Gallaudet University

Former football wide receiver Woods averaged over 20 yards per catch. "When I was 11, I wanted a pair of football shoes, but my parents told me I would have to earn them by cleaning up the yard before I could get them. I spent that whole afternoon cleaning up the yard because I wanted football shoes."

Woods was praised by former Gallaudet football coach Rich Pelletier for making his teammates better. "My defense never faced anyone as good as Darnell. When they faced him in practice, I told my defense to stop him and focus on him. But they never could stop him. That made us better because no one we faced on the other team was as good as Darnell."