Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-24@ California | 8 | 118 | 14.8 | 2 | 53 | Season-high 118 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 28-10vs San Diego State | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 16 | 148 | 9.3 | 2 | 53 |
#6
Anthony Woods
Senior running back for UCLA. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 192 lb · Palmdale, CA · Palmdale HS / Utah
CFB Index 47 · #155 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceReturning to UCLA for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
148
rushing yards · 2026
2 TD · 9.3 per carry · 1 catches
2 games into 2026 so far
The play that turned itSwung UCLA from 33% to 64% to win.UCLA at California · 45-24
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for UCLA. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Idaho in 2022.
- Transferred from Utah to UCLA in 2025.
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Fans warmer than rivals
His own fans are far more bullish than the rival fanbase.
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Anthony Woods
Wins in space out of the backfield. Anthony Woods has been at UCLA through two head coaches in two seasons. The receipt: 118 rush yds, 2 rush TD against California — Week 1, 2026.
148 RUSH YDS · 2 RUSH TD · 16 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Idaho3-star out of Palmdale
2024
- Entered the portal
202511 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
UCLA
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Tim Skipper
UCLA
2026era →
Bob Chesney
UCLA
Coaching transition mid-career: Tim Skipper → Bob Chesney. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025UCLA3-9HC: Tim Skipper · Balanced, slow tempo
2026UCLA2-0HC: Bob Chesney · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: yards / carry (100th percentile). Strength: long run (80th percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 74.0 YDS/g, 9.3 YPC, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Chesney
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #23 of 44 Big Ten RBs
How the All-Big Ten estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 28–10
30 rush yds (8 car)
With C. Gerrand — 49 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 55 LONG · N. Iamaleava — 151 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 31.0 · 57 rush yds (13 car)
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · California · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +4.10(01:17) Shotgun #6 A.Woods rush left for 53 yards gain to the CAL00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:17, 1ST DOWN #15 M.Bhaghani kick attempt good (H: #45 C.Barry, LS: #44 G.Cereghino)
- Week 1 · California · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.84(10:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 A.Woods rush middle for 31 yards gain to the CAL00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:19, 1ST DOWN #15 M.Bhaghani kick attempt good (H: #45 C.Barry, LS: #44 G.Cereghino)
- Week 2 · San Diego State · 3&4 · Q2 · EPA +1.40(04:35) Shotgun #6 A.Woods rush right for 4 yards gain to the SDSU39 (#0 S.Hala), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · California · 1&13 · Q4 · EPA +0.95(06:30) Shotgun #6 A.Woods rush left for 9 yards gain to the CAL40 (#2 K.Lopa) PENALTY CAL Offside declined
- Week 2 · San Diego State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.64(11:11) Shotgun #6 A.Woods rush right for 2 yards gain to the UCLA38 (#18 K.Wallin; #0 S.Hala)
- Week 2 · San Diego State · 2&7 · Q2 · EPA -0.40(05:11) Shotgun #6 A.Woods rush left for 3 yards gain to the SDSU43 (#27 M.Lindsay)
- Week 1 · California · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -0.34(10:19) Shotgun #6 A.Woods rush middle for 3 yards gain to the CLA32 (#3 K.Mothudi; #96 D.Wilkins)
- Week 1 · California · 3&14 · Q3 · EPA -0.30(01:58) Shotgun #9 N.Iamaleava pass complete short left to #6 A.Woods caught at CLA41, for 1 yard to the CLA44 (#3 K.Mothudi; #33 J.McKinley)
- Week 2 · San Diego State · 2&5 · Q2 · EPA -0.25(14:15) Shotgun #6 A.Woods rush left for 3 yards gain to the UCLA28 (#21 T.Letuli; #24 J.Cox)
- Week 1 · California · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.17(03:56) Shotgun #6 A.Woods rush middle for 6 yards gain to the CAL21 (#32 T.Jernigan)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
UCLA
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · UCLA
Returning around him
- 57% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- Transfer portal: +14 net (43 in / 29 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UCLA · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #25 · 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.
Matches Stacy on
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Yards / carry
Differs from Stacy on
Receiving share (higher)
Rush TD rate (lower)
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Dedrick Mills’s path through Nebraska.
Matches Dedrick on
Yards per carry
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Stacy Sneed's junior season at Houston (2024).
62%match
Matches Stacy on
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Differs from Stacy on
Class year (lower)
EPA / carry (adj) (lower)
Receiving share (higher)
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #75
Peaked at #75 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...
The backfield · UCLA
- #3Wayne Knight1,373 rushing yards · 2025
- #21Jaivian Thomas306 rushing yards · 2025
- #6Anthony Woods294 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Dylan Lee117 rushing yards · 2025
- #32Troy Leigber24 rushing yards · 2025
1 more on the roster · UCLA team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology