Biography
A smart and aggressive weak safety, Woods has gone from walk-on status to all-star candidate. He led all Division I-AA players last year with six forced fumbles. Easily near the top of any media member's list of best interviews among the 2005 Demons, his rapport with his fellow members of the secondary, especially Jason O'Brien, almost overshadows his outstanding performances on the field.
Honors: SLC Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll, 2003, Fall 2004, Spring 2005...Athletic Honor Roll, Silver (GPA between 3.0-3.49), fall 2003.
2004: Third on the team with 94 tackles and second with 11 for lost yards (37), he had three interceptions (third on team) and forced six fumbles, best in the nation...Led team in tackles xx times...Shared team lead with 10 stops and had an interception at Louisiana-Lafayette...Five hits vs. Jackson State...Led team with nine tackles, had an interception, a pass breakup and the game-clinching sack (-13) in the waning minutes of a wild 40-35 win over Appalachian State on Sept. 25...Seven hits, two caused fumbles vs. Oklahoma Panhandle...shared team lead with 10 hits, added a pass breakup vs. McNeese in 47-17 win...Led Demons with 10 tackles at North Dakota State...Six hits, one for loss, one caused fumble in 44-7 win over Texas State...Seven hits, two for loss as Purple Swarm held All-American QB Dustin Long without a TD pass for the only time last season and to a season-low 220 yards passing in a 45-27 win over the No.3 Bearkats...Nine tackles and a fumble recovery, along with a tackle for loss, in title-clinching 37-16 comeback win at Stephen F. Austin.
2003: Made 31 stops, 2 tackles for lost yards, and the 2 interceptions, both returned for Tds, in his first season of college football...4 hits in his college debut vs. Jackson State...2 hits vs. Tulane...4 tackles vs. Delaware State...4 more in win at La.-Monroe...4 again at Northern Iowa...4 hits, a tackle for loss (-1) vs. Oklahoma Panhandle...4 hits and the two interceptions, with TD returns of 8 and 37 yards in the fourth quarter, against Southeastern...2 hits, a caused fumble in the SLC win at Texas State.
High School: Academic All-State football player and a first-team all-district selection as a senior after earning second-team all-district recognition in his junior year...A track standout with multiple honors...Lettered 4 times in track, 3 in football, 2 in cross country and once in soccer...Helped Woodlawn win district titles in football in his sophomore and junior seasons, with a district runner-up finish in his senior year...Team reached regional round of the State Class 4A playoffs all three seasons and had a combined 23-13 record.
