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Defensive Tackle/ Defensive End
6-3 · 295
Sweeny, Texas (Sweeny HS)
#50
A versatile four-year defensive lineman who played in 50 career games, starting the final 36 contests of his career, including three bowl games (1997 Fiesta Bowl; 1999-2000 Cotton Bowls) ... finished his career ranked eighth on the UT all-time tackles for loss (40.0) ... 1999 UT Whatever It Takes Award winner ... helped the UT defense improve from 85th nationally (399.2 ypg/1997) to sixth (286.7 ypg/1999) in total defense ... 1998 UT Outstanding Defensive Lineman ... 1997 honorable mention All-Big 12 ... selected in the sixth round (191st overall) in the 2000 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Ravens.
SENIOR (1999)
Started all 14 games, including the 2000 Cotton Bowl, at defensive end ... UT Whatever It Takes Award winner ... helped lead a Texas' defense ranked sixth nationally in total defense (286.7 ypg) ... ranked ninth on the team with 47 (29 solo) tackles ... ranked fourth on the team in sacks with four (-37 yards) and tackles for loss with 14 (-70 yards) ... his three fumbles caused ranked third on the squad ... also had five passes batted down and 10 QB pressures ... his season-high eight tackles came against No. 3 Nebraska in the Big 12 Championship game ... posted two tackles and a QB pressure in the Southwestern Bell Cotton Bowl against No. 24 Arkansas.
JUNIOR (1998)
Played in all 12 games, including the Cotton Bowl ... started the first nine games at defensive tackle and the last three at defensive end ... shared the Longhorns' Outstanding Defensive Lineman award ... led the team in tackles for loss with 19 (-63 yards) ... ranked sixth on the team with 56 tackles (35 solo) ... ranked third with six sacks (-28 yards) ... batted down a team-high 10 passes ... tied for fourth on the squad with six QB pressures ... had six sacks and 12 tackles for a loss in the final three games of the season ... recorded a season-high nine tackles and a career-best four sacks (-20 yards) as Texas upset No. 6 Texas A&M 26-24 ... had two TFLs in a 38-11 victory over No. 25 Mississippi State in the Cotton Bowl.
SOPHOMORE (1997)
Played in all 11 games ... started the final nine contests of the season at defensive tackle ... led all UT defensive linemen and ranked sixth on the team with 68 tackles (38 solo) ... also had one sack and five TFLs ... his seven QB pressures tied for second on the team ... turned in a career-high 11 stops vs. Texas Tech ... had nine tackles vs. Oklahoma and at Baylor.
FRESHMAN (1996)
Played in nine games at defensive end and as a true freshman ... started the season opener vs. Missouri ... missed the Virginia and Oklahoma State games with an ankle injury ... posted 18 tackles (10 solo), two tackles for loss, a sack, one QB pressure, batted down six passes (second-best on the team) and recovered a fumble ... had a season-high five stops vs. New Mexico State and at Texas Tech ... recovered a fumble in the Big 12 Championship game.
HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by Tommy Zajicek at Sweeny High ... earned first-team all-state honors as both an offensive and defensive tackle as a senior ... had 126 tackles (58 solo), 16 TFLs, five sacks, batted down six passes, caused three fumbles and recovered two as a senior ... turned in 63 stops and five sacks as a junior and 42 tackles as a sophomore.
PERSONAL
Born 9/5/77 in Bay City, Texas ... full name is Cedric Darnell Woodard ... majored in liberal arts.
CAREER STATISTICS
Year G/GS TT (Solo) Sacks TFL QB-P PBD FC FR High
1999 13/13 47 (29) 4 (-37) 14 (-70) 10 5 3 1 8/Neb+
1998 11/11 56 (35) 6 (-28) 19 (-63) 6 0 0 0 9/A&M
1997 11/9 68 (38) 1 (-11) 5 (-11) 7 0 0 0 11/TTech
1996 12/1 18 (10) 1 (-13) 2 (-14) 1 6 0 1 5/2x
Career 47/34 189 (112) 12 (-89) 40 (-158) 24 11 3 2 11/TTech
High Games
Tackles: 11 vs. Texas Tech (So.)
Sacks: 4 vs. Texas A&M (Jr.)
Tackles for loss: 6 vs. Texas Tech (Jr.)
QB Pressures: 2 vs. Iowa State (Jr.); at Oklahoma State (Sr.)
+ Big 12 Championship Game
