Football Announces Defensive Back Addition
April 21, 2021 06:29 PM | Football
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University football coach Neal Brown has announced that Charles Woods, a 6-1, 175-pound, redshirt junior defensive back from Dallas, Texas, has signed a grant-in-aid and will transfer to WVU from Illinois State. Woods will have two years of eligibility remaining to play during a three-year period.
• Started all 15 games at cornerback for the Redbirds
• Second in the Missouri Valley Football Conference with 17 passes defended
• Tallied 48 tackles on the season, with four interceptions and 4 ½ tackles for loss
• Registered 13 pass breakups and had four interceptions, tying for second on the team
• Served as ISU's primary punt returner, finishing with 10 returns for 43 yards and a long of 23 yards
• Recorded a career-best eight tackles in a win at Western Illinois
• Had five tackles and a TFL in a win at No. 4 South Dakota State
• Returned an interception 61 yards to set up a score in the win over Northern Arizona
• Recorded interceptions in the first and second round FCS playoff victories over Southeast Missouri and Central Arkansas
• Recorded 16 tackles on the season, including 11 solo stops
• Credited with 1 1/2 tackles for loss and three pass breakups
• Season-high six tackles at Indiana State (Nov. 10)
• Also returned three kickoffs for a 22-yard average, with a long of 25 yards.
• Recorded 16 total touchdowns as a senior
• Tallied 35 catches for 578 yards and carried the ball 27 times for 148 yards
• Also completed 13-of-18 pass attempts for 103 yards
• Dangerous kick returner with over 1,000 yards in returns
• Named a first team all-district selection, after helping team to a first-round playoff win
• Earned second-team all-district honors as a junior
• Also a standout on the track and in basketball during prep career
• Member of the National Honor Society
Charles Woods, r-Jr., DB, 6-1, 175, Dallas, Texas/Kimball/Illinois State
2020 (Jr.): - Illinois State
• Redshirted2019 (So.): - Illinois State
• Earned HERO Sports FCS Sophomore All-America honorable mention honors• Started all 15 games at cornerback for the Redbirds
• Second in the Missouri Valley Football Conference with 17 passes defended
• Tallied 48 tackles on the season, with four interceptions and 4 ½ tackles for loss
• Registered 13 pass breakups and had four interceptions, tying for second on the team
• Served as ISU's primary punt returner, finishing with 10 returns for 43 yards and a long of 23 yards
• Recorded a career-best eight tackles in a win at Western Illinois
• Had five tackles and a TFL in a win at No. 4 South Dakota State
• Returned an interception 61 yards to set up a score in the win over Northern Arizona
• Recorded interceptions in the first and second round FCS playoff victories over Southeast Missouri and Central Arkansas
2018 (Fr.): - Illinois State
• Saw action in all 11 games, with three starts at cornerback to end the season• Recorded 16 tackles on the season, including 11 solo stops
• Credited with 1 1/2 tackles for loss and three pass breakups
• Season-high six tackles at Indiana State (Nov. 10)
• Also returned three kickoffs for a 22-yard average, with a long of 25 yards.
High School:
• Played four years for the Knights and head coach Henry Cofer• Recorded 16 total touchdowns as a senior
• Tallied 35 catches for 578 yards and carried the ball 27 times for 148 yards
• Also completed 13-of-18 pass attempts for 103 yards
• Dangerous kick returner with over 1,000 yards in returns
• Named a first team all-district selection, after helping team to a first-round playoff win
• Earned second-team all-district honors as a junior
• Also a standout on the track and in basketball during prep career
Personal:
• Son of Irisha Sanders• Member of the National Honor Society
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