility or coach following his playing career
- Graduated with a bachelor's degree in community health in December 2021
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