Career Accolades

  • Two-time Pac-12 All-Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2020)

As a Junior (2020)

  • Pac-12 All-Academic Honor Roll
  • Played in four games
  • Rushed four times for eight yards

As a Sophomore (2019)

  • Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll 
  • Did not see action

As a Freshman (2018)

  • Played in two games - eligible to retain year of eligibility via NCAA redshirt rules
  • Finished with four carries for 15 yards 
  • One carry for three yards in collegiate debut vs. UC Davis (Sept. 15)

Prior to Stanford 

  • Prepped at Charlotte Christian (N.C.) under head coach Jason Estep
  • Four-star recruit by PrepStar
  • Nation’s 315th-best recruit by PrepStar
  • Nation’s 15th-best all-purpose running back by Rivals
  • Nation's 21st-best running back by PrepStar, 68th by 247Sports, 84th by ESPN
  • North Carolina’s 16th-best recruit by PrepStar, 21st by Rivals, 34th by 247Sports, 42nd by ESPN
  • 176 carries for 1,279 rushing yards (7.3 yards/rush) and 20 rushing touchdowns as a senior
  • 22 receptions, 305 receiving yards and four receiving touchdowns as a senior
  • Set single-season school touchdown record (24)
  • 2017 Big 22 Player to Watch
  • 2017 all-state second team
  • Two-time all-conference
  • Led team to two state titles
  • Led team to three conference titles
  • Also competed in track
  • National Honor Society

Personal

  • Full name is Justus Brandon Woods
  • Born in Hackensack, N.J.
  • Son of Belinda and Dion Woods
  • Has one sibling, Brittney
  • Great aunt was jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald
  • Uncle, Christopher Williams, is a recording artist
  • Suffered from severe asthma as a child