University of Michigan Football All-American
Charles Woodson
Cornerback, 1996
As the 1997 Heisman Trophy recipient, Woodson became the first primarily defensive player to win the award given yearly to college football's top player. Woodson was a force to be reckoned with on both sides of the ball, making amazingly acrobatic interceptions and spectacular receptions. He started his second game as a true freshman and played 34 straight games before entering the pro's draft after his junior year. Woodson was second in the nation in interceptions and voted the MVP of the Wolverines' national championship squad.
A Fremont, Ohio, native, Woodson was recognized as the 1997 Walter Camp Player of the Year, Chevrolet Defensive Player of the Year twice, Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year twice, the Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Year, and the Jim Thorpe Award winner as the top defensive back in the nation. He was a two-time All-American and a unanimous consensus All-American selection in 1997. Woodson was a first-round 1998 NFL Draft pick of the Oakland Raiders (fourth overall selection).
CAREER STATISTICS
| Year | Games | Att | Gain | Loss | Net Gain | Ave. Gain | Long. | Tds | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1996 | 12 | 6 | 152 | 0 | 152 | 25.3 | 57 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1997 | 12 | 5 | 41 | 20 | 21 | 4.2 | 33 | 1 | ||||||||
| Career | 37 | 11 | 193 | 20 | 173 | 15.7 | 57 | 2 |
|
Year |
Games |
Receptions |
Yards |
Ave. |
Long. |
TDs |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1996 | 12 | 13 | 164 | 12.6 | 28 | 1 | ||||||
| 1997 | 12 | 12 | 238 | 19.8 | 37 | 2 | ||||||
| Career | 37 | 25 | 402 | 16.08 | 37 | 3 |
| Kick Offs | Punt Returns | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | No. | Yards | Ave. | Long. | TDs | No. | Yards | Ave. | Long. | TDs | |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 4 | 78 | 21. | 23 | 0 | 11 | 106 | 9.6 | 31 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 301 | 8.4 | 78 | 1 | |
| Career | 4 | 78 | 18.5 | 31 | 0 | 47 | 407 | 8.7 | 78 | 1 | |
| Tackles | Pass Defense | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | GP | S | A | T | TFL | Sacks | F-R | | | PBU | Int | YDS | Long | tds | ||||||||||
| 1995 | 13 | 45 | 10 | 55 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | | | 4 | 5 | 46 | 15 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1996 | 12 | 48 | 15 | 63 | 0-0 | 0-0 | | | 12 | 5 | 28 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1997 | 12 | 27 | 17 | 44 | 5-34 | 1-11 | 0 | | | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 37 | 120 | 42 | 162 | 7-26 | 1-11 | 1 | | | 2 | 5 | 18 | 81 | 15 | 0 | |||||||||
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