Josh
Woods
LB
#42
Josh Woods
#42LB
Atlanta Falcons
Height : 6' 1" · Weight : 235 lbs · Age : 30
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Atlanta Falcons | 12 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Atlanta Falcons | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Arizona Cardinals | 11 | 61 | 33 | 28 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Detroit Lions | 17 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Detroit Lions | 12 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Chicago Bears | 15 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | Chicago Bears | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contract
Atlanta Falcons payroll →- 2026 cap number
- 1.08 M$
- Average per year
- 1.30 M$
- Total value
- 1.3 M$
- Seasons left
- 1 · through 2026
2026
1.08 M$
Not guaranteed
Cap number: the season's salary plus the share of the signing bonus spread over the contract. Total value and average per year cover the whole contract, from its signing.
Advanced stats, 2023 Linebackers
NFL stats →2023 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular linebackers: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Tackles
54
28th percentile
Tackles for loss
2
10th percentile
Sacks
0.5
12th percentile
Pressures
2
5th percentile
Interceptions
0
31th percentile
Passes defended
1
15th percentile
Yards allowed per target
6.4 yd
50th percentile
Passer rating allowed
116.2
6th percentile
Missed tackle rate
12.9 %
10th percentile
Defensive snaps
569
12th percentile
Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.
2024 projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
-0.1
Games
13
WAR 2023
-0.2
Games played
11
The pace of the last three seasons (WAR per game, 60/25/15), pulled toward the group average, over the games expected from his availability in the last two, adjusted for age.
Trend
→ Stable (-4)
- 2023-0.2 WAR · -0.018 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
+6 · 27 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2023
All ratings →Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
46
Backup or prospect
- TCK
- Tackling
- 63
- COV
- Coverage
- 64
- RDF
- Run defense
- 64
- PRS
- Pass rush
- 65
- DUR
- Durability
- 61
- EX
- Experience
- 65
Why these ratings?Hide details
- TCK — Tackling : Tackles made and missed tackles
- COV — Coverage : Yards and passer rating allowed per target
- RDF — Run defense : Run tackles and tackles for loss, per snap
- PRS — Pass rush : Pressures, sacks and QB hits, per snap
- DUR — Durability : Games played out of his team's, over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the NFL
WAR and PAL Rating, 2023
How we rate →WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
Half the EPA of his sacks, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles, tackles for loss and QB hits, against his position's average per snap.
Yards allowed per target against his position's average, 0.12 points per yard (measured).
Replacement level: the share of defense the league spends on his position (by payroll), prorated by snaps.
How much better or worse than average his team's defense was (EPA allowed), minus what is already credited to players, prorated by snaps.
The individual part is splash plays and coverage. The rest is the position share and his team's defense, split by snaps played.
Josh Woods in five questions
What are Josh Woods's stats in 2023?
Josh Woods has 0.5 sacks and 1 QB hit in 11 games in 2023.
How old and how tall is Josh Woods?
Josh Woods is 30 years old. He is 6'1" (185 cm) and weighs 236 lb (107 kg).
How good is Josh Woods?
Josh Woods produced -0.2 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2023, 80th of 99 players at his position in the NFL. His PAL rating is 5 out of 100: very poor for his position.
What number does Josh Woods wear, and what team does he play for?
Josh Woods plays for Atlanta Falcons in the NFL, at LB, and wears number 42.
What is Josh Woods's projection for 2024?
Our projection has him at -0.1 WAR in 2024, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
