High School: Speedy defensive back who enjoyed a standout career at Bullis School in Potomac, MD under head coach Walt King...three-year, two-way starter at cornerback and running back at Bullis and led team to a three-year record of 25-3 during his career...rushed for over 3,000 yards in his four-year career...earned second team All-State honors as a senior when he rushed for 1,062 yards and 16 touchdowns...earned first team All-County honors at cornerback by the Montgomery County Journal as a junior and was a second team selection in 2002...also one of the area’s top sprinters in track and field and earned All-American honors in sprints.

At Delaware: One of the team’s most experienced players...one of 14 seniors on the squad and among three senior defensive backs slated to start this fall...fourth-year team member who will start at cornerback for the second straight year...three-year letterwinner...has appeared in 33 career games for the Blue Hens with 19 starts...has recorded 128 career tackles, including 94 solo stops to go with four tackles for loss, 11 pass breakups, three fumble recoveries, and three interceptions...11 pass breakups are most among active Blue Hen players...also one of the top kickoff return specialists not only in the Atlantic 10 but in NCAA I-AA football...in two years as a return man, has returned 46 kicks for 1,136 yards and an impressive 24.6-yard average per return...always a threat return a kickoff all the way and has two career returns of 45 yards or longer...has sprinter speed and is a former member of the UD track and field squad...needs 72 tackles to become just the 37th player in school history to record 200 or more tackles and just the fifth cornerback to accomplish the feat...recorded 10 or more tackles four times in his career, including career-high 11 stops three times...44 career kickoff returns rank No. 7 all-time at Delaware (record is 72), 1,135 yards rank No. 4 (record is 1,558), and 25.8-yard average ranks No. 3 all-time...2005: Key member of the Delaware defense at cornerback and on special teams as the squad’s kickoff returner...started all 11 games at left cornerback and ranked fourth on the squad with 66 tackles, including a team-high 52 solo stops...also had four tackles for loss, broke up a team-high seven passes, and intercepted three passes...earned third team All-Atlantic 10 honors for his kick returning prowess...ran back 31 kicks for 763 yards and 24.6-yard average...ranked No. 3 in the Atlantic 10 and No. 22 nationally in NCAA I-AA in kickoff return average...set school record for kickoff return yards in a season (763), tied record for kickoff returns in a season (31), and his average of 24.6 yards was the eighth best in school history...had 141 yards on kickoff returns vs. William & Mary, the seventh highest game total in UD history...also ranked No. 2 for the Blue Hens with 841 all-purpose yards...posted nine or more tackles four times with season-high and career-high tying 11 in season finale vs. Villanova...also had 10 tackles vs. Towson and James Madison and nine vs. Richmond...recorded tackles for loss against Hofstra, Richmond, James Madison (named Blue Hen Touchdown Club Defensive Player of the Week), and William & Mary and recovered a fumble vs. Massachusetts...returned only interception of the season a career-long and team season-long 78 yards vs. West Chester to closer out the first half in an early season 42-21 win...returned kicks in all but one game (West Chester)...had season-high five returns for 141 yards vs. William & Mary, had five for 122 yards against Lehigh, four for 106 yards vs. Towson, and four for 97 yards vs. James Madison...returned four kicks for 41 or more yards, including season-long 45 yarders vs. Holy Cross and William & Mary...also had a 44-yard return vs. Towson and a 41-yard return vs. Lehigh...team went 6-5 for head coach K.C. Keeler...2004: Took over starting cornerback spot in pre-season and started first eight games of the season before giving way to Roger Brown...led team to 9-4 record, Atlantic 10 Conference title, and a berth in the NCAA I-AA quarterfinals...played key role in all 13 games and recorded 57 tackles to rank seventh on the team...had 40 solo stops, broke up four passes, and recovered a fumble...tied for team lead with two interceptions...second on team with 13 kickoff returns for 373 yards and 24.9 average...69-yard kickoff return vs. Hofstra was the second longest of the season...recorded career-high 11 tackles each vs. New Hampshire in the season opener and in regular season win over William & Mary...also intercepted a pass vs. New Hampshire and also picked one off vs. Villanova....recovered a fumble vs. James Madison...also had five tackles vs. Villanova and James Madison...returned four kickoffs for 128 yards vs. Hofstra and also had a 39-yard return in NCAA I-AA playoff loss to William & Mary....2003: One of just four true freshmen to see action for the Blue Hens along with defensive tackle Bubba Jespersen, linebacker KeiAndre Hepburn, and fellow defensive back Nicos Chavis...earned letter as he appeared in nine games as a reserve...led Delaware to 15-1 record, the NCAA I-AA national title, and the Atlantic 10 Conference championship...registered five tackles for the season, including two solo stops...recovered a fumble off a kickoff and returned it four yards in NCAA quarterfinal win over Northern lowa...was set to sit out a redshirt season but was pressed into action in college debut vs. West Chester...suffered a hamstring pull vs. West Chester and missed the next four games before returning vs. Navy...had two tackles vs. Navy and one each vs. West Chester, Maine, and Southern Illinois.

Personal: Robert Rashaad Woodard ("ruh-shahd wood-urd")...born Oct. 5, 1984...son of Gil and Irma Woodard...business marketing major...older sister, Talea, attends Florida A&M...former standout sprinter for the Delaware track teams for coach Jim Fischer...placed fifth in the 4 x 100 meter relay (with UD football teammates Roger Brown end Sidney Haugabrook) and 12th in the 100 meters at the Colonial Athletic Association outdoor championships in 2004...during the indoor season, set school record in the 200 meters (22.04) and posted second best all-time mark in 60 meters (6.94)...during the outdoor season, had season personal best mark of 11.16 in the 100 meters...during the 2005 indoor season, captured the Delaware Invitational 60 meter championship and competed at the IC4A regional championships, placing 32nd in the 60 meters...did not compete during the outdoor season or during the 2005-06 academic year...has worked for a moving company during the summers.