Rashaun Dorrell Woods (born October 17, 1980) is a former American college and professional

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player who was a wide receiver in the

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(NFL) and

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(CFL) for two seasons during the early 2000s. Woods played

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for

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, and received All-American honors. He was selected by the

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in the first round of the

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, and played professionally for the NFL's 49ers and the CFL's

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. Woods currently coaches at Enid High School in Enid, Oklahoma (2019-present).

Early years

Woods was born in

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. He attended

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in Oklahoma City, and played for the Millwood

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team.

College career

While attending

, Woods played for the

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team from 2000 to 2003. He finished his college career with 293 receptions, 4,414 yards and 42

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records. Woods was a two-time all-American, including being recognized as a consensus first-team All-American in 2002. He became the eighth player in

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Division I-A annals to gain over 1,000 yards receiving in a season three times in a career. Woods also holds the NCAA single-game record for most touchdown receptions in a game (7 against

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in 2003) and most touchdown receptions in a half (5 in the first half of the same SMU game). All seven touchdowns were thrown by former

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infielder Josh Fields. In 2001, his biggest touchdown catch made during his college career was against Oklahoma Sooners down in Norman, where the unranked OSU Cowboys upset the highly ranked Sooners. Also, the following year he had 3 touchdowns against the Sooners, in the annual Bedlam game 2002. Woods has two brothers who followed him to Oklahoma State. D'Juan who graduated in 2007, who played wide receiver and

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, a former Oklahoma State linebacker who spent time at safety and quarterback, graduated in 2008. D'Juan was picked up by the

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as a free agent after the 2007 NFL draftJaguars.com
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Super Bowl Championship team.

Professional career

Woods had 7 catches for 160 yards and 1 touchdown in his rookie season (2004) and spent the 2005 season on injured reserve with torn ligaments in his thumb. In April 2006, he was traded to the

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for

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Sammy Davis. In August 2006, he was cut from the San Diego Chargers. On August 3, 2006, he was claimed off waivers by the

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but failed his physical and was released. In Dec. of 2006 he worked out with the Minnesota Vikings.
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NFL Europa

In 2007, the Hamburg Sea Devils (NFL Europe), Hamburg Sea Devils selected Woods in the 5th round of the

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free agent draft.

CFL career

On July 23, 2007, Woods signed with the

of the

. He was released by the Toronto Argonauts on August 8, 2007. He was signed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on October 4, 2007. On June 22, 2008 Woods was 1 of 14 players to be cut from the Hamilton Tiger-Cats final roster.

Coaching career

After his playing career ended, Woods worked as an assistant football coach at Millwood and at

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, and also as a high school football radio commentator and professional

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. In January 2013, Woods was selected to be head football coach at John Marshall High School in Oklahoma City.Scott Wright
"Former Oklahoma State football star Rashaun Woods to be named coach at John Marshall"
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'', January 16, 2013 (pay site). He led John Marshall to the 3A state championship in 2017. In January 2019, Woods was named head football coach for

Enid High School Enid High School (EHS) is a public tertiary school in Enid, Oklahoma, U.S., operated by the Enid Public Schools school district. With a student body of about 2035 in grades 9-12, Enid High School has a matriculation rate of about 65 percent. Some ...

Enid, Oklahoma Enid ( ) is the ninth-largest city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It is the county seat of Garfield County. As of the 2020 census, the population was 51,308. Enid was founded during the opening of the Cherokee Outlet in the Land Run of 1893, a ...

. Rashaun Woods announced Friday morning, Jan. 20, 2023, he has accepted a head football coaching position at Tyler High School in Tyler, TX, effective immediately.

References

External links

Player Profile

NFL draft profile

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Rashaun Woods Angler Profile
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