DaeSean Woodard
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No. 55 Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||
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| Inside Linebacker | |||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
| Place of birth: Ullin, IL | |||||||||
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Career information | |||||||||
| High school: Shawnee Community College | |||||||||
| College: Notre Dame | |||||||||
| NFL Draft: 2024 / Round: 3 / Pick: 72 | |||||||||
| Debuted in 2024 for the Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||
Career history
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| Roster status: Active | |||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 0, 2025 | |||||||||
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DaeSean Woodard is an American football inside linebacker who plays for the Cincinnati Bengals. He played college football at Notre Dame.
Contents
Early Life
Recruiting
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| DaeSean Woodard ILB |
Ullin, IL | Shawnee CC | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 206 lb (93 kg) | JuCo | |
Skill: Potential:
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College Career
Statistics
Through the conclusion of the 2023 season, Woodard's statistics are as follows:
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| GP | GS | TKL | TFL | Sacks | INT | TD | Safety | FF | FR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 62 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 49 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NCAA Career Totals | 26 | 26 | 111 | 1 | 0.0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Professional Career
Pre-draft
| Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | Shuttle | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | Wonderlic |
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| 6 ft 3 in | 206 lb | 4.72 s | 4.19 s | 7.14 s | 33.5 in | 10 ft 3 in | 15 reps | 41 |
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Draft
DaeSean Woodard was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals with the 72nd overall pick of the 2024 NFLHC Draft.
Regular season
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