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Michigan Football Early Enrollee Bio: S J'Marick Woods

Woods is a long, rangy safety prospect who could ultimately grow into a speedy outside linebacker.
Woods is a long, rangy safety prospect who could ultimately grow into a speedy outside linebacker.

Measurables

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• Posted a max of 265 pounds on the bench press, 405 pounds for the squat and 265 pounds on the hang clean.

Statistics

• As a senior had 70 tackles including two for a loss. Also had three pass breakups and two interceptions, including one returned 20 yards for a touchdown.

• As a junior had 61 tackles including six for a loss. Also had four interceptions, six pass breakups and two touchdowns.

Honors

USA Today All-USA Alabama second-team defensive back as a senior.

• Alabama Sports Writer’s Association 6A All-State first-team selection as a junior and senior.

• Florence, Ala., Times Daily 4A-6A All Area first team as a junior and senior.

All-Star Games And Camps

• Played in the 2016 Alabama-Mississippi All-State Football Game in Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 17, a 25-14 win by the home team.

Recruitment

• Committed March 28, 2016.

• Michigan and Kentucky were Woods’ first two offers.

• Took late season official visits to Arkansas (Oct. 7, 2016) and Mississippi State (Nov. 20, 2016) before reaffirming his pledge to Michigan just a couple of weeks before graduating early.

• Is already enrolled at U-M as a freshman.

Notable

• Born April 15, 1999.

• On the A/B Honor Roll all four years of high school.

• Had a scaled 3.5 grade-point average for his senior year.

• Often volunteers to help with youth football camps and to work in soup kitchens.

• Was a member of his high school’s National Honor Society.

• Won the Florence Falcon 2016 Iron Man of the Year Award, which goes to the player who stands out the most in the weight room in terms of attendance, improvement and leadership.

• Was a defensive captain as a senior.

• Enrolled early at Michigan.

2017 Projection

All accounts are that Woods will need a redshirt year to prepare for life in the Big Ten. He’s a long, lean safety that could use some added bulk to roam the secondary. On a good note, he is enrolled early and will have a head start on filling out and learning Don Brown’s scheme.

They Said It

Rivals.com Southeast Recruiting Analyst Woody Wommack: “The versatile athlete worked out both ways [at the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game] and actually looked more comfortable at tight end than on defense. He has some raw physical tools that can’t be taught, but will need some time to develop at the next level.”

Florence (Ala.) High Head Coach JB Wallace: “He has a passion and an excitement for the game. He’ll take it to any extreme to get better and to be the kind of player his coaches want him to be. You are going to get an exciting, very physical player in J’Marick. He’s going to represent the school well.”

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