A.J. Woods, a fifth year corner out of Pitt, signed with the Washington Commanders as an undrafted free agent this weekend. Woods, a Germantown native, was a two-way player at Northwest High School for coach Mike Neubeiser.
Woods played in all 12 games for Pitt this past season, making five starts at corner. He totaled 30 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, one interception and three pass breakups. Woods had a season-high five tackles against North Carolina. In arguable his best game of the season, he had four total (including three tackles for loss and two sacks) at Wake Forest. He was selected to play in the East-West Shrine Bowl.
Per Pitt Football: A two-way standout at Northwest under Coach Mike Neubeiser…as a cornerback, collected 35 tackles, 17 passes defended, two forced fumbles and two blocked punts…as a wide receiver, averaged 21.6 yards per reception (14 catches for 303 yards) with five touchdowns…helped Northwest to a 9-3 record and the Maryland 4A regional finals…rated the No. 9 overall prospect in Maryland by ESPN and No. 25 by Rivals and 247Sports…selected to play in the Big 33 Football Classic.