Robert Woods (wide receiver)

Robert Woods (born April 10, 1992) is an American college football wide receiver for the USC Trojans football of the University of Southern California. Following the 2011 season, he was recognized as a consensus All-American.

Early years
Woods was born in Gardena, California. He attended Junípero Serra High School in Gardena, graduating in 2010, where he was a teammate of George Farmer and Marqise Lee. Scout.com rated him as the No. 11 prospect overall and No. 1 wide receiver prospect. Rivals.com lists him as the nation's No. 6 overall recruit, and the No. 1 ranked athlete.

In his junior year, in 2011, Woods had 81 receptions for 1,378 yards and 19 touchdowns to go along with 15 carries for 124 rushing yards on offense. He also had 87 tackles, 7 interceptions, and 1 fumble recovery on defense.

In his senior year, Woods caught 66 passes for 1,112 yards, had 5 carries for 70 yards, and had 96 total tackles along with 8 interceptions and a forced fumble on defense for the Serra Cavaliers. In his senior year, his team won the CIF Northwestern Division Championship defeating west coast power house Oaks Christian, ending their winning streak at 34. His team would then play and beat Marin Catholic 24–20 to win the CIF Division 3 state championship and complete the season undefeated 15–0. They ranked fifth in the West according to USA Today.

Also an accomplished sprinter, Woods was a 2010 All-USA high school track and field selection by USA Today. He recorded personal bests of 21.04 seconds in the 200 metres, and 46.17 seconds in the 400 metres.Woods 400 meters time of 46.17 ranked him #11 on the 2010 World Junior list, #4 in the USA. At the 2010 CIF California State Meet, Woods finished runner-up in the 400 metres to Joshua Mance in a photo finish. He placed third in the 200 metres, behind Remontay McClain and Davonte Stewart.

College career
Woods accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Southern California, where he has played for the USC Trojans football team since 2010. When he committed to the Trojans in 2010, he joined another high school All-American, Kyle Prater, in committing to play for the Trojans; Woods and Prater were ranked as the No. 1 and No. 2 wide receiver prospects by several recruiting services.

He returned a 97-yard kickoff for touchdown in the Minnesota game on September 18, 2010. Several weeks later Woods had his breakout performance catching 12 balls for 224 yards against Stanford. The next week he tallied two more scores against Cal. He was named a Freshman All- American.

In the 2011 season opener against Minnesota, Woods broke the USC all-time record for receptions in a game (previously 15 by Johnnie Morton) and also tied the single game record for TD's with 3. He finished the season with 111 receptions, 1,292 yards and 15 touchdowns. His 111 receptions was a new Pac-12 record, breaking one held by Keyshawn Johnson since 1995. He is one of 3 finalists for the Fred Biletnikoff Award.

He was named to the 2011 AP First Team All American as a Sophomore.

2013 NFL Draft
As early as April 2012, Woods was projected a top-5 prospect for the 2013 NFL Draft. By mid-season, Woods slipped to the lower first round, due to his declining role in the presence of Marqise Lee.