Juston Wood (born December 27, 1979) is an

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coach and former

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who is currently an offensive analyst at

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. He played three seasons in the

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with the

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and

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. He played

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at Portland State. He was also a member of the

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and Central Valley Coyotes.

Early life

Wood played

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and was a three-year varsity letter winner at David Douglas High School in

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. He also earned all-conference honors in basketball.

College career

Wood played for the Portland State Vikings of

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from 1999 to 2002. He twice earned ADA Academic All-American honors. He was a first-team All-

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selection at quarterback in 2001 and honorable mention in 2002, serving as team captain both seasons. He recorded career passing totals of 414 completions, 724 incompletions, 37 touchdowns and 5,653 yards. He graduated from Portland State with a bachelor's degree in public health education.

Professional career

He was rated the 14th best quarterback in the

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by NFLDraftScout.com. Wood signed with the

on April 28, 2003. He was released by the Vikings on August 25, 2003. Wood played for the Central Valley Coyotes of the

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from 2004 to 2005. He completed 60 of 105 passes for 651 yards and 15 scores in 2004. He earned second-team All-National Conference honors, led af2 in total offense averaging 282.4 yards per game and passed for 4,361 yards and 89 touchdowns in 2005. Wood joined the

on January 14, 2006. He was released by the Dragons October 24, 2006. He was signed by the

on November 27, 2006. Wood signed with the New York Dragons on March 7, 2008.

AFL statistics

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Coaching career

Wood was an assistant coach at David Douglas High School. He became wide receivers coach of the

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in 2009. He switched to quarterbacks coach in 2013 and became offensive coordinator of the Mustangs in 2016. In December 2016, he was named the wide receivers coach for the Georgia Southern Eagles of

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References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wood, Juston Living people 1979 births American football quarterbacks David Douglas High School alumni Portland State Vikings football players Minnesota Vikings players Central Valley Coyotes players New York Dragons players Philadelphia Soul players High school football coaches in Oregon Cal Poly Mustangs football coaches Georgia Southern Eagles football coaches Players of American football from Portland, Oregon