Antwaun Woods

Antwaun Woods (born January 3, 1993) is an American football nose tackle for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at USC.

Antwaun Woods
Woods with the Dallas Cowboys in 2020
No. 99 – Dallas Cowboys
Position:Nose tackle
Personal information
Born: (1993-01-03) January 3, 1993
Los Angeles, California
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:310 lb (141 kg)
Career information
High school:William Howard Taft
(Woodland Hills, California)
College:USC
Undrafted:2016
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2020
Total tackles:83
Sacks:2.5
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:2
Pass deflections:1
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Early life and high school career

Woods was a starter for all four years playing for William Howard Taft. His junior year he collected 38 tackles and had 4 sacks, and 31 tackles and 2 sacks as a senior. He was named Super Prep All-American, Under Armour All-American, ESPNU 150. He received a scholarship to USC.

College career

Woods redshirted his first year at USC. He started the first four games of his freshman season as a nose tackle and used as a backup for the rest of the season, and recorded 16 tackles, 3 sacks and 4.5 tackles for loss.[1]

During his sophomore season he continued as a defensive tackle. He started for half of the season and recorded 20 tackles, 1 sack and 2 tackles for a loss and a deflection.[2]

His junior year he was used mostly as a nose tackle, appearing in twelve games while starting in ten of them. He recorded 37 tackles with 1 sack and 1 tackle for loss.[3] He had to end his season after tearing his chest muscle just before the Holiday Bowl.

In his senior year, he recorded 38 tackles, 3 sacks, with 6 tackles for a loss which earned him Defensive Lineman of the Year. Overall, Woods recorded 111 tackles, 8 sacks, and 13.5 tackles for loss throughout his college career.[4]

Some of Woods' artwork was displayed at the 2013 "Artletics" on-campus exhibit that featured the works of USC student-athletes.[5]

In 2015, he received a bachelor's degree in sociology.

College statistics
Defense
YearTeamGPTacklesFor LossSacksIntPD
2012USC 12164.53.000
2013USC 11202.01.001
2014USC 12371.01.001
2015USC 13386.03.000
Total4611113.58.002

Professional career

Tennessee Titans

After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft, Woods signed with the Tennessee Titans on May 1, 2016.[6] He was released on September 3, 2016, and was signed to the Titans' practice squad the next day.[7] He was promoted to the active roster on December 28, 2016.[8] In one game of his rookie year, Woods recorded three tackles.

On September 2, 2017, Woods was waived by the Titans and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[9][10] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Titans on January 15, 2018.[11]

On May 17, 2018, Woods was waived/injured by the Titans and was placed on injured reserve.[12] He was released with an injury settlement on May 22, 2018.

Dallas Cowboys
Woods with the Cowboys in 2018

On May 30, 2018, Woods signed a two-year, $1.05 million contract with the Dallas Cowboys.[13] On August 31, 2018, he made the Cowboys 53-man roster as their starting nose tackle.

Woods re-signed with the Cowboys on a one-year exclusive-rights free agent tender on July 28, 2020. In Week 3, Woods recorded three tackles and sacked Russell Wilson once in the 31-38 loss [14] On December 26, 2020, Woods was placed on injured reserve.[15]

Personal life

On December 3, 2019, Woods was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana and tampering with evidence in Frisco, Texas.[16]

References
  1. "Antwaun Woods College Stats". Sports Reference. August 17, 2018.
  2. "Antwaun Woods College Stats". Sports Reference. August 17, 2018.
  3. "Antwaun Woods College Stats". Sports Reference. August 17, 2018.
  4. "Antwaun Woods College Stats". Sports Reference. August 17, 2018.
  5. "USC Football 2014 Media Guide". Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  6. "Tennessee Titans sign USC DT Antwaun Woods as undrafted free agent". Conquest Chronicles. SBNation. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  7. Wyatt, Jim (September 4, 2016). "Titans Sign Nine Players to Practice Squad". TitansOnline.com. Archived from the original on August 16, 2017.
  8. Wyatt, Jim (December 28, 2016). "Titans Promote NT Antwaun Woods, Add Two to Practice Squad". TitansOnline.com.
  9. Wyatt, Jim (September 2, 2017). "Titans Down to 53 Players: A Position-by-Position Look". TitansOnline.com. Archived from the original on February 6, 2018.
  10. Wyatt, Jim (September 3, 2017). "Titans Add Eight Players to Practice Squad". TitansOnline.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2018.
  11. Wyatt, Jim (January 15, 2018). "Titans Sign 10 Players to Futures Contracts". TitansOnline.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2018.
  12. Wyatt, Jim (May 17, 2018). "Titans Claim Offensive Lineman John Theus off Waivers". TitansOnline.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  13. Alper, Josh (May 30, 2018). "Cowboys bring back Darius Jackson, sign Antwaun Woods". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  14. Phillips, Rob (July 28, 2020). "Cowboys Sign Antwaun Woods, Waive Two Players". DallasCowboys.com. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  15. Williams, John (December 26, 2020). "Report: DT Antwaun Woods Heading to Injured Reserve". Inside The Star. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  16. Archer, Todd. "Cowboys' Antwaun Woods arrested on marijuana, tampering charges". ESPN. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
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