All State and All County pole vaulter and football player.
Holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Technology with a minor in Drawing & Design.
2× Kodak All American, national player of the year nominee, 2× All Conference, Specialist of the Year, team MVP, 3× Most Valuable Defensive Back, 1988 Dean's List honoree, 2001 NMU College Hall of Fame inductee, 2x team captain.
Woods was selected in the seventh round of the 1989 NFL draft by the Detroit Lions and spent that season with the team.
Both of his parents, Mary Koonce-Johnson (Kenosha, Wisconsin) and Jere Woods (Missouri) retired from Chrysler, Inc.[citation needed]