Naval Academy Athletics

•    At Navy: Enters the fall as Navy’s No. 2 quarterback ... a starter in 2 games during his career (1 Fr // 1 So) ... was excellent in his only start last year against ECU ... has earned 2 varsity letters.

•    2024: Saw action in 10 games made his lone start against East Carolina ... closed out the year completing 18 of his 36 pass for 243 yards and 2 touchdowns, while throwing 2 interceptions ... carried the ball 49 times for 173 yards and 3 TDs (3.6 yds/carry, 7.5 yds/gm) ... named the DC Touchdown Club Player of the Week and was among the Davey O’Brien Great 8 after making the start at East Carolina where he carried the ball 15 times for a career-high 125 yards and 2 touchdowns, while also completing 12 of his 19 passes for a career-best 165 yards and a TD ... helped Navy outscore the Pirates 34-17 in the second half to capture the Mids’ eighth win of the season ... played the vast majority of the Tulane game for an injured Blake Horvath ... carried the ball 13 times for 24 yards and completed just 3 of his 10 passes for 13 yards ... also threw an interception and had a fumble ... placed Blake Horvath with 7 minutes remaining in the game against #12 Notre Dame ... played the final quarter of Navy’s Homecoming win over Charlotte ... saw action in the final minutes of Navy’s win at Air Force ... finished out the UAB game for the Mids, carrying the ball twice for 4 yards ... carried the ball 5 times for 12 yards in relief of Blake Horvath in Navy’s win over Temple in the AAC opener ... completed 3 of his 7 passes for 65 yards and a touchdown, while carrying the ball 8 times for 15 yards and a touchdown in Navy’s opener against Bucknell ... threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Eli Heidenreich for just his 2nd-career TD pass ... his 1st-career TD pass was also to Heidenreich, a 69-yarder at Charlotte on Oct. 14, 2023 ... ran the ball in from 1 yard out for just his 2nd-career rushing TD.

•    2023: A starter in 1 of the 4 games in which he played ... he was 1 of 19 true freshmen quarterbacks in the FBS who earned a start in 2023 ... closed out the year with 173 yards rushing on 53 carries (3.3 yds/carry, 43.3 yds/gm) and a touchdown ... also completed 17 of his 40 passes (42.5) for 163 yards (40.8 yds/gm) with an interception and a touchdown ... saw extensive playing time against SMU after Xavier Arline exited with an injury in the first half ... completed 9 of his 18 passes for 71 yards and an interception ... came into the contest having completed 8 passes on 22 attempts in 3 previous appearances combined ... led Navy in rushing against the Mustangs with a career-high 104 yards on 18 carries and a touchdown ... scored his first-collegiate rushing touchdown on a career-long 69-yard run ... it’s tied for the third-longest scoring play by the Mids this year ... with his start against Air Force, he became just the 6th freshman in school history to start a game at quarterback for Navy and only the 3rd to make his first-career start against Air Force (2020 - Xavier Arline at Tulane, 2012 - Keenan Reynolds at Central Michigan, 1991 - Jim Kubiak vs. Air Force, 1987 - Alton Grizzard vs. Air Force, 1974 - Mike Roban at Georgia Tech ... in 3 quarters of play against the Falcons, he completed 2 of his 6 passes for 6 yards and carried the ball 14 times for -14 yards ... after entering the game at 7:12 in the opening quarter for an injured Tai Lavatai, led Navy to a 14-0 victory at Charlotte (just his second-career appearance) ... completed 5 of his 14 pass attempts for 85 yards and a touchdown, while rushing for 58 yards on 18 carries ... hit Eli Heidenreich for a 69-yard touchdown pass (12:30, 3Qtr), the first touchdown pass of his career ... the 69-yard touchdown pass was also Navy’s longest completion of the year ... had a career-long run of 22 yards on twice in the game ... made his collegiate debut in the Mids’ win over Wagner ... carried the ball 3 times for 25 yards and completed 1 of his 2 passes for a yard.

•    High School / Personal:  A 2023 graduate of Lake Brantley High School in Altamonte Springs, Fla., Woodson was a two-sport athlete who earned letters in baseball and football ... two-time (Jr, Sr) All-Seminole Athletic Conference football selection who served as the team captain his senior year ... also received offers from Army and Air Force ... member of the National Honor Society ... father, Lamar, was a four-year (1986-89) member of the Auburn football team ... uncle, Danny Woodson Sr., was a four-year member of the Alabama football team where he played quarterback in 1990 and ‘91 ... cousin, Danny Woodson II, attended Alabama for two years (redshirted in 2011, played in 2012) before finishing out his career at South Alabama (2013-15) ... son of Lamar Woodson and Bryan and Angela Fleming ... majoring in data science.