Charles Woods: CB · SMU · #3.
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Charles Woods
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. Played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Neal Brown and Rhett Lashlee. That makes two seasons with an honor, the latest All-AAC in 2023. On tape: 6 tackles against Memphis, Week 12, 2023.
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 11 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | SMU | 27 | 23 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 11 | -- |
| 2022 | West Virginia | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | West Virginia | 29 | 21 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 |
| Career | 63 | 51 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 15 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-14vs Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-34@ TCU | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-16vs Charlotte | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-10@ East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | W 55-0@ Temple | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 69-10vs Tulsa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 36-31@ Rice | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-21vs North Texas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-34@ Memphis | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 59-14vs Navy | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 26-14@ No. 17 Tulane | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
 Bowl | L 14-23vs Boston College | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 23 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 11 |
Week 12 · 2023
W 38-34
at Memphis
6 tackles · 4 pass breakups · 4 solo tackles
Edged out Memphis on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
41%11 pass breakupsTackle volume
27tackles this season27 tackles · 1 for loss · 11 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road6g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee
Pass share
46.1%
463 pass / 541 run
Plays / game
71.7
14 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
455 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Three seasons, at West Virginia and SMU, 63 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC
All-AAC mention (2023)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2021)
Big 12 Newcomer Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Neal Brown and Rhett Lashlee.
