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Xavier Woods

Safety, Chicago Bears · #32.

Player facts

Team: Chicago Bears
Position: Safety
Number: 32
Born: Jul 26, 1995 (age 31)
Birthplace: West Monroe, LA, USA
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 202 lbs
College: Louisiana Tech
Experience: 10 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	12	5	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career	672	436	236	2	5	6	50	15	234	15.6	0	35	50	15.5	29	0

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	@ GB	L 31-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs NYJ	W 23-12	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Mon, Sep 28	vs PHI	W 27-7	5	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs MIN	L 9-3	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 4 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Xavier Woods (born July 26, 1995) is an American professional football safety for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the sixth round of the 2017 NFL draft. He played college football for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs.

From Wikipedia’s article on Xavier Woods (American football), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Woods attended West Monroe High School. As a freshman, he played at wide receiver. As a sophomore, he moved to defensive back and intercepted 6 passes, including 2 returned for touchdowns.

As a junior, he helped his team win the 2011 football state championship, while posting 43 tackles, 5 interceptions, 6 receptions for 233 yards and 2 punt returns for 60 yards.

As a senior, he received All-state, All-Northeast Louisiana and All-district honors. He also played basketball.

College career

Woods accepted a football scholarship from Louisiana Tech University. He started 10 games out of 12 as a true freshman at free safety, tallying 61 tackles (3 for loss) and 2 passes defensed.

As a sophomore, he posted 71 tackles (3.5 for loss), 7 passes defensed and 3 forced fumbles. He also had 6 interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown in a win over the University of Illinois in the 2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl.

As a junior he took a step back, recording 56 tackles (7.5 for loss), 3 interceptions and 3 passes defensed.

As a senior, he registered 89 tackles (6.5 for loss), 5 interceptions and 6 passes defensed. He graduated after starting all but two career games, collecting 181 tackles (20.5 for loss), 14 interceptions (third in school history), 18 passes defensed, 4 sacks, 6 forced fumbles, and 325 interception return yards (first in school history).

From Wikipedia’s article on Xavier Woods (American football), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹