100 Days to Football Time in Oklahoma 2024: #5 Woodi Washington By: Ryan Lewis Posted on: August 25, 2024

Player Profile

Position: Defensive Back

Height: 5’11”

Weight: 195

Class: Redshirt Fifth

Seasons at OU: 5

Hometown: Murfreesboro, Tenn.

Previous School: Oakland HS

The Path to Norman

Woodi Washington, out of Tennessee, was a highly-ranked corner in the 2019 class. With offers from basically every top program in the country, he took visits to the likes of Notre Dame, Ohio State, Florida State, and Alabama in the summer of 2018. After all of them, however, he committed to the Sooners, without even having visited.

Career so Far

Washington took advantage of the redshirt rule in 2019, playing in his maximum four games without losing a year of eligibility. He certainly showed promise as a freshman, even contributing in the Peach Bowl at strong safety when Delarrin Turner-Yell was injured.

In 2020, Woodi had a big year. He played in ten games, starting in the final five. Washington finished fourth on the team with 45 tackles and third in PBU. The corners saw a lot of rotation in 2020, but Washington was one of the brightest by year’s end.

2021 was an up and down year for the corner. He began the season as a starter, but missed seven games with an injury. Washington returned for the end of the season and was a starter in the final three games. Despite only playing in six games, Washington was 12th on the team in tackles; more telling is that he was fifth on the team in tackles per game played.

Washington had his first full season of starting in 2022 and did not disappoint. He was one of the most consistent options at corner and ranked fifth on the team in total tackles.

Once again a starter in 2023, Washington played in all 13 games. He logged career highs in TFL and PBU and was voted a permanent season captain by his teammates.

Stats

Years: 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | Career

Games Played: 13 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 46

Tackles: 48 | 67 | 27 | 45 | 15 | 202

TFL: 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5

INT: 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5

FF: 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1

PBU: 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 19

Stats via Soonersports.com

Highlights

This Season

Washington had the option to head to the NFL, but came back for one more season with the Sooners. The secondary is a competitive group this fall, with several players having the potential to start. Washington has spent the bulk of his career at corner, but has worked all over the defensive backfield this offseason. He’ll be a constant presence on the field for OU this year regardless of his spot.