4-star EDGE Jayden Woods narrows list to 5 schools

Shawnee (Kan.) Mill Valley four-star EDGE Jayden Woods is down to five schools, he announced on social media.

Woods named Florida, Purdue, Wisconsin, Penn State and Tennessee as finalists.

As of now, he has official visits scheduled for UW (May 31), PSU (June 7) and Purdue (June 14).

The 6-foot-3, 228-pound Woods visited State College last month.

“The connection with Coach Barnes and Coach [Torrence] Brown was great the whole visit,” Woods told BWI following his March 12 visit. “I could really see myself playing for them. Talking with Coach [James] Franklin was great too. He actually recruited my dad and was with him at K-State back in the day. Watching number [Abdul Carter] and [Jameial Lyons] pass rush at practice was amazing. I got the chance to talk to [Dani Dennis-Sutton] about hand placement on pass rush, too.”

He also visited Tennessee last month.

“I got to meet with coach Ek[eler] for like 10 or 15 minutes, and I learned so much,” Woods told Volquest. “I can only imagine what I would learn if I came here. He is a very passionate and very genuine guy.”

Woods is the nation’s No. 190 overall prospect, No. 23 EDGE and No. 5 recruit from Kansas in the 2025 cycle according to the On3 Industry Ranking — a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.