Charles Woodson

Charles Woodson
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Woodson with the Raiders in 2014
No. 24, 21
Position:Cornerback
Safety
Personal information
Born: (1976-10-07) October 7, 1976 (age 47)
Fremont, Ohio, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:Ross (Fremont, Ohio)
College:Michigan (1995–1997)
NFL draft:1998 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4
Career history
Career highlights and awards
NFL record
  • Most consecutive seasons with an interception returned for touchdown: 6 (2006–2011)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:1,120
Interceptions:65
Interception yards:966
Pass deflections:155
Forced fumbles:33
Fumble recoveries:18
Sacks:20
Defensive touchdowns:13
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Charles Cameron Woodson (born October 7, 1976) is an American former football defensive back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons with the Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers. He spent his first 14 seasons as a cornerback and his final four as a safety. Woodson played college football for the Michigan Wolverines, winning the Heisman Trophy as a junior. To date, he is the only defensive player to win the Heisman.

Selected fourth overall by the Raiders in the 1998 NFL draft, Woodson received Pro Bowl selections during his first four seasons and two first-team All-Pro honors. Woodson left the Raiders after eight seasons to join the Packers, where he played his next seven seasons. During his Packers tenure, Woodson was named Defensive Player of the Year in 2009 and won Super Bowl XLV, while extending his Pro Bowl selections to eight and his first-team All-Pro honors to four. He returned to the Raiders for his last three seasons, earning his ninth Pro Bowl selection in his final year.

One of the NFL's most decorated players, Woodson is tied with Rod Woodson (no relation) and Darren Sharper for the most defensive touchdowns, second in interceptions returned for touchdowns, and tied with Ken Riley for the fifth-most interceptions. Woodson is also one of the few players to appear in a Pro Bowl during three different decades. He was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2018 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021.