Al Woods

BIOGRAPHY

Al Woods was born on March 25th, 1987 in Jennings, Louisiana. He is a defensive tackle in the NFL.

During high school, Al Woods was rated amongst the top defensive tackle prospects in the country by every major recruiting publication. He was a consensus Top 100 player in the country, earned All-America honors as a senior by Parade Magazine, USA Today and Reebok and represented the state of Louisiana in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Woods finished an outstanding high school career in 2005 with 109 tackles and 12 tackles for loss in his senior season. He had 100 tackles and 11 tackles for loss as a junior and received first-team all-state and all-district honors his last two seasons. Woods also played on the offensive line during his senior season. He ranked as the top prospect in the state of Louisiana by Tigerbait.com and as the nation’s 15th-best recruit by ESPN.com. Woods was 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.

Woods had a successful college career at L.S.U. During 2007, he was one of the top backup defensive linemen on the squad and in the SEC. He played in 12 of the Tigers’ 14 games, including the BCS National Championship Game. Woods finished the year with 22 tackles – 13 solo and nine assisted – with two sacks for a loss of 15 yards. Woods shed close to 15 pounds during the summer to enhance his quickness and stamina for his senior year. He started all 13 games for the Tigers in 2009, recording 33 tackles, 5.5 tackles for losses and one sack. Woods matched his career high with five tackles against Mississippi State, including a career-high 1.5 tackles for loss and a pass breakup. Woods opened the campaign with a season-high four solo tackles against Washington. At Ole Miss, he recorded his first career blocked field goal that was returned for a touchdown by Patrick Peterson. He finished the Ole Miss game with two tackles, one tackle for loss and one blocked field goal attempt. Woods had four tackles, one sack and one PBU against Louisiana Tech.

Woods was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the fourth round with the 123rd overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft. He signed a four-year contract on July 15, 2010.

On March 16, 2017, Woods signed with the Indianapolis Colts. He started all 16 games, recording a career-high 44 tackles and one sack.

On May 10, 2019, Woods signed a one-year contract with the Seahawks. On March 17, 2022, Woods re-signed with the Seahawks.

On May 11, 2023, Woods signed with the New York Jets.