Anthony Woods (American football)
| UCLA Bruins | |
|---|---|
| Position | Running back |
| Class | Junior |
| Major | Psychology |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | Palmdale, California, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| High school | Palmdale (Palmdale, California) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Anthony Woods is an American football running back for the UCLA Bruins. He previously played for the Idaho Vandals and the Utah Utes.
High school career
[edit]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
[edit]Idaho
[edit]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
[edit]On December 19, 2023, Woods announced that he would be transferring to the University of Utah to play for the Utah Utes.[11]
On December 6, 2024, Woods announced that he would enter the transfer portal for the second time.[12]
UCLA
[edit]On January 9, 2025, Woods announced that he would transfer to UCLA.[13]
| Season | Games | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | |||
| Idaho Vandals | |||||||||||
| 2022 | 12 | 154 | 871 | 5.7 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 12 | 207 | 1,155 | 5.5 | 16 | 15 | 92 | 6.1 | 1 | ||
| Utah Utes | |||||||||||
| 2024 | DNP | ||||||||||
| UCLA Bruins | |||||||||||
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Career | 24 | 361 | 2,026 | 5.5 | 19 | 20 | 101 | 5.1 | 1 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Palmdale's Anthony Woods scores four TDs in quarterfinal win over Covina". Daily News. November 14, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ "Daily News Boys Athlete of the Week: Anthony Woods, Palmdale". Daily News. November 16, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ "'He's really a special talent': Running back Anthony Woods quickly becomes star in Idaho backfield". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ Pixley, Trevan (April 14, 2023). "At RB, it's Anthony Woods and the boys". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ Pixley, Trevan (September 29, 2023). "UI's Woods is bigger, faster, stronger". The Lewiston Tribune. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ "To the Woodshed: Idaho's Woods runs over, through Eastern in 44-36 victory". Coeur d'Alene Press. October 1, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ Norwood, Bryce (October 10, 2023). "Get to know Vandals' starting running back Anthony Woods". The Argonaut. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ "'He's really a special talent': Running back Anthony Woods quickly becomes star in Idaho backfield". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ "Five Vandals named to all-Big Sky football first team". Coeur d'Alene Press. November 22, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ "Idaho loses QB Gevani McCoy, RB Anthony Woods and CB Marcus Harris to NCAA transfer portal". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ "Utah football gets commitment from Idaho transfer running back Anthony Woods". Deseret News. December 20, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ Lee, Kenny (December 7, 2024). "Utah running back Anthony Woods enters transfer portal". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
- ^ Champion, Aidan (January 9, 2025). "BREAKING: UCLA Finally Lands Transfer RB". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 10, 2025.