| Matt Woodlief |
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2006: Redshirted the season as a true freshman.
Background: Listed by Rivals.com as the 41st-best prep linebacker prospect in America and the 23rd-best prospect in North Carolina... the Charlotte Observer's Defensive Player of the Year... helped Bandys to the North Carolina 2-A state championship game as a sophomore and a junior and was selected as the defensive player of the game both times... a four-year all-conference defensive player... chosen as an all-state selection as a senior... participated in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas and was a defensive captain... was the WNNC Radio Catawba County Player of the Year... nominated to play in the All-American Army All-Star game... named conference defensive player of the year as a junior... made 151 tackles that year with 10 sacks, three fumble recoveries and two defensive touchdowns... played in 61 high school football games... clocked at 4.6 in the 40-yard dash... a good all-around athlete who squatted 425 pounds and owned a 30-inch vertical leap... also competed on the wrestling team... coached by Randy Lowman.
Background: Parents are Shannon and Linda Woodlief... born February 1, 1988... chose Wake Forest over East Carolina, Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia Tech.
