 André Woodson during the Giants 2008 Training Camp. |
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| New York Giants — No. 3 | |
| Quarterback | |
| Date of birth: April 25, 1984 | |
| Place of birth: Fort Lewis, Washington | |
| Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | Weight: 227 lb (103 kg) |
| Professional debut | |
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| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
| Career history | |
| College: Kentucky | |
| NFL Draft: 2008 / Round: 6 / Pick: 198 | |
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| Roster status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
André Woodson, Jr. (born April 25, 1984 in Fort Lewis, Washington) is an American football quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Giants in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Kentucky.
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Early years
Born on post in Fort Lewis, Washington where his mother, Robin Woodson, was stationed in the Army with his father (Andre W.) Woodson grew up a military brat, moving from post to post with his mother after his parents divorced when he was the age of two. He was raised by his mother as she continued her Army service, eventually arriving in Radcliff Kentucky in 1994. He attended local schools nereby, Radcliff Middle School and North Hardin High School both in Radcliff, Kentucky (Hardin County Kentucky, located near Fort Knox), where he Lettered in basketball and football, which eventually lead to his being noticed for his football potential by the University of Kentucky.
College career
In 2003, Woodson was recruited to Kentucky. During his freshman season, Woodson served as a backup to Shane Boyd, and appeared in seven games (including one start). For the 2005 season, Woodson was named as the starting quarterback. The Wildcats ended 2005 with a 3-8 record, with André completing nearly 58 percent of his passes, while throwing for 1,644 yards.
After the 2006 spring practice, it appeared Woodson would lose his position to his backup, Curtis Pulley.[1] Spurred by this, Woodson started spending more time lifting weights, began leading the team in practice, and soon became the choice for starting quarterback.[1] The 2006 season, Woodson’s junior season, was a break out season, with Woodson leading the Wildcats to a 7-5 regular season, and their first bowl win in 22 years, in the Music City Bowl.[2] Not only did he lead his team but also led the SEC in passing yards with 3,515,[2][3] and became only the second Kentucky quarterback to throw 30 or more touchdowns in a single season. [2]
On September 22, 2007, Woodson broke Trent Dilfer’s all-time NCAA record of 271 consecutive pass attempts without an interception against the Arkansas Razorbacks[4]. The streak ended, however, when Woodson threw his first interception in 325 attempts on September 29, 2007 against Florida Atlantic University.[5] Against Florida State in the 2007 Music City Bowl, Woodson broke Danny Wuerffel’s SEC record for passing touchdowns in one season. Woodson threw 40 for the season, passing Wuerffel’s record by one. He also broke Jared Lorenzen’s UK record of 78 career touchdown passes.
Statistics
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | QB rating | |||||||
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| Comp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |||
| RS Freshman | 7 | 54 | 88 | 492 | 4 | 1 | 36 | -27 | -0.75 | 0 | 109.26 |
| Sophomore | 11 | 146 | 253 | 1644 | 6 | 6 | 57 | -133 | -2.33 | 1 | 110.16 |
| Junior | 13 | 295 | 452 | 3515 | 31 | 7 | 70 | -137 | -1.96 | 1 | 146.84 |
| Senior | 13 | 327 | 518 | 3709 | 40 | 11 | 69 | -193 | -2.70 | 3 | 144.51 |
| TOTALS | 44 | 822 | 1311 | 9360 | 81 | 25 | 232 | -490 | -2.11 | 5 | 134.32 |
Professional career
New York Giants
On April 27, 2008, André Woodson was drafted with the 32nd pick of the 6th round (198th pick overall) to the New York Giants starting his professional career. [6] On August 30, the Giants waived Woodson during final cuts. He was re-signed to the team’s practice squad a day later, where he remained until his release on October 23. Woodson was later re-signed to the practice squad on October 27, 2008.
Following the 2008 season, Woodson was re-signed to a future contract on January 12, 2009.
References
- ^ a b Jonathan, Smith (2006-09-01). “Woodson, Pulley make giant strides over summer”. The Kentucky Kernel. pp. 1. http://www.kykernel.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticle&ustory_id=bcdfb465-de5d-4f26-8751-f6d630f34968. Retrieved on 2007-04-03.
- ^ a b c Low, Chris (2007-03-29). “Key playmakers in Cats’ explosive attack returning”. ESPN. pp. 1. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2816885. Retrieved on 2007-04-03.
- ^ Kentucky Wildcat 2006 cumulative season statistics, 2006, http://www.ukathletics.com/stats/2006_07/football/teamcume.htm, retrieved on 2007-04-03
- ^ Kentucky’s Woodson breaks record for passes without INT, 2007, http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=ncf&id=3031824, retrieved on 2007-09-24
- ^ ESPN - Woodson throws career-high 5 TDs as No. 14 UK romps - NCAA College Football Recap
- ^ Big Blue drafts some insurance behind Manning
External links
| Preceded by Shane Boyd |
Kentucky Wildcats Starting Quarterback 2005-2007 |
Succeeded by Mike Hartline |
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