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Jelani Woods

Tight End, New York Jets · #86.

Player facts

Team: New York Jets
Position: Tight End
Number: 86
Born: Oct 9, 1998 (age 28)
Birthplace: Ellenwood, GA, USA
Height: 6' 7"
Weight: 253 lbs
College: Virginia
Experience: 5 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Offense

	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	FUM
Regular Season	2	3	31	15.5	0	20	1	0
Last 5 Games	2	3	31	10.3	0	20	1	0
Career	28	46	347	12.4	3	36	17	1

Recent games

			Receiving							Rushing					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Oct 11	vs CLE	W 17-12	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	@ CHI	L 23-12	1	1	11	11.0	0	11	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ DET	L 31-24	1	1	20	20.0	0	20	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs GB	L 20-17 OT	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ TEN	W 23-10	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Jelani Woods (born October 9, 1998) is an American professional football tight end for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma State Cowboys before transferring to the Virginia Cavaliers for 2021, when he was named first-team All-ACC. Woods was selected by the Colts in the third round of the 2022 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jelani Woods, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Woods grew up in Ellenwood, Georgia, and attended Cedar Grove High School. He played quarterback and passed for 1,992 yards with 20 touchdown passes against six interceptions in his junior season. Woods was also named honorable mention All-State in basketball by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. As a senior, he was named honorable mention All-State and first-team All-Region 5 3A after passing for 2,316 yards and 26 touchdowns. Woods was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Oklahoma State over offers from Michigan, Louisville, Kansas State, and South Carolina.

College career

Woods began his college career at Oklahoma State. He joined the team as an early enrollee and redshirted his freshman year and was moved from quarterback to tight end during the Cowboys practices leading up to the 2017 Camping World Bowl. Woods finished his redshirt freshman season with seven receptions for 120 yards and two touchdowns. As a redshirt sophomore, he caught 16 passes for 112 yards and a touchdown and was an honorable mention All-Big 12 Conference selection. Woods had eight receptions for 129 yards and a touchdown and was again named honorable mention All-Big 12 as a redshirt junior.

Following the end of the season, Woods announced he would be transferring to Virginia Cavaliers as a graduate student. He was named first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference after catching 44 passes for 598 yards and eight touchdowns.

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