2022 Football Roster

Morgan State Digital Media Team

12 Jayden Wooden

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 195
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Peoria, Ariz.
  • Highschool Centennial HS

Biography

As a Senior (2022): made an immediate impact for the Bears secondary unit ... the senior safety started in every game (11) and recorded 45 tackles (32 solo) with three tackles for loss ... he had a forced fumble and an interception return for 12 yards in an upset win against MEAC defending champion South Carolina State (Oct. 29) ... All-MEAC Third Team selection ... Academic All-MEAC ... 2023 NFF Hampshire Honor Society ... 

Transferred from Maricopa C.C. (2019-20): was a DB and helped team win its first-ever HJCAC championship title … earned an Associate Degree …
 
Northern Arizona University (2017-18): was listed as a redshirt freshman safety in 2018 ...  
 
High School: competed for four seasons at Centennial HS under head coach Richard Taylor … was a two-time State champion … Honor Roll student … was a member of the track & field team … finished Top 25% of Class ... 

Personal: son of Lisa and Jerry Wooden … born Feb. 17, 1999 … goes by “Jay Woo” … from Phoenix, Arizona … has two brothers, Craig and Gio ... father, Jerry, played football at Missouri ...
 applied liberal studies major ... his career ambition is to be an entrepreneur, coach and crypto broker ... lists Lebron James as his biggest sports influence “because he lived up to the highest expectations and got to a place where he can give back to his community and put people in his inner circle on” ... chose to attend Morgan “because I wanted to attend an HBCU and to be a contributing factor in changing the narrative of Morgan football” … the athletic accomplishments he is most proud of is “ being a 2-time champion, a JUCO champion and earning a scholarship to Morgan ... enjoys basketball, sports debate shows, podcasts and video games. 
 

Statistics

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2022

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2021Junior

    S
    6'1" 180 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2022Senior

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    6'1" 195 lbs
    12