With the 79th-overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft, the Chargers selected safety JT Woods out of Baylor.
The 6’2, 195-pound Woods was a two-time All-Big 12 honorable mention player for the Bears, including a big 2021 season where he tied for the FBS lead in interceptions with six. As a junior in 2020, he picked off another three passes in nine starts.
At this year’s combine, Woods blazed to a 4.36 in the forty before recording a 39.5-inch vertical and a 10’8 broad jump. His athletic tools are a big reason the Chargers likely took a chance on Woods in the third since the majority of draft analysts had him no higher than a fourth-round value.