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Woods, Shakai
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Jersey Number 98
Shakai Woods
- Position:
- DT
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 279
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Douglasville, GA
- High School:
- Douglas County
Bio
Honors
• 2024: CUSA All-Freshman
2025 (r-Sophomore)
• Registered six stops, including 1.0 TFLs in opener against APSU
• Collected four tackles, including 1.5 TFLs against Wisconsin
• Had four stops in 42 snaps in win over Nevada
2024 (r-Freshman)
• Played in all 12 games and had nine starts
• Finished the year with 42 total tackles, including 3.5 TFLs, a sack and a hurry
• Played 533 total snaps, including a season-best 55 at LA Tech
• Collected four tackles at Ole Miss
• Turned in three tackles, including a half TFL against Duke
• Registered four stops against Memphis in 53 plays
• Had three tackles and a hurry in win over KSU
• Also had three stops at JSU
• Collected seven tackles in win over UTEP, including 1.5 TFLs and a sack
• Had five stops against Liberty and added four tackles against NMSU
• Turned in six tackles and a TFL at FIU
2023 (Freshman)
• Played in four games and was redshirted
• Had one tackle on the season
• Had 36 total snaps played
High School
• Rated a three-star recruit by Rivals
• Lettered in football and basketball at Douglas County High School
• Named first team all-state in 2022
• Two-time county Defensive Player of the Year and county MVP
• Registered 543 career tackles, eight sacks and three interceptions
• Had 129 stops in nine games as a senior and 180 tackles in 12 games as a junior
• Played for Coach Johnny White
Personal
• Full name: Shakai Kejuan Woods
• Parents: Carl Jackson and Annissa Woods
• Born: 2/21/05
• Major: Journalism
• 2024: CUSA All-Freshman
2025 (r-Sophomore)
• Registered six stops, including 1.0 TFLs in opener against APSU
• Collected four tackles, including 1.5 TFLs against Wisconsin
• Had four stops in 42 snaps in win over Nevada
2024 (r-Freshman)
• Played in all 12 games and had nine starts
• Finished the year with 42 total tackles, including 3.5 TFLs, a sack and a hurry
• Played 533 total snaps, including a season-best 55 at LA Tech
• Collected four tackles at Ole Miss
• Turned in three tackles, including a half TFL against Duke
• Registered four stops against Memphis in 53 plays
• Had three tackles and a hurry in win over KSU
• Also had three stops at JSU
• Collected seven tackles in win over UTEP, including 1.5 TFLs and a sack
• Had five stops against Liberty and added four tackles against NMSU
• Turned in six tackles and a TFL at FIU
2023 (Freshman)
• Played in four games and was redshirted
• Had one tackle on the season
• Had 36 total snaps played
High School
• Rated a three-star recruit by Rivals
• Lettered in football and basketball at Douglas County High School
• Named first team all-state in 2022
• Two-time county Defensive Player of the Year and county MVP
• Registered 543 career tackles, eight sacks and three interceptions
• Had 129 stops in nine games as a senior and 180 tackles in 12 games as a junior
• Played for Coach Johnny White
Personal
• Full name: Shakai Kejuan Woods
• Parents: Carl Jackson and Annissa Woods
• Born: 2/21/05
• Major: Journalism
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