ASU #18 Justin Woazeah
Class: Sr.
Hometown: Winston-Salem, N.C.
High School: R. J. Reynolds
Height: 5-10
Weight: 175
Position: DB
Birthdate: Sept. 28, 1984
The second half of ASU’s all-conference caliber cornerback duo ... a superb cover corner ... also a sure tackler against the run ... three-year starter also provides emotional leadership for a veteran defense.
2006: Turned in another consistent performance at a position where consistency is key ... started all 15 games at left cornerback, giving him 40 starts in 41 career games ... notched between one and four tackles in 14-of-15 games, finishing the season with 38 stops ... led the Mountaineers and ranked among the top 10 in the Southern Conference with 10 pass break-ups on the season ... broke up a pair of passes in both the national semifinal win over Youngstown State and the national championship game versus UMass ... has a flair for the dramatic, as 7-of-10 pass break-ups came in the NCAA Division I playoffs just a year after 5-of-6 PBUs on the campaign came in the postseason ... also intercepted two passes and recovered a fumble on the season.
2005: Played in all 15 games, making 14 starts at left cornerback ... replaced starter Dominick Dingle at LCB when Dingle was injured on the eighth play of the season opener at Eastern Kentucky ...Woazeah made six tackles in that contest and never reliquished his position ... ranked second on squad with four interceptions and third on team with six pas break-ups ... set a school record with 156 interception return yards, despite never finding the end zone ... recorded the longest return in school history that didn’t go for a touchdown — a 78-yarder versus Southern Illinois in the national quarterfinals ... finished 10th on the team with 59 tackles ... registered multiple tackles in 12-of-15 games ... had a season-high eight tackles at Kansas ... picked off first pass of the season versus Georgia Southern (returned it 34 yards) ... returned second INT of the campaign 24 yards against Western Carolina ... final two interceptions of the season came in the playoffs — versus Lafayette (20-yard return) and SIU (78 yds.) ... also recovered a fumble in first-round win over Lafayette ... notched five of season’s six PBUs in the playoffs, including two in national championship game.
2004: Finished eighth on the team with 46 tackles (30 solo) as a redshirt freshman ... broke up seven passes on the season, good for second on the squad ... forced a pair of fumbles, also good for a tie for second on the team ... made an impressive collegiate debut with 10 tackles and a forced fumble in the season opener at Wyoming ... racked up six stops and forced another fumble at nationally ranked Northwestern State ... turned in an impressive performance on pass coverage with an interception and four pass break-ups in victory over Texas State ... tallied five tackles (all solo) in triumph over No. 2 Furman ... broke up passes versus Wofford and Chattanooga.
2003: Redshirted.
High School: Totaled 997 yards rushing and 10 touchdowns as a senior ... received all-Northwest honors from Winston-Salem Journal ... tallied 56 tackles and two interceptions in his final season ... played for head coach Mike Propst ... varsity letter winner four years in football as well as in track ... also earned two letters in basketball.
Personal: Full name is Justin Miayen Woazeah, Jr. ... born Sept. 28, 1984 (turns 23 during season) ... son of Nancy and Justin Woazeah, Sr. ... majoring in computer science.
