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Jersey Number 18
Kalen Woods
- Position:
- S
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 178
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Oakland, CA
- High School:
- Fremont
2025 (r-Junior)
• Collected three tackles and a forced fumble in season opener against APSU
• Had four stops at Wisconsin and three solo tackles in win at Nevada
• Registered three solo tackles against Marshall
• Did not play at KSU due to an injury
2024 (r-Sophomore at San Mateo)
• Played in all 13 games
• Ended the year with 39 tackles, including four interceptions and a pass breakup
• Helped lead San Mateo to a 12-1 record and a second straight state championship
• Earned all-state honors and all-conference recognition
• Rated a three-star transfer recruit by 247Sports
2023 (r-Freshman at San Mateo)
• Played in 10 games
• Finished with 21 tackles, an interception and a fumble recovery
2022 (Freshman at New Mexico)
• Played in one game, earning a redshirt
• Saw action on special teams against Fresno State
High School
• Lettered in football at Fremont High School, playing for coach Omarri Murphy
• Earned First Team All-OAL honors as a senior defensive back
• Turned heads with a wild performance against Oakland High late his senior season, picking off four passes, returning two for touchdowns in a 42-0 shutout win
Personal
• Full name: Kalen Darnell Woods
• Parents: Leman Woods and Enrica Knapp
• Born: 2/7/2004
• Major: Integrated Studies
• Collected three tackles and a forced fumble in season opener against APSU
• Had four stops at Wisconsin and three solo tackles in win at Nevada
• Registered three solo tackles against Marshall
• Did not play at KSU due to an injury
2024 (r-Sophomore at San Mateo)
• Played in all 13 games
• Ended the year with 39 tackles, including four interceptions and a pass breakup
• Helped lead San Mateo to a 12-1 record and a second straight state championship
• Earned all-state honors and all-conference recognition
• Rated a three-star transfer recruit by 247Sports
2023 (r-Freshman at San Mateo)
• Played in 10 games
• Finished with 21 tackles, an interception and a fumble recovery
2022 (Freshman at New Mexico)
• Played in one game, earning a redshirt
• Saw action on special teams against Fresno State
High School
• Lettered in football at Fremont High School, playing for coach Omarri Murphy
• Earned First Team All-OAL honors as a senior defensive back
• Turned heads with a wild performance against Oakland High late his senior season, picking off four passes, returning two for touchdowns in a 42-0 shutout win
Personal
• Full name: Kalen Darnell Woods
• Parents: Leman Woods and Enrica Knapp
• Born: 2/7/2004
• Major: Integrated Studies
MTSU Football @ Kennesaw State post-game conference - 9/27/25
Saturday, September 27
Raider Report Week 5 - MTSU vs. Kennesaw State University
Friday, September 26
Derek Mason LIVE: Presented by The Boulevard Bar & Grille Week 5 (Video)
Monday, September 22
MTSU Football Weekly Press Conference 9/22/25
Monday, September 22
