#6

Anthony Woods

RB · UCLA · R-Jr. · #6

Returning to UCLA for 2026
R-Jr. · Palmdale, Calif. → Palmdale HS / Utah
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Anthony Woods

RB · UCLA · Jr · #6

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
UCLA
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025UCLA3-9HC: Deshaun Foster · Balanced, slow tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025UCLA632944.70--
Career632944.70--
SeasonTeam
2025UCLA242118.82--
Career242118.82--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2025

W 42–37

vs Penn State

63 rush yds (14 car)

Edged out Penn State at home in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Wins in space out of the backfield.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

UCLA

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Running back · UCLA

Returning around him

  • 22% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • Transfer portal: +13 net (42 in / 29 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

UCLA · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #26 · 2026 recruiting class #62

DNA match

Player DNA

Satellite Back

Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.

RB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Stacy Sneed’s 2023 season.

Stacy Sneed

67%match

Houston · 2023

#2

Emmett Johnson

Nebraska · 2024

NFL Rd 5
66%
#3

Marvis Parrish

Western Kentucky · 2025

66%
#4

Ja'Quez Cross

Arkansas State · 2024

All-Sun Belt
66%
#5

Stacy Sneed

Houston · 2024

63%

Matches Stacy on

Total rush EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Yards / carry

Differs from Stacy on

Receiving share (higher)
Rush TD rate (lower)

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Dedrick Mills’s path through Nebraska.

Dedrick Mills

97%match

Nebraska · 2020

#2

Joshua Samuel

Austin Peay · 2022

97%
#3

Garrett Groshek

Wisconsin · 2020

95%
#4

Greg McCrae

UCF · 2020

94%
#5

Narii Gaither

Gardner-Webb · 2023

92%

Matches Dedrick on

Yards per carry
202220232025

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Stacy Sneed's junior season at Houston (2024).

Stacy Sneed

62%match

Houston · 2024

#2

Jutahn Mcclain

Kentucky · 2022

61%
#3

Keegan Jones

UCLA · 2022

60%
#4

Joseph Himon II

Northwestern · 2024

60%
#5

Davion Ervin-Poindexter

Western Kentucky · 2023

60%

Matches Stacy on

Total rush EPA (college ability)

Differs from Stacy on

Class year (lower)
EPA / carry (adj) (lower)
Receiving share (higher)

Player DNA

Players who play like Anthony Woods

#1

DJ Butler

Houston · 2025

86%

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #537

Final rank
#1112
Avg #900.7
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #537 this season.

Background

Career Highlights • FCS Football Central Third Team All-American (2023) • 2-time All-Big Sky honoree (First Team - 2023; Second Team - 2022) Career Summary Has played in 35 games and made 29 starts over four seasons at UCLA (2025), Utah (2024) and Idaho (2022-23) … has totaled 2,329 rushing yards...

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