20 Facts About JoJo Wooden

Edward Lewis "JoJo" Wooden was born on October 14,1969 and is an American football executive who most recently served as the senior director of player personnel for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League.

JoJo Wooden played college football for the Syracuse Orangemen and had a stint with the Phoenix Cardinals in 1993.

JoJo Wooden served the end of the 2023 season as interim general manager after the firing of Tom Telesco.

JoJo Wooden was born on October 14,1969, in Hartford, Connecticut.

The brother of National Football League player Terry JoJo Wooden, he attended Farmington High School where he was a team captain in football and basketball.

JoJo Wooden was first-team All-State in football, was the team MVP his last two years, and was All-State in basketball while being the leading scorer in Class M with 26 points-per-game.

JoJo Wooden played in the annual state All-Star Game and was his side's MVP.

JoJo Wooden followed in his brother's footsteps and played college football for the Syracuse Orangemen, redshirting as a true freshman in 1988.

JoJo Wooden then played all 13 games in 1990, mainly at special teams but as a backup outside linebacker, recording 13 tackles.

JoJo Wooden became a starter as a junior in 1990, but was injured after having started the first six games and was a backup for the final three after he returned, ending the year with 38 tackles.

JoJo Wooden began the 1992 season at defensive tackle before returning after three games to outside linebacker; he started all 12 games and made 58 tackles while tying for the team-lead with 5.5 sacks and being second in the conference with two fumbles recovered.

JoJo Wooden concluded his collegiate career having won three letters and played 46 games with 21 starts.

JoJo Wooden graduated from Syracuse with a degree in sociology.

JoJo Wooden was signed by the Phoenix Cardinals as an undrafted free agent following the 1993 NFL draft, but did not make the final roster.

JoJo Wooden left the school prior to the 1994 season.

JoJo Wooden then served for a time as an assistant coach of the NCAA Division II American International Yellow Jackets.

JoJo Wooden's position was pro personnel assistant from 1997 to 1998, pro scout from 1999 to 2000, senior pro scout of the American Football Conference from 2001 to 2002, assistant director of pro scouting in 2003, director of pro scouting from 2004 to 2006, and assistant director of player personnel from 2007 to 2012.

Until 2007, JoJo Wooden worked mainly in the team's pro scouting department, but he shifted to the college side with his appointment of assistant director of player personnel and was the team's only staff member to have roles in both sides in his final six years.

JoJo Wooden accepted a position as the director of player personnel for the San Diego Chargers in 2013.

On February 7,2025, JoJo Wooden was relieved as Raiders senior director of player personnel along with senior national scout Dujuan Daniels.