It is the month of the NFL. So, by the beginning of the first round, we will highlight the prospects that could interest the Indianapolis colts.
Then, California Safety Craig Woodson.
Measure
Height: 6-001
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Weight: 200
Relative sports score (RAS): 8.76
Statistics namely
Woodson is an experienced academic player, with 2,725 defensive shots during four seasons in Cal and filled a variety of roles at the rear. According to PFF, Woodson played 715 Snaps in a career aligned in the box, 1,358 as free safety and 572 in the slit.
“He plays in the deep half,” said Daniel Jeremiah de Woodson at a conference call before the NFL combination. “He can play downhill. It can open. It is a fluid engine. It has speed. It is a firm plate, and it is really, really intelligent. Speaking to the people of Cal, they are stunted on his intelligence and his leadership.”
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In 2024 in particular, Woodson was one of the The highest PFF Run the defenders and platelets in the security position. He also held the opponents to a career of 9.0 yards by capture with two interceptions and six pass ruptures.
The security position in the defense of Lou Anarumo can have a lot on their plate, and this player must be versatile and capable of managing a variety of responsibilities, which, as Jeremiah presented himself above, Woodson is comfortable.
Even with the colts signing Cam bynum in free agency, security remains a need. In the short term, the only security on the list to be supplied behind bynum and Nick Cross are Rodney Thomas, Daniel Scott and Marcel Dabo – with the last two without having played NFL shots in their career.
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But looking beyond 2025, Cross and Thomas are free agents at the next offseason. This year, Woodson could therefore develop and strengthen depth, while being a long -term option next to Bynum, which has signed a four -year contract.
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To find out more about Woodson’s game, here’s what NFL.com Lance Zierlein wrote in his screening report:
“Woodson is athletic security with easy hips and good speed of change of direction. It is a quick thinker and a reactor for route combinations and quarter actions.
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This article originally appeared on Wire Colts: Colts 2025 NFL Draft: Overview of Cal Safety Craig Woodson
