Responsibilities
Offensive line coach and run game coordinator
Years at BYU
- 2024-present
Education
- Bachelor's degree in business, Azusa Pacific (2002)
- Master's in physical eduation, Azusa Pacific (2005)
Years Overall Coaching
2003-present
Coaching Experience
- BYU
- Offensive line coach and run game coordinator (2024)
- Georgia Southern
- Offensive line coach and run game coordinator (2023)
- UNLV
- Co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach (2022)
- Offensive line coach (2021)
- Utah State
- Offensive line coach (2019)
- Western Kentucky
- Offensive line coach (2018)
- Oregon State
- Offensive line coach and run game coordinator (2017)
- Offensive line/tight ends/co-offensive coordinator (2016)
- Offensive line coach (2015)
- Wisconsin
- Offensive line coach (2013-14)
- Utah State
- Offensive line coach (2011-12)
- Tight ends and special teams (2009-10)
- New Mexico
- Graduate assistant coach-offensive line (2007-08)
- Citrus College
- Offensive line coach/run game coordinator (2006)
- Azusa Pacific
- Tight ends coach (2004-05)
- Graduate assistant (2003)
Coaching Career Highlights
- A a coaching veteran with more than 20 years of experience, including serving as the offensive line coach at Wisconsin, Oregon State, Utah State, Western Kentucky, UNLV and most recently at Georgia Southern for the 2023 season.
- Coached two All-Sun Belt selections in 2023 in first-teamer Khalil Crowder and second-team selection Rasheed Miller. Woods also had a freshman All-America honoree from The Athletic in center Chandler Strong.
- While at UNLV from 2021 to 2022, the Rebels averaged nearly six more points per game after Woods was elevated to co-offensive coordinator in his second season.
- Mentored center Leif Fautanu to all-conference honors in at UNLV
- Helped the Rebels score 18 rushing touchdowns and produced back-to-back 1,000-yard rushers, including Charles Williams who led the Mountain West Conference with 1,261 yards in 2021 and Aidan Robbins with 1,011 yards in 2022.
- Utah State’s offensive line coach in 2019 when USU’s offense set school records in passes completed (315) and attempted (504), while its 3,628 passing yards are the second-most.
- Coached four linemen to All-Pac-12 honors while at Oregon State and saw two of his linemen—Sean Harlow (Atlanta Falcons 2017 fourth round) and Isaac Seumalo (Philadelphia Eagles 2016 third round)—drafted into the NFL.
- At Wisconsin his unit ran the ball for 320.14 yards per game in 2014, blocking for All-American running back Melvin Gordon when he won the Doak Walker Award and was a Heisman Trophy finalist.
- In 2014, Gordon rushed for 2,587 yards, second-most in a single season in FBS history, and set a then-FBS single-game rushing record with 408 yards.
- 2014 season also saw the Badger offensive front set a school record for fewest sacks allowed with 13, as well as a school and Big Ten Conference record that still stands today with 4,482 net rushing yards.
- In 2013, the Badgers set a then-school record with 3,689 rushing yards to go along with a school-record 450.8 yards per game of total offense.
- Gordon and fellow running back James White became the first running backs in NCAA history to each eclipse 1,400 rushing yards in the same season behind Woods' offensive line in 2013.
- Mentored seven All-Big Ten players at Wisconsin, including four All-Americans, highlighted by Rob Havenstein, who was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the second round of the 2015 NFL Draft.
- Coached five players to All-Western Athletic Conference honors, including Tyler Larsen and Philip Gapelu in 2011. Larsen earned second-team All-America honors as a senior in 2013 and has spent 10 years in the NFL.
Playing Career
- Played at Citrus Junior College (1999)
- Played at Iowa State (2000)
- Finished playing career at Azusa Pacific (2001-02)
Hometown
- San Dimas, California
Personal/Family
- He and his wife Kelly have two daughters, Madison and McKenzie