CAREER HONORS & AWARDS
• C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2017)
• Jim Thorpe Award Semifinalist (2016)
• First Team All-Conference USA (2016)
• First Team All-Louisiana (2016)
• Conference USA All-Academic Team (2016)
• C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2016)
• First Team All-Conference USA (2015)
• Second Team All-Louisiana (2015)
• Conference USA All-Academic Team (2015)
• C-USA Academic Medalist (2015)
• C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2015)
• First Team All-Conference USA (2014)
• Second Team All-Louisiana (2014)
• Conference USA All-Academic Team (2014)
• C-USA Academic Medalist (2014)
• C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2014)
SENIOR (2016)
• Played and started in all 14 games at safety for the Bulldogs.
• Recorded the second-most tackles on the team with 89 (60 solo, 29 assisted) to go along with 6.5 TFL.
• Registered a team-high five interceptions as well as 3.0 sacks and six pass breakups.
• Opened the season with 10 tackles, one sack and one interception at Arkansas (9/3).
• Recorded eight tackles, including 1.0 TFL, and an interception against UTEP (10/1).
• Returned an interception for a season-long 45 yards at FIU (10/22).
• Tallied a career-high two sacks at North Texas (11/5).
• Posted a career-high 12 tackles at Southern Miss (11/25).
• Finished career with 14 interceptions, the fifth most in program history.
JUNIOR (2015)
• Registered 56 total tackles, including 7.5 for a loss, and hauled in three interceptions during the season
• Returned an interception 18 yards and registered three solo tackles in season opener against Southern (9/5).
• Had a season-high 10 tackles and broke up a pass against Mississippi State (10/17).
• Recorded six tackles, including a career-high two tackles for loss, totaling 45 yards and forcing two fumbles, tying a school record, against North Texas (11/7).
• Recorded three tackles (two solo, one assisted) and intercepted a pass against UTEP (11/21).
• Intercepted a pass, while also registering six tackles and assisting on a tackle for loss in the R + L Carrier's New Orleans Bowl (12/19).
SOPHOMORE (2014)
• Set a school record with 230 interception return yards on a team-high six interceptions (two for touchdowns).
• Ranked second on the team with 71 total tackles (52 solo, 19 assisted) to go along with 3.5 tackles for a loss of 13 yards.
• Also registered a solo sack for a loss of nine yards, seven pass break-ups, three forced fumbles, one QB hurry and a blocked kick.
• Registered seven total tackles (five solo, two assisted) at No. 4/3 Oklahoma (8/30).
• Returned an interception 46 yards for a touchdown and registered six total tackles at Louisiana-Lafayette (9/6).
• Forced a fumble, registered his first career sack - a solo sack for a loss of nine yards - and totaled four tackles overall at North Texas (9/11).
• Recorded two interceptions returned for a total of 10 yards and made two solo tackles against UTEP (10/4).
• Totaled five tackles, returned an interception 34 yards and blocked a field goal attempt at UAB (11/8).
• Registered a season-high nine tackles with one forced fumble and one pass break-up at Marshall in the C-USA Championship Game (12/6).
• Returned an interception 69 yards for a touchdown and tallied a season-tying nine solo tackles versus Illinois (12/26) in the Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl.
FRESHMAN (2013)
• Played in all 12 games, starting in 10, recording 61 total tackles (32 solo, 29 assisted) with three tackles for a loss of five yards.
• Recorded three total tackles (one solo, two assisted) in his collegiate debut at NC State (8/31).
• Tallied four total tackles (two solo, two assisted) against Tulane (9/12) with a solo stop for a loss of one yard and a pass break-up.
• Notched a season-high nine total tackles (two solo, seven assisted) against North Texas (10/19).
• Registered eight total tackles (two solo, six assisted) against Tulsa (11/23) with a season-high 1.5 tackles for a loss of three yards.
HIGH SCHOOL
• Graduated from West Monroe High School in 2013.
• An all-state, all-Northeast Louisiana and all-district honoree.
• Led his team to a state championship his junior year (2011).
• Returned two punts for 60 yards and returned one kickoff for four yards his senior year while catching seven passes for 233 yards and two touchdowns and making 43 tackles and five interceptions his junior year.
• Coached by Don Shows.
PERSONAL
Xavier Woods ... Son of Barron and Octavia Cobbs ... Born on July 26, 1995 in Monroe, La. ... Chose Louisiana Tech over Louisiana-Lafayette, Stanford and Indiana ... Recruited by Tim Rattay.
