Julius Wood

Position:
Defensve Back
Height:
6-1
Weight:
194
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Columbus, Ohio
High School:
Walnut Ridge
Prev School:
Blinn CC
Major:
Communication/Entrepreneurship

Career Notes: Three-year letterman for the Pirates … Appeared in 37 career games making 24 starts – all consecutive to close out his career … Booked 189 tackles (82 solo) … Led the team in tackles two-straight seasons (87 in 2022, 86 in 2023) … Tallied 5.5 TFLs (-8 yards) …. Intercepted four passes (2 in 2022, 2 in 2023) returning one for a touchdown at Memphis … Forced three career fumbles … Credited with eight pass breakups … Registered at least one tackle in 33 of 37 career contests (multiple 29 times).

2023: Named team co-captain … Earned First-Team All-American Athletic Conference honor by the leagues head coaches … Also garnered All-AAC accolades from Phil Steele Magazine (first team), Sports Info Solutions (first team) and College Football News (honorable mention) … Started all 12 games for the Pirates … Logged 710 total snaps (651 defense, 59 special teams) … Led the club for the second consecutive season in total tackles … Tallied 86 stops (40 solo) … Picked off a team-high two passes for 29 return yards … Added 3.0 TFLs (-4 yards) to go along with one pass breakup and one quarterback hurry … Logged three or more tackles in all 12 games (double digit stops three times) … Tied career-high in tackles (11) at UTSA … Also had ten stops against Appalachian State and Charlotte … Credited with TFLs against Marshall (0.5/-1 yard), Rice (1.0/-1), Charlotte (0.5/0 yards), UTSA (0.5/-1) and Navy (0.5/-1) … Picked off passes against Charlotte (29 yards) and Florida Atlantic (0 yards) … Credited with a quarterback hurry at Appalachian State and a pass breakup against Rice … Named 2023 Preseason Second-Team All-AAC by Phil Steele Magazine and a Third-Team All-AAC selection by Athlon Sports ... Named 2023 Preseason Second-Team All-AAC by College Football Network.

2022: Started 12 of 13 games with the Pirates … Logged 721 total snaps (654 defense, 67 special teams) … Led the team in tackles with 87 (38 solo) … Registered 1.5 TFLs … Picked off two passes ranking third on the squad returning them for 45 yards … Credited with four pass breakups, one quarterback hurry and forced three fumbles … Booked at least one stop in all 13 games (multiple 13 times) … Established career-high in tackles against Temple with 11 (three solo) … Also booked 10 tackles against Memphis (five solo), UCF (four solo) and Cincinnati (three solo) … First career interception came against Old Dominion (-2 yard return) … Second career interception was against Memphis where he returned it 47 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter … Registered TFLs against NC State (0.5/-1 yard), South Florida (0.5/-1 yard), Houston (0.5/-1 yard) … Credited with forced fumbles against South Florida (2) and UCF (1) … Tallied pass breakups against NC State, Old Dominion, Houston and Temple.

2021: Appeared in all 12 games as a member of secondary unit and special teams … Booked 16 tackles (four solo) … Tallied at least one stop in eight contests (multiple four times) … Recorded career-high four tackles against Temple which included a one-yard TFL … Six of 16 stops came on kickoff coverage … Made collegiate debut in the season opener against Appalachian State with one assisted tackle … First stop as a member of the defense came against Tulane (solo) in the fourth quarter … Credited with three pass breakups (two vs. Temple) … Other was against South Florida.

Personal: Earned undergraduate degree in communication (Dec. 2023).