Tavion Woodard

Tavion Woodard transferred to Boise State for the spring 2024 semester.

Position:
Defensive End
Hometown:
West Lafayette, Ind.
Height:
6-4
High School:
West Lafayette HS
Weight:
245
Prev School:
Ball State
Class:
Sixth Year
NIL Exchange:
Tavion Woodard
Major:
Communication

CAREER HONORS

National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society (2024-25)
Academic All-Mountain West (Fall 2024)

SIXTH YEAR (2024)
Honors: National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society...Academic All-Mountain West.
Top Highlights: Appeared in 12 games, contributing on defense and special teams…notched a solo tackle at No. 7 Oregon (Sept. 7)...recorded a pair of tackles in a win over Utah State (Oct. 5)...tallied a solo tackle against San Diego State and added another against Oregon State (Nov. 29).

BALL STATE CAREER
RS SENIOR (2023)
Top Highlights: Played in 11 games, starting in eight...totaled 13 tackles (four solo, nine assisted) with 2.5 tackles for a loss of 12 yards including 1.5 sacks for a loss of 12 yards...posted season highs of four tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss at Eastern Michigan (Oct. 7) and 0.5 sacks at Bowling Green (Nov. 1)...totaled three tackles in that game at Bowling Green (Nov. 1) with 0.5 sack for a loss of four yards...credited with a QB hurry against Georgia Southern (Sept. 23).

RS JUNIOR (2022)
Top Highlights: Appeared in all 12 contests, starting 10...led the defensive line with 35 tackles, 19 of which were solos...finished with four sacks among five TFL...career-high six tackles with 1.5 TFL against UConn (Oct. 15)...made stops behind the line of scrimmage in five different games...credited with two QB hurries and a pass break-up against Northern Illinois (Oct. 1)...deflected another pass at Kent State (Nov. 1).

RS SOPHOMORE (2021)
Top Highlights: Appeared in all 13 games...totaled 28 tackles, most among the defensive linemen...also added 8.5 tackles-for-loss, including 5.0 sacks...sack total was tops on the team...had two forced fumbles, one pass breakup and one quarterback hurry...started the season with at least 1.0 sack in each of the first four games...in the season opener, had 2.0 sacks and a PBU vs. Western Illinois (Sept. 2)...racked up two tackles and a sack against both Penn State (Sept. 11) and Wyoming (Sept. 18)...had three tackles, including a sack, vs. Toledo (Sept. 25)...forced two fumbles and had three tackles at Western Michigan (Oct. 9)...had 12 tackles, including 3.5 tackles-for-loss, in the final four games of the season against Northern Illinois (Nov. 10), Central Michigan (Nov. 17), Buffalo (Nov. 23) and Georgia State (Dec. 25).

RS FRESHMAN (2020)
Top Highlights: Appeared in six of Ball State’s eight games...made his first career appearance in the season opener at Miami...had a season-high three tackles and teamed on his first career tackle for loss in the win at Toledo...credited with two quarterback hurries in the MAC West championship-clinching victory over Western Michigan.

FRESHMAN (2019)
Redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Earned four letters from head coach Shane Fry at West Lafayette Jr./Sr. High...3-star recruit via 247Sports...helped the Red Devils to a 15-0 record and state championship in 2018...team captain as a senior...first team all-state and all-conference honoree...played tight end and on the defensive line...three of his brothers played collegiate football.