2021 Football Roster
Tavion Woodard
- Position:
- Defensive Lineman
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 259
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- West Lafayette, Ind.
- Prev School:
- West Lafayette HS
- High School:
- West Lafayette HS
- Major:
- Undeclared
Awards and Honors:
2023 Preseason All-MAC (third team by Athlon Sports; fourth team by Phil Steele College Football Preview)
Ball State Sports Link (Jan.17, 2023): Tavion Woodard: From 52 to Six
Returning starter at defensive end where he boasts 20 career starts ... leads a defensive line rotation that features 46 combined starts including Jack Sape (14), John Harris (8), Kyron Mims (2), Kyle King (2).
2022: 10-game starter while appearing in all contests ... 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).
2021: 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).
2020: Appeared in six of BSU’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.
2019: Did not see any game action … took a redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL: 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 as a prepster.
PERSONAL: Son of Maurice Woodard and Tata Lipscomb … four brothers and one sister … three of his brothers played collegiate football.
