Juston Wood

Juston Wood
Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Date of birth: (1979-12-27) December 27, 1979
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight: 207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school: Portland (OR) David Douglas
College: Portland State
Undrafted: 2003
Career history
As player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As coach:
Career Arena statistics
Comp. / Att.: 140 / 230
Passing yards: 1,543
TD-INT: 25-16
QB Rating: 78.95
Rushing TDs: 7
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Juston Wood (born December 27, 1979) is a former American football quarterback who played three seasons in the Arena Football League with the New York Dragons and Philadelphia Soul. He played college football at Portland State. He was also a member of the Minnesota Vikings and Central Valley Coyotes.

Early years

Wood played high school football and was a three-year varsity letter winner at David Douglas High School in Portland, Oregon. He also earned all-conference honors in basketball.[1]

College career

Wood played for the Portland State Vikings of Portland State University from 1999 to 2002.[2] He twice earned ADA Academic All-American honors. He was a first-team All-Big Sky Conference selection at quarterback in 2001 and honorable mention in 2002, serving as team captain both seasons.[1]

Professional career

He was rated the 14th best quarterback in the 2003 NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[3]

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BPWonderlic
6 ft 1 in 207 lb 4.78 s 1.69 s 2.83 s 4.16 s 7.14 s 3212 in 9 ft 5 in 30[4]
All values from NFL Combine[3]

Wood signed with the Minnesota Vikings on April 28, 2003. He was released by the Vikings on August 25, 2003.[1][5]

Wood played for the Central Valley Coyotes of the af2 from 2004 to 2005. He completed 60 of 105 passes for 651 yards and 15 scores in 2004. He earned second-team All-National Conference honors, led af2 in total offense averaging 282.4 yards per game and passed for 4,361 yards and 89 touchdowns in 2005.[1]

Wood joined the New York Dragons on January 14, 2006. He was released by the Dragons October 24, 2006.[6] He was signed by the Philadelphia Soul on November 27, 2006.[7] Wood signed with the New York Dragons on March 7, 2008.[6]

Coaching career

Wood became wide receivers coach of the Cal Poly Mustangs of California Polytechnic State University in 2009. He switched to quarterbacks coach in 2013.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Juston Wood". gopoly.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  2. Lund, Mike (September 20, 2014). "PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS (1-2) vs. CAL POLY MUSTANGS (0-2)". goviks.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Juston Wood". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  4. "NFL Combine Testing Results for 2003". topendsports.com. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  5. "Juston Wood". kffl.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  7. "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
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