Trevor Woods

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Trevor Woods
Colorado Buffaloes–No. 43
Position Safety
ClassJunior
Major Accounting
Personal information
Born: (2002-09-20) September 20, 2002 (age 21)
Houston, Texas
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career history
College
High school James E. Taylor

Trevor Woods (born September 20, 2002) is an American football safety for the Colorado Buffaloes.

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Early life and high school

Woods grew up in Katy, Texas and attended James E. Taylor High School, where he played football, baseball, and basketball. [1] As a junior he had 142 tackles, five forced fumbles, and four interceptions, which were all returned for touchdowns. [2] Woods was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Colorado over offers from Arizona, Pittsburgh, Rice, and several Ivy League schools. [3]

College career

Woods played in 10 games during his freshman season with the Colorado Buffaloes and had 23 tackles and one pass broken up. [4] He made 84 tackles with two tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, five passes broken up and one interception as a sophomore. [5] Following the firing of Colorado head coach Karl Dorrell and the hiring of new coach Deion Sanders, Woods was one of the few players to remain on the team following large-scale roster turnover. [6] [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Silva II, Dennis (December 12, 2019). "Taylor's Woods a 'pick-6' phenom". Katy Times . Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  2. ↑ Munsterteiger, Adam (April 3, 2022). "Colorado football notes: Opportunity knocks for Trevor Woods". 247Sports.com . Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  3. ↑ "3-star safety Trevor Woods commits to CU Buffs football". The Denver Post . July 29, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  4. ↑ Howell, Brian (April 2, 2022). "Trevor Woods aiming for bigger role with CU Buffs". Denver Post . Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  5. ↑ Howell, Brian (April 12, 2023). "Football: Once again, work paying off for CU Buffs safety Trevor Woods". Denver Post . Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  6. ↑ Meyer, Craig (August 9, 2023). "How Trevor Woods became one of Colorado's few holdovers from last season". Rivals.com . Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  7. ↑ Jones, Jason (August 9, 2023). "Trevor Woods fought to stay after hearing Deion Sanders' "Louis Luggage" speech". SI.com . Retrieved October 1, 2023.
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