Juston Wood (born December 27, 1979) is an American football coach and former quarterback who is currently an offensive analyst at Arizona State University. He 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.

Juston Wood
Arizona State Sun Devils
Position:Offensive analyst
Personal information
Born: (1979-12-27) December 27, 1979 (age 44)
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:David Douglas
(Portland, Oregon)
College:Portland State
Undrafted:2003
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
  • David Douglas HS (2005–2008)
    Assistant coach
  • Cal Poly (2009–2012)
    Wide receivers coach/special teams coordinator
  • Cal Poly (2013–2015)
    Quarterbacks coach/passing game coordinator
  • Cal Poly (2016)
    Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach
  • Georgia Southern (2017)
    Wide receivers coach
  • Georgia Southern (2018)
    Quarterbacks coach
  • Boise State (2019)
    Offensive quality control
  • Arizona State (2020–present)
    Offensive analyst
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-National Conference (2005)
  • First-team All-Big Sky (2001)
Career Arena League statistics
Comp. / Att.:140 / 230
Passing yards:1,543
TDINT:25–16
QB rating:78.95
Rushing TDs:7
Stats at ArenaFan.com

Early life

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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

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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] He recorded career passing totals of 414 completions, 724 incompletions, 37 touchdowns and 5,653 yards.[3][4] He graduated from Portland State with a bachelor's degree in public health education.[5]

Professional career

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He was rated the 14th best quarterback in the 2003 NFL draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[6]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Wonderlic
6 ft 1 in
(1.85 m)
207 lb
(94 kg)
4.78 s 1.69 s 2.83 s 4.16 s 7.14 s 32+12 in
(0.83 m)
9 ft 5 in
(2.87 m)
30[7]
All values from NFL Combine[6]

Wood signed with the Minnesota Vikings on April 28, 2003. He was released by the Vikings on August 25, 2003.[1][8]

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.[9] He was signed by the Philadelphia Soul on November 27, 2006.[10] Wood signed with the New York Dragons on March 7, 2008.[9]

AFL statistics

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Year Team Passing Rushing
Cmp Att Pct Yds TD Int Rtg Att Yds TD
2006 New York 40 58 69.0 382 5 4 79.81 4 2 2
2007 Philadelphia 84 143 58.7 992 20 9 88.68 13 62 3
2008 New York 16 29 55.2 169 0 3 32.76 3 13 2
Career 140 230 60.9 1,543 25 16 78.95 20 77 7

Stats from ArenaFan:[11]

Coaching career

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Wood was an assistant coach at David Douglas High School.[5][12] He became wide receivers coach of the Cal Poly Mustangs of California Polytechnic State University in 2009.[1] He switched to quarterbacks coach in 2013 and became offensive coordinator of the Mustangs in 2016.[5][1][13] In December 2016, he was named the wide receivers coach for the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern University.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Juston Wood". gopoly.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ a b "Juston Wood Tabbed as New Receivers Coach at Georgia Southern". gseagles.com. December 21, 2016. Archived from the original on August 11, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "2014 PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS FOOTBALL" (PDF). grfx.cstv.com. p. 5. Archived from the original on August 11, 2017. Retrieved August 11, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ a b c "Wood Promoted to Offensive Coordinator; Spencer to Coach Linemen". gopoly.com. July 29, 2016. Archived from the original on August 11, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Juston Wood". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  7. ^ "NFL Combine Testing Results for 2003". topendsports.com. Archived from the original on November 22, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ^ "Juston Wood". kffl.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ^ a b "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  10. ^ "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  11. ^ "Juston Wood". arenafan.com. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  12. ^ "2016 Cal Poly Football Media Guide". issuu.com. August 7, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  13. ^ "2013 Cal Poly Football Roster". gopoly.com. Archived from the original on December 15, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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