Xavier Woods
DB
#32
Experience: 10 years
Height: 5-11
Age: 31
Weight: 202 lbs
College: Louisiana Tech
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Recent Games
| WK | OPP | RESULT | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
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Career Stats
Defense Career
| SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 4 | 33 | 9 | 42 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 14 | 39 | 17 | 56 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | Dallas Cowboys | 15 | 15 | 52 | 25 | 77 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 19 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | Dallas Cowboys | 15 | 15 | 48 | 24 | 72 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021 | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 17 | 72 | 36 | 108 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 54 | 18 | 27 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2022 | Carolina Panthers | 15 | 15 | 53 | 33 | 86 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 2023 | Carolina Panthers | 14 | 14 | 39 | 22 | 61 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Carolina Panthers | 17 | 17 | 72 | 47 | 119 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 33 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Tennessee Titans | 11 | 10 | 23 | 16 | 39 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 35 | 0 | 0 | |
| TOTAL | 134 | 121 | 431 | 229 | 660 | 395 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 15 | 234 | 15.6 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Biography
PRO CAREER: Entering his 10th NFL season and first with the Bears in 2026…Has played in134 games with 121 starts for the Dallas Cowboys (2017-20), Minnesota Vikings (2021), Carolina Panthers (2022-24) and Tennessee Titans (2025)…In his career has 655 tackles (427 solo), 15 interceptions, 50 passes defended, 11 tackles for loss, five forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries…Entered the NFL as a sixth-round selection (191st overall) of the Cowboys in the 2017 NFL Draft.
2025 SEASON (TITANS): Played in 11 games with 10 starts…Totaled 39 tackles (23 solo), two interceptions, three passes defended and had one sack.
2024 SEASON (PANTHERS): Started all 17 games…Had a career high 119 tackles (72 solo), fourth-most among defensive backs in the NFL…Added three interceptions, six passes defended, and a pair of tackles for loss.
2023 SEASON (PANTHERS): Played in and started 14 games…Totaled 61 tackles (29 solo), two interceptions, seven passes defended, four tackles for loss and a fumble recovery.
2022 SEASON (PANTHERS): Played in and started 15 games…Totaled 86 tackles (53 solo), six passes defended and two fumble recoveries.
2021 SEASON (VIKINGS): Started all 17 games…Posted his first career 100 tackles season (107 total, 71 solo), finishing top-10 among NFL defensive backs…Added three interceptions and a career-high 10 passes defended, two forced fumbles and one sack.
2020 SEASON (COWBOYS): Played in and started 15 games…Posted 72 tackles (48 solo), a pass defended, and two tackles for loss.
2019 SEASON (COWBOYS): Played in and started 15 games…Posted 75 tackles (51 solo), a pair of interceptions, five passes defended, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.
2018 SEASON (COWBOYS): Played in and started 14 games…Totaled 56 tackles (39 solo), two interceptions, nine passes defended and one forced fumble.
2017 SEASON (COWBOYS): Played in all 16 games with four starts as a rookie…Had 40 tackles (31 solo), one interception, three passes defended and one tackle for loss.
TRANSACTIONS
- 05/12/2017: Signed/Draft choice to the Cowboys
- 03/30/2021: Signed with the Vikings
- 03/16/2022: Signed with the Panthers
- 03/14/2025: Signed with the Titans
- 02/26/2026: Released by the Titans
- 08/07/2026: Signed with Bears
COLLEGE: Played four seasons at Louisiana Tech (2013-16)...Named an All-Conference USA selection three times (2014-16)...Finished third in school history with 14 career interceptions to go with a school-best 325 interception return yards...As a senior in 2016, started in all 14 games and recorded the second-most tackles on the team (89) along with 6.5 tackles for loss...Registered a team-high five interceptions as well as three sacks and six passes defensed...In 2015, registered 56 total tackles, including 7.5 tackles for loss with three interceptions...As a sophomore, set a school record with 230 interception return yards on a team-high six interceptions, including two returned for touchdowns...As a freshman, played in all 12 games (10 starts), recording 61 total tackles.
PERSONAL: Prepped at West Monroe High School (La.)…A two-way player who also returned kickoffs…An All-State, All-Northeast Louisiana and All-District honoree…Led his team to a State Championship in 2011.
