Danny Woodhead - #35 - RB - Chadron State - Profile

CAREER TRANSACTIONS    

■ Waived/injured by Jets 7/26/08.

■ Signed by Jets as undrafted FA 5/2/08.

BEFORE THE NFL

■ Won two consecutive Harlon Hill Trophies honoring best player in Division II.

■ Rushed for 7,962 yards, most in NCAA history, and gained 9,749 all-purpose yards, second all-time.

■ Scored in 38 straight games, rushed for over 200 yards in 19 games, is second all-time in scoring with 654 points, and his 109 career TDs tied all-time record.

■ In 2007, finished with 1,597 rushing yards and 21 TDs and added 38 catches for 484 yards and two TDs.

■ His 2,756 rushing yards in 2006 is all-time NCAA record.

■ Awards: Associated Press Little All-America team, Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference first team four consecutive years, Daktronics Southwest Region first team, Daktronics NCAA Division II second team, three-time RMAC Offensive Player of the Year and Academic All-American.

■ Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year, offensive captain of Omaha World-Herald and Lincoln Journal Star all-class, all-state teams, and Huskerland Prep Report Player of the Year for North Platte HS.

■ Selected by Omaha World-Herald and Lincoln Journal Star as 2003-04 Male HS Athlete of the Year.

■ Rushed for 2,037 yards and scored 31 TDs as senior, rushed for 4,891 yards and scored 76 TDs for career — both Class A state records — and had 6,527 all-purpose yards at North Platte.

OFF THE FIELD

■ State’s leading basketball scorer his senior season in high school, averaging 26 ppg.

■ Attended Taste of the NFL on 5/22/08 to help raise money for ShopRite Partners in Caring Fund, dedicated to fighting hunger in New York metro area.

■ Visited Mercy First Hospital on 5/18/08 and participated in Project Hope Visit at Times Square Church on 5/24/08.

■ Math education major.

■ Wife, Stacia.