ANNAPOLIS, Md.—Navy senior quarterback Braxton Woodson has been named the NAAA Athlete of the Week presented by USAA for his performance in Navy's 42-15 win over Towson on Saturday. Woodson was also named to the American Conference Honor Roll.
 
Woodson rushed for a career-high 200 yards and three touchdowns as Navy amassed 506 yards on the ground in the season-opening victory before 32,654 fans at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.
 
Woodson carried the ball 23 times and averaged 8.7 yards per carry, scoring on runs of 38, eight and four yards. His 200 rushing yards were the most by a Navy player since Blake Horvath rushed for 211 yards against Memphis on Sept. 21, 2024.
 
Navy's 506 rushing yards on 73 carries were the 12th most in school history and the most since the Mids rushed for 559 yards against SMU on Nov. 11, 2017. The 73 rushing attempts tied for the eighth most in school history and were the most by Navy since 2022.
 
Navy finished with 527 yards of total offense and 30 first downs, its most first downs since recording 32 against SMU in 2022.
 
Navy (1-0) will travel to Boca Raton this week for a Saturday night matchup against Florida Atlantic (0-1). Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. The game will be televised by ESPNU and carried on the Navy Radio Network.