#42
Jackson Woodard
HOU · 2025MIA · 2025–presentACT
JacksonWoodard#42LB
Age
24
Jul 2, 2002
Height
6'2"
74"
Weight
230
lb
College
UNLV; Arkansas
2020-2024
Drafted
2025
UDFA
Exp
1
seasons
Contract
$2M
2y · $0.9M APY
Status
ACT
ACT

2025 Season

Latest production
Tackles
2
2025
TFL
0
regular season
Sacks
0.0
regular season
QB Hits
0
regular season
FF
0
regular season
Snap %
0%
avg / game
Updated 2026-06-02

Career

Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career

Career Path

2020 — Present · Includes honors
2025
Miami Dolphins · Linebacker
LB · 3 active weeks
NFL
2025
Houston Texans · Linebacker
LB · 1 active weeks
NFL
2023–2024
UNLV · LB
NCAA
2020–2022
Arkansas · LB
NCAA

Draft Profile

2025 Draft
Selection
Undrafted Free Agent
2025 UDFA signing with Houston Texans
TeamHOU
StatusUDFA
Undrafted Free Agent

Data Sources & Attribution

Credits
Headshot — wikipediaMaize & Blue Nation. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Source file
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.