Giancarlo Woods

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Woods Stiff Arm Sacramento State (Betwos)

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Woods Touchdown Reception Lincoln (Main)

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Height:
6-2
Weight:
198
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Santa Rosa, CA
High School:
Cardinal Newman HS

2023 -- Woods played in 10 games... led the team with 50 receptions for 498 yards... had four touchdowns tied for the most on the team... season high three touchdowns against Lincoln... season high 107 receiving yards against Sacramento State...

2022 -- Played in nine games with three starts as a redshirt sophomore ... caught 10 passes for 145 yards and a pair of touchdowns ... two receptions in three different games ... longest reception was 33 yards from Spencer Brasch for a touchdown midway through second quarter in season finale against Portland State ... in addition to Portland State, also started against Fresno State and Montana .

2021 -- Cal Poly's third-leading receiver as a redshirt freshman with 27 receptions for 339 yards and one touchdown before suffering season-ending injury in Sacramento State game ... season-high five catches for 51 yards against Portland State and made four receptions against UC Davis ... season-high 62 receiving yards on three catches at Montana ... his touchdown came on a fumble recovery in the end zone on a pass from Spencer Brasch to Zedakiah Centers midway through second quarter at Sacramento State ... longest reception was 37 yards from Conor Bruce in second quarter at Montana ... also had a 35-yard reception from Brasch early in second quarter at Fresno State ... threw an incomplete pass against UC Davis ... returned one kickoff seven yards versus Weber State and averaged 6.9 yards on 13 punt returns ... longest punt return was 20 yards against San Diego ... landed on Phil Steele's Freshman All-American third team as well as Phil Steele's All-Big Sky Conference fourth team ... also named to Big Sky Conference Fall All-Academic Team.

2020 (Spring 2021) -- Redshirt.

High School -- A 2020 graduate of Cardinal Newman High School in Santa Rosa, Woods returned four kickoffs for touchdowns in his varsity career ... under head coach Paul Cronin, caught 52 passes for 864 yards and 13 touchdowns ... also rushed for 75 yards and a score, helping Cardinals to a 14-1 record, CIF-North Coast Section Division IV title and state 3-AA crown in 2019 ... on defense made 25 tackles (20 solo) along with six pass breakups and a fumble recovery which was returned 31 yards for a score versus Maria Carrillo ... returned three kickoffs for touchdowns -- 94 yards versus Sutter, 86 against Windsor and 90 in the Maria Carrillo game ... caught 16 passes for 222 yards and two scores as a junior, also rushing for 223 yards ... returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown versus Rancho Cotati ... made 31 tackles (21 solo) and notched four poass breakups ... Cardinals were 11-1 in 2018, claiming the CIF-North Coast Section Division 3 co-championship ... also played baseball at Cardinal Newman ... served in ASB Leadership ... chose to be a Mustang "because I feel it's the perfect fit for me. I love the campus and all the school brings. Also excited to play some football as well."

Personal -- Son of Brian and Janelle Woods ... has two sisters, Sofia and Talia ... wants to work his way into the fire academy ... hobby is being outdoors ... majoring in forest and fire sciences.