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Physically imposing defensive lineman who is poised for a promising senior season following an outstanding spring ... Projects to be in the starting rotation at defensive tackle for the Tigers ... Recipient of the Mike Miley Leadership Award during 2009 spring drills ... Does an outstanding job against both the run and the pass with great strength ... Has seen action in 28 career games with three starts.
JUNIOR SEASON (2008)
Played in 10 games with starts against North Texas and Tulane ... Tallied 11 tackles on the season ... Earned the first start of his career versus North Texas and responded with a pair of tackles ... Finished with one tackle against Alabama ... Had two tackles against Tulane ... Made one tackle against Georgia ... Had two tackles apiece in games against Mississippi State and Appalachian State.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2007)
One of the top backup defensive linemen on the squad and in the SEC ... Played in 12 of the Tigers’ 14 games, including the BCS National Championship Game ... Finished the year with 22 tackles – 13 solo and nine assisted – with two sacks for a loss of 15 yards ... His three fumble recoveries tied for the SEC lead with South Carolina’s Eric Norwood ... Added one quarterback hurry ... Earned his first career start against Tulane, getting the nod at right tackle ... Finished the game with two tackles, a sack and a fumble recovery ... Registered a career-high five tackles in the win over Louisiana Tech ... Had four stops versus Tennessee in the SEC Championship Game.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2006)
A top prospect out of high school, he played in six games, including the Allstate Sugar Bowl, as a true freshman ... Credited with seven tackles on the season ... Was in on a career-high three stops and a sack against Kentucky ... Also had three stops against Louisiana-Lafayette.
HIGH SCHOOL
Rated amongst the top defensive tackle prospects in the country by every major recruiting publication ... A consensus Top 100 player in the country ... Earned All-America honors as a senior by Parade Magazine, USA Today and Reebok ... Represented the state of Louisiana in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl ... Finished an outstanding high school career in 2005 with 109 tackles and 12 tackles for loss in his senior season ... Had 100 tackles and 11 tackles for loss as a junior ... Received first-team all-state and all-district honors his last two seasons ... Also played on the offensive line during his senior season ... Ranked as the top prospect in the state of Louisiana by Tigerbait.com and as the nation’s 15th-best recruit by ESPN.com ... Named to Tom Lemming’s 2005 All-America team, the FSN South’s Countdown to Signing Day “All-South” second-team, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100, the Baton Rouge Advocate Super Dozen, the Mobile Register Super Southeast 120 and the New Orleans Times-Picayune Top 16 Blue-Chip list ... Coached by Brett Fuselier.
PERSONAL
Full name is Al Joseph Woods ... Parents are Al and Phyllis Woods ... Born March 25, 1987 in Jennings, La. ... Majoring in general studies with concentrations in African-American studies, communication studies and sports studies.
WOODS’ CAREER HIGHS
Total tackles: 5 vs. Louisiana Tech, 2007
Tackles for loss: 1, twice
Sacks: 1, twice
Interceptions: 0
WOODS’ CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS
| Year |
G-GS |
UT |
AT |
TT |
TFL |
Sacks |
PBU |
QBH |
INT |
FF |
FR |
| 2006 |
6-0 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
0.5-1 |
0.5-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2007 |
12-0 |
13 |
9 |
22 |
2.0-15 |
2.0-15 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| 2008 |
10-3 |
4 |
7 |
11 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2009 | |||||||||||
|
Totals |
28-3 |
20 |
20 |
40 |
2.5-16 |
2.5-16 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
