Woodson Greer III

Houston

Sep 12 (Fri)

5:30 PM

Position:
Outside Linebacker
Height:
6-3
Weight:
220
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Carson, Calif.
High School:
Junipero Serra

AT COLORADO: 2014 (Sr.) - He played in all 12 games on special teams and in seven on defense, including two starts (at Massachusetts, Utah) as his position wasn’t usually in the lineup when CU went to a nickel defense. In 156 snaps from scrimmage, he recorded 15 tackles (eight solo), with a third down stop. He had a season-high five tackles in the season finale against Utah (three solo, one a tackle for zero). On special teams duty, he had a solo tackle and three knockdown blocks. He had 11 tackles, two for losses, with three third down stops in the four main spring scrimmages.

2013 (Jr.) - He saw action in eight games (four starts), as his position was the one that came out of the lineup when the Buffs were in the nickel defense. He missed the last four games of the year after suffering a nasty stinger in practice on Nov. 5, one that even prevented him from practicing other than on an extremely limited basis. In playing the most to date in his career, he was in for 268 snaps from scrimmage and recorded 34 tackles, 25 of which were solo including two for losses. He also had four tackles for zero gains, two quarterback hurries, a third down stop and a fumble recovery, the latter coming against Arizona when he was also in on seven tackles (five solo) and played a career-best 62 snaps. He posted a career-high eight tackles (six unassisted) against Charleston Southern. He had a good spring and was the recipient of the Greg Biekert Award as selected by the coaching staff as the most improved linebacker.

2012 (Soph.) - He saw action in nine games, including six on defense at outside linebacker (no starts), recording 12 tackles, seven of the solo variety, in 69 snaps from scrimmage. He saw his most playing time against Arizona State, when he was in for 25 plays and posted a season-high seven tackles (five solo), with his first career quarterback sack. He was third on the team in special team points with 19, on the strength of two solo tackles (one inside-the-20), seven knockdown blocks, three caused penalties, three forced fair catches, two first downfield credits that altered the return path, and a fumble recovery. He had entered the fall listed second at ‘sam’ (outside) linebacker and had six solo tackles, including a sack, in the main spring scrimmages.

2011 (Fr.) - He saw action in five games, including three on defense at outside linebacker (no starts), playing a total of 40 snaps from scrimmage. He had three tackles on the year, two solo, with a third down stop and a tackle for zero. He finished eighth on the team in special team points with 11, on the strength of eight knockdown blocks, a downed punt, one tackle and one assist.

HIGH SCHOOL - As a senior, he was named PrepStar All-Region and SuperPrep All-Far West team member, as the publication ranked him the No. 65 player in the region (the No. 10 linebacker on that list). Scout.com ranked him as the No. 48 outside linebacker in the nation, the seventh best from California. He also earned first-team All-CIF Southern Section Western Division, first-team All-Mission League and first-team All-South Bay Area honors. As a junior, he was first team All-Western League and All-South Bay after garnering second team All-Western League accolades as a sophomore. For his career, he racked up 281 total tackles, which included 113 solo stops and 12 quarterback sacks. As a senior, he had 69 tackles (41 solo) and one fumble recovery, which followed a monster junior year, which saw him record 140 tackles (41 solo) and 11 sacks that totaled 76 yards in losses. He also had one forced fumble and one recovery that season. As a sophomore, he had 72 tackles (31 solo), one sack and one interception. Under coach Scott Altenberg, Serra compiled a 42-2 record in his three years there, winning three consecutive Mission League titles and 29 straight games sandwiched between playoff losses that ended his sophomore and senior seasons. Serra was 14-1 his senior year, winning the CIF Southern Section before losing in the state title game, 15-0 his junior season (CIF Southern Section and California state champions) and 13-1 his sophomore year before falling in the CIF Southern Section title game.

ACADEMICS - He is majoring in Sociology at Colorado, scheduled to graduate in August 2015.

PERSONAL - He was born December 26, 1992 in Long Beach, Calif. Hobbies include playing the piano (he has since he was six) and other sports including basketball. He was very active in community service both through his high school and church, the majority of which included outreach to the homeless. His high school sends several players annually to Pac-12 schools as he had played with many in his prep career.

			TACKLES
Season	G	Plays	UT	AT	TOT	TFL	Sacks
2011	3	40	2	1	3	1- 1	0- 0
2012	6	69	7	5	12	2- 3	1- 2
2013	8	268	25	9	34	2- 5	0- 0
2014	7	156	8	7	15	0- 0	0- 0
Totals	24	433	42	22	64	5- 9	1- 2