56 LAMARR WOODLEY
PRO CAREER
(13-0/1-0): Selected by the
Steelers in the second round (46th overall) of the 2007 NFL
Draft…played as a both a reserve linebacker and a contributor on special teams
as a rookie.
2007 (13-0/1-0):
Appeared in 13 games
and the playoff loss to Jacksonville as a reserve OLB and special teams
contributor…had one tackle in NFL debut, a Week 1 win over Cleveland…for the
season he registered 13 tackles and four sacks, which tied for third on the
team…had five QB pressures…forced a fumble in the Week 7 loss at Denver…had
three tackles and two sacks in the playoff loss to Jacksonville...9/9 at Cleveland: Played in his first
NFL game at OLB…logged his first career tackle...9/16 vs. Buffalo: Saw extensive action
after James Harrison went down with an injury at the end of the first
half…registered 36 snaps and logged two tackles (one solo) while also getting
one sack for a loss of eight yards...9/23 vs. San Francisco: Saw action on
eight defensive plays and still managed to log a sack for the second consecutive
week for a loss of three yards...9/30 at
Arizona: Saw his only action on special teams, but did not register a
tackle...10/7 vs. Seattle: Saw
extensive action on special teams and limited action on defense but did not
register a tackle...10/21 at Denver:
Saw eight defensive snaps and registered his third career sack for a loss of
11 yards…also forced his first career fumble when he sacked Jay Cutler...10/28 at Cincinnati: Saw action on
special teams only but did not register a tackle…11/5 vs. Baltimore: Saw extensive
action on special teams and registered one solo tackle…also saw defensive snaps
on Baltimore’s last two possessions of the game but did not register a defensive
tackle…11/11 vs. Cleveland: Saw his
only action on special teams, but did not register a tackle…11/18 at N.Y. Jets: Was inactive...11/26 vs. Miami: Was inactive...12/2 vs. Cincinnati: Saw his only
action on special teams...12/9 at New
England: Was inactive...12/16 vs.
Jacksonville: Played in his 11th game of the season and finished
with one solo tackle...12/20 at St.
Louis: Saw action on 27 defensive plays and finished the game with a team-
high four quarterback pressures and three tackles (one solo)...12/30 at Baltimore: Saw action in his
third consecutive game and finished with two solo tackles, including a sack for
a loss of 14 yards...AFC WILD CARD
1/5/08 vs. Jacksonville: Saw extensive action on defense, while playing in
his first career postseason game and finished with three solo tackles…posted his
first postseason sack in the second quarter for a loss of 13 yards…added his
second career postseason sack in the fourth quarter for a loss of six
yards.
COLLEGE:
Helped
the Wolverines led the nation in rush defense his senior season, allowing just
43.38 yards per game and ranked fourth nationally with an average of 3.23
quarterback sacks per game…his 50.5 stops behind the line of scrimmage rank
second in school history behind Mark Messner (70, 1985-88)…His 16.5 tackles for
loss in 2006 were the most by Michigan player since Larry Foote's 26 in 2001…His
25 quarterback sacks rank behind Mark Messner's 36 on the school's all-time
record list…Holds the Michigan career-record with 10 forced fumbles…His four
forced fumbles in 2006 tied the school season record that was set by Mike Taylor
in 1971…Became the first ever Michigan player to capture the prestigious
Lombardi Trophy as the nation's top college football lineman, and he is the
ninth player from the Big Ten Conference to receive the honor…was also the first
player in school annals to win the Ted Hendricks Award (nation's premier
defensive end). 2006: Consensus All-American first-team
selection…Unanimous All-Big Ten Conference first-team choice…Named National
Defensive Player of the Year by Rivals.com…Also chosen Big Ten Defensive Player
of the Year by the league's coaches and media…Recipient of the Richard Katcher
Award, given to U-M's top defensive lineman/outside linebacker, for the second
time in his career…Shared David Brandon Leadership Award honors with offensive
tackle Jake Long…Elected team co-captain, starting all 13 games at Rush
defensive end…Recorded 36 tackles (28 solos) and led the team for the second
straight year with 12 sacks for minus 119 yards and 16.5 stops for losses
totaling 131 yards…His 119 sack yards are the most ever by a Michigan player in
a season…Also recovered four fumbles, returning one 54 yards for a
touchdown…Tied the school season-record with four forced fumbles. 2005:
Earned All-Big Ten Conference honorable mention from the league's coaches
and media…Started eight games and played in 11 contests at "rush" linebacker,
missing the Northwestern game and most of the Ohio State tilt with an arm
injury...Finished fifth on the team with 48 (28 solos)...Led the squad with
seven sacks for minus 57 yards and 14 stops for losses of 67 yards…Caused three
fumbles and recovered another…Also deflected one pass. 2004: All-Big Ten
Conference second-team selection by the league's coaches, earning honorable
mention from the media…Recipient of the Richard Katcher Award, as Michigan's top
out-side linebacker...Played in all 12 games and started 10 contests at right
outside linebacker, leading the team with 16 stops for losses of 72
yards…Finished second on the squad with 70 tackles (58 solos) and four sacks for
minus 40 yards…Was named Rose Bowl Defensive Player of the Game after collecting
a game-high 11 tackles (9 solos) and four stops for losses of 7 yards vs. Texas
(his four stops behind the line of scrimmage vs. the Longhorns matched a
Michigan Bowl record and tied for the seventh-best single-game mark in school
history). 2003: College Football
News and Rivals.com Freshman All-American honorable mention...The Sporting News Freshman All-Big Ten
Conference pick…Played in all 13 games and made two starts at defensive end
(Illinois and Purdue)...Registered 23 tackles (15 solos), two sacks for minus 12
yards and four stops for losses totaling 16 yards.
PERSONAL:
Attended Saginaw (Mich.) High School, playing football for head coach Don
Durrett…USA Today, Parade, CNN/Sports
Illustrated, G&W Recruiting Report and Super Prep All-American first-team
choice and named Michigan's Gatorade Player of the Year…Prep Football Report,
Super Prep and Max Emfinger's Blue Chip Recruiting rated him the nation's
second-best linebacker…Super Prep rated him the second-best player in the
Midwest…G&W Recruiting Report ranked Woodley the fourth-best defensive
player in the country, while both Rivals.com and College Football News rated him
the nation's third-best inside linebacker…Member of Prep Star's Dream Team Top
100 list and listed as the best player in Michigan on The Detroit News Blue Chip list and by
the Detroit Free Press…A four-year
starter on defense and three-year starter on offense, Woodley collected 192
career tackles at linebacker…Also recovered six career fumbles…Recorded 80
tackles and 10 sacks as a senior and also blocked one punt that he returned 30
yards for a score…Made 120 tackles, 12 sacks, eight pass break-ups and five
fumble recoveries in his junior season…Also lettered three years in basketball,
averaging 13 points and 13 rebounds as a senior, in addition to participating in
track, finishing third in the state in the shot put during his junior
season…Nicknamed "Wood"…Born LaMarr Dewayne Woodley on 11/03/84...Resides in
Saginaw, Mich.
