Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-24@ Washington | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-34@ Kansas State | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | 16 | Season-high 29 yds |
| Total | 9 | 37 | 3.9 | 0 | 16 |
#3
Maxwell Woods
Sophomore running back for Washington State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 201 lb · Carver, MN · Chanhassen HS
Returning to Washington State for 2026
The numbers
37
rushing yards · 2026
4.1 per carry · 1 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 29 rush yds, 12 rec yds, at Kansas State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 running back for Washington State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to South Dakota State in 2024.
- Transferred from South Dakota State to Washington State in 2025.
Maxwell Woods
Two seasons at Washington State, two different head coaches: Jimmy Rogers and Kirby Moore. The receipt: 29 rush yds, 12 rec yds against Kansas State — Week 2, 2026.
37 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 9 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with South Dakota State3-star out of Chanhassen
202511 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Washington State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Jimmy Rogers
Washington State
2026era →
Kirby Moore
Washington State
Coaching transition mid-career: Jimmy Rogers → Kirby Moore. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Washington State7-6HC: Jimmy Rogers · Balanced
2026Washington State0-2HC: Kirby Moore · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
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: 18.5 YDS/g, 3.9 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirby Moore
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.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Washington State | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Washington State | 36 | 225 | 6.2 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 45 | 262 | 5.8 | 0 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Washington State | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Washington State | 18 | 148 | 8.2 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 19 | 160 | 8.4 | 0 | -- |
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Kansas State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -1.52(13:15) Shotgun #3 M.Woods rush middle for 2 yards loss to the WSU39 (#6 D.Whitaker)
- Week 2 · Kansas State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.42(13:50) Shotgun #3 M.Woods rush left for 16 yards gain to the WSU41 (#18 W.Fair), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Washington · 3&4 · Q1 · EPA -1.21(12:50) Shotgun #3 M.Woods rush middle for 1 yard loss to the WASH34 (#48 J.Lane)
- Week 1 · Washington · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.80(13:17) Shotgun #3 M.Woods rush middle for 0 yards to the WSU28 (#10 X.Alexander; #48 J.Lane)
- Week 2 · Kansas State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.50(04:23) Shotgun #3 M.Woods rush middle for 7 yards gain to the KSTATE37 (#10 L.Bartley)
- Week 1 · Washington · 2&7 · Q4 · EPA -0.41(14:19) Shotgun #3 M.Woods rush right for 3 yards gain to the WASH44 (#9 J.Manu)
- Week 2 · Kansas State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.32(09:24) Shotgun #3 M.Woods rush middle for 1 yard gain to the WSU13 (#15 K.Burns)
- Week 1 · Washington · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.26(13:30) Shotgun #3 M.Woods rush middle for 6 yards gain to the WASH33 (#90 E.Davis)
- Week 2 · Kansas State · 2&3 · Q1 · EPA +0.21(03:41) Shotgun #12 C.Pinnick pass complete short right to #3 M.Woods caught at KSTATE38, for 12 yards to the KSTATE25 (#7 K.Patterson), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Kansas State · 3&18 · Q4 · EPA +0.20(04:16) Shotgun #3 M.Woods rush right for 7 yards gain to the WSU50 (#25 Z.Rich)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Washington State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Washington State
Returning around him
- 91% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- Transfer portal: -13 net (28 in / 41 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Washington State · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #81 · 2026 recruiting class #128
Background
WASHINGTON STATE RS-FRESHMAN (2025): Enrolled in January and participated in spring practice...appeared in 12 games, one as a starter…rushed for 225 yards on 36 carries with a long 48, averaged 6.3 yards-per-carry…caught 18 passes for 138 yards with a long of 33…missed season-opener with injury…h...
The backfield · Washington State
- #9Kirby Vorhees576 rushing yards · 2025
- #1Angel Johnson252 rushing yards · 2025
- #3Maxwell Woods225 rushing yards · 2025
- #20Leo Pulalasi205 rushing yards · 2025
- #30Dylan Paine3 games · 2026
6 more on the roster · Washington State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology