Daniel Jacob Henry Woodhead (born January 25, 1985) is an American amateur golfer and former professional football player.

Woodhead held this record until it was broken by Mount Union running back Nate Kmic on December 13, 2008.

After his football career, he became a golfer, qualifying for United States Golf Association championship tournaments.

[citation needed] Woodhead blocked a field goal attempt late in the fourth quarter to give North Platte possession with only minutes left.

[citation needed] However, North Platte went on to lose the state championship 28–14 to Millard West High School.

[4] North Platte High's quarterback that year, Derek Enderle, also finished as the state's leading passer.

[citation needed] This marked the first time in North Platte's history that the football team finished with the state's leading passer and rusher in the same season.

[citation needed] In addition to being a star in football, Woodhead was also a four-year letterman that set school or state records in three other sports; in track & field, he broke the school record after sprinting a blistering 10.5 seconds in the 100-meter dash; in basketball, he once scored 47 points in a game; in soccer, he netted 16 goals in a season.

He also led his team to the NCAA Division II playoffs in 2006, losing to Northwest Missouri State.

However, in 2007 Abilene Christian University's Bernard Scott broke Woodhead's Division II record by scoring 39 touchdowns (234 points).

He recorded 9,259 all-purpose yards, which ranked second on the NCAA all-time list at the time of his college career ending.

[10] Woodhead is also tied with Germaine Race (Pittsburg State 2003–2006) for first place in Division II in career scoring with 654 points on 109 touchdowns.

Nate Kmic set the new all-time record in 2009, finishing his career with 130 touchdowns for Mount Union College.

The Division II leader is Brian Shay of Emporia State with 9,301 yards, including 1,207 on kickoff returns, 1995–1998.

Woodhead did not receive an invite to the NFL Scouting Combine, so he had to use his pro day to show his abilities.

According to a report on NFLDraftWatch.net, he ran the 40-yard dash in times of 4.33 to 4.38 seconds, which would have been the second-fastest among all running backs at the NFL Combine in March 2008.

However, he received a call from the New York Jets moments before the draft ended, about the two parties coming to an agreement on an undrafted rookie free agent contract.

[22] Woodhead was signed by the New England Patriots on September 18, 2010, one day before the team's Week 2 matchup against the New York Jets.

[33] On February 5, 2012, he made a catch in the second quarter of Super Bowl XLVI to score the first touchdown in the game for the Patriots.

[38] Sharing time with Ronnie Brown as the team's backup to Ryan Mathews, Woodhead enjoyed a career year.

[39] He led all NFL running backs with six touchdown receptions and was second with 76 catches for 605 yards in the regular season.

[44] After recovering from a broken fibula, Woodhead had a strong showing against the Detroit Lions, rushing for 43 yards and scoring two touchdowns.

[49] In the 2016 Week 2 matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Woodhead suffered a torn ACL and was placed on injured reserve, ending his season.

[57] At the end of his NFL career, Woodhead, a scratch golfer in high school who picked it up again in college, and especially while in San Diego, was able to qualify for the 2021 U.S.