Peyton Woodyard

Woodyard is a smart, heady safety with an extremely high football IQ. He was a three-year starter for state power St. John Bosco and had a really solid senior season. He has a prototype safety frame, with plenty of room to fill out and add good weight. He played a more physical game as a senior and looked more willing to get off the hash and deliver a blow. He’s a good open field tackler, shows range in the secondary and does a nice job covering tight ends and backs. He’s a not a freaky athlete and will need to continue to improve his overall quickness and athleticism but his smarts and ability to play in all situations should allow him to see the field early in college.

Natural safety who does everything well. Plays in a defense where he's asked to cover and play run support and does both very well. Shows good range and covers a lot of ground on the back end. He's a plus athlete who runs well and makes plays sideline to sideline. He's a solid tackler and will fly off the hash in run support and does a nice job wrapping up and rarely misses in a one on one situation. Natural leader and well respected by his peers. Tremendous off the field work ethic and a future captain at the next level. Also plays baseball but will focus on football in college.