Anthony Woods (American football)

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Anthony Woods
Utah Utes
Position Running back
ClassSophomore
Personal information
Born: Palmdale, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career history
College
High school Palmdale (Palmdale, California)
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Big Sky (2023)
  • Second-team All-Big Sky (2022)

Anthony Woods is an American football running back for the Utah Utes. He previously played for the Idaho Vandals.

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High school career

Woods attended Palmdale High School in Palmdale, California. [1] As a senior, Woods rushed for more than 1,500 yards and 24 touchdowns, before committing to play college football at the University of Idaho. [2]

College career

Idaho

Woods received significant playing time as a freshman in 2022, rushing for 872 yards and three touchdowns. [3] [4] As a result, he earned freshman All-American honors. [5] The following season against Eastern Washington, he ran for a career-high 211 yards and five touchdowns. [6] [7] [8] At the end of the 2023 regular season, Woods was named to the first-team all-Big Sky. [9] He finished the season rushing for 1,155 yards and 16 touchdowns before entering the transfer portal. [10]

Utah

On December 19, 2023, Woods announced that he would be transferring to the University of Utah to play for the Utah Utes. [11]

College statistics
SeasonGamesRushingReceiving
GPAttYardsAvgTDRecYardsAvgTD
Idaho Vandals
2022 121548715.73591.80
2023 122071,1555.51615926.11
Career 243612,0265.519201015.11

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References

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