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.
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Position: | Nose tackle | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Los Angeles, California | January 3, 1993||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 310 lb (141 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | William Howard Taft (Woodland Hills, California) | ||||||||||||
College: | USC | ||||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2016 | ||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2020 | |||||||||||||
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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.
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
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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
- "Antwaun Woods College Stats". Sports Reference. August 17, 2018.
- "Antwaun Woods College Stats". Sports Reference. August 17, 2018.
- "Antwaun Woods College Stats". Sports Reference. August 17, 2018.
- "Antwaun Woods College Stats". Sports Reference. August 17, 2018.
- "USC Football 2014 Media Guide". Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- "Tennessee Titans sign USC DT Antwaun Woods as undrafted free agent". Conquest Chronicles. SBNation. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- Wyatt, Jim (September 4, 2016). "Titans Sign Nine Players to Practice Squad". TitansOnline.com. Archived from the original on August 16, 2017.
- Wyatt, Jim (December 28, 2016). "Titans Promote NT Antwaun Woods, Add Two to Practice Squad". TitansOnline.com.
- 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.
- Wyatt, Jim (September 3, 2017). "Titans Add Eight Players to Practice Squad". TitansOnline.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2018.
- Wyatt, Jim (January 15, 2018). "Titans Sign 10 Players to Futures Contracts". TitansOnline.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2018.
- 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.
- Alper, Josh (May 30, 2018). "Cowboys bring back Darius Jackson, sign Antwaun Woods". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
- Phillips, Rob (July 28, 2020). "Cowboys Sign Antwaun Woods, Waive Two Players". DallasCowboys.com. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
- Williams, John (December 26, 2020). "Report: DT Antwaun Woods Heading to Injured Reserve". Inside The Star. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- Archer, Todd. "Cowboys' Antwaun Woods arrested on marijuana, tampering charges". ESPN. Retrieved December 5, 2019.