Shannon Woods Shannon Woods . . . born November 30 , 1985 , in Lawton , Okla . . . . son of Vickie and James Woods . . . has an older sister , Nikki , and younger brother , Jalen . . . majoring in communication studies . 2007 - JUNIOR SEASON . Notched a career - high with 21 carries , picking up a season - best 93 yards on the ground and scoring his eighth rushing touchdown of the season against Texas A & M . . . also a factor in the passing game , he hauled in five catches for 33 yards against the Aggies . . . now ranks 10th all - time in school history with 21 career rushing touchdowns . . . has scored 26 total touchdowns in his career . . . carried 10 times for 47 yards in Tech ' s 42 - 17 defeat of Iowa State . . . was kept out of the endzone for the first time this season against the Cyclones . . . totaled five carries for 45 yards and two rushing touchdowns against Northwestern State . . . also finished with three catches , including a two - yard touchdown in the second quarter . . . carried a season - high 12 times for 58 yards and his fifth rushing touchdown of the season at Oklahoma State . . . also caught five passes for 32 yards against the Cowboys . . . finished with nine carries for 75 yards and a touchdown at Rice . . . also caught three passes for seven yards and his first receiving touchdown of the season against the Owls . . . carried seven times , gaining 46 yards and scoring his third touchdown of the season against UTEP . . . also finished fourth on the team with five catches against the Miners . . . incumbent starter at running back opened the season with 10 carries for 45 yards and two touchdowns at SMU . . . led all running backs nationally in receptions as a sophomore and opened 2007 with six catches against the Mustangs . 2006 - SOPHOMORE SEASON . Finished the season on several All - Big 12 teams and was the league ' s top all - purpose back . . . totaled 926 yards on the ground , the most since former All - American Ricky Williams in 1998 ( 1 , 582 ) . . . also averaged 6 . 1 yards per carry , the most since former Doak Walker Award winner Byron Hanspard did the same in 1996 . . . versatile back that stepped in and filled Taurean Henderson ' s shoes with a great degree of success . . . led all Division I running backs with 75 receptions . . . scored the game - winning touchdown in overtime against Minnesota in the Insight Bowl . . . one of three scores on the night for Woods . . . rushed 19 times for 109 yards , his third 100 - yard game of the season . . . also caught three passes for 19 yards . . . had 15 carries for 84 yards and his seventh rushing touchdown of the season in the win over Oklahoma State . . . tied his career - long with a 51 - yard carry to the OSU five - yard line that setup a field goal to put Tech ahead 30 - 24 . . . carried eight times for 40 yards , caught five passes for 34 yards and returned two kickoffs for 32 yards at Oklahoma , averaging just over seven yards per touch against the Sooners . . . picked up a career - high 125 rushing yards against Baylor on just 10 carries in Tech ' s 55 - 21 defeat of the Bears . . . also scored a career - high three touchdowns during the game . . . took his career - long 51 - yard carry to the one yard - line in third quarter and scored on the following play . . . also tied for the team lead with eight catches for 48 yards , giving him a career - high 173 yards from scrimmage . . . hauled in five passes for 51 yards and put Tech ahead of Texas with the game ' s first touchdown , an 18 - yard catch and run on the game ' s opening drive . . . rushed 15 times for 93 yards and caught six passes for 76 yards at Iowa State . . . carried the ball 10 times for 38 yards and tied for the team lead with seven catches for a team - high 78 yards at Colorado . . . had the game ' s long play , a 54 - yard catch and run that set up Tech ' s lone touchdown in the fourth quarter . . . against Missouri , had his best rushing game since the season opener , picking up 95 yards on 12 carries , a 7 . 9 yard average . . . did not have a rush for negative yardage . . . also tied receiver Joel Filani for the team lead with his career - high 11 catches for 71 yards . . . carried the ball 10 times for 35 yards and finished second on the team with seven catches for 70 yards at Texas A & M . . . four of his seven receptions resulted in first downs for the Red Raider offense . . . rushed eight times for 57 yards and scored a career - high two touchdowns in Tech ' s win over Southeastern Louisiana . . . led the team in rushing with 52 yards on 10 carries at TCU . . . also had five catches for 38 yards and made the game ' s long reception when he took a swing pass 33 yards . . . picked up 86 yards on 12 carries at UTEP in his second career start . . . scored his first touchdown of 2006 ( fifth of his career ) on a nine - yard run that gave Tech a 34 - 27 advantage with 7 : 10 remaining in the fourth quarter . . . carried the ball 15 times , gaining 104 yards in his first career start versus SMU . . . eclipsed the 100 - yard plateau for the first time in his career with a four - yard scamper late in the fourth quarter . . . averaged 6 . 9 yards per rush and was also Tech ' s second leading receiver , hauling in six passes for 32 yards . 2005 - REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON . All - Big 12 Honorable Mention ( kick returner ) . . . had a solid redshirt freshman season backing up all - conference back Taurean Henderson . . . utilized his versatility and made three tackles on special teams in the Cotton Bowl against Alabama . . . rushed once for three yards against Oklahoma . . . also had a reception . . . returned one kickoff . . . had one kick return for 14 yards at Oklahoma State . . . rushed four times for 33 yards and caught four passes for 27 yards in win over Texas A & M . . . had a reception at Baylor . . . returned five kickoffs against Texas for 88 yards . . . averaged 22 yards per kick return against Kansas State . . . also rushed three times . . . returned one kickoff a career - high 35 yards against Kansas . . . averaged 13 . 2 yards on six rushes against Indiana State . . . had 79 rushing yards . . . also scored a touchdown in third - straight game . . . scored once through the air against Sam Houston State . . . finished the game with two receptions for 50 yards , including the 41 - yard scoring catch . . . also rushed four times for six yards . . . saw first collegiate action against FIU after sitting out a redshirt season last year . . . impressive debut with six rushes for 42 yards and two touchdowns . . . scored the final touchdowns of the game on runs of seven and two yards . . . also caught a pass for six yards . 2004 - FRESHMAN SEASON . Redshirt season . McKINNEY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL . North High School in McKinney , Texas . . . first - team all - district . . . Texas Insiders Top 100 . . . rushed 201 times for 1 , 503 yards and 20 touchdowns . . . played in Coca - Cola All - Star Game . . . also recruited by Kansas , Wake Forest and Utah . . . benches 300 and squats 450 . . . 34 - inch vertical . . . 4 . 4 in the 40 . . . High School Coach : Shawn Pratt .