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Danny Woodhead
Danny Woodhead occasionally called “wood” (born January 25, 1985 in North Platte, Nebraska) is an American football running back /wide receiver for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was marked by the Jets as an undrafted free agency running back in 2008. He performed school football at Chadron State.

Danny Woodhead set some NCAA school football hurrying notes, encompassing lone time of the year hurrying and all-time rushing. In 2006 and 2007, he won the Harlon Hill Trophy, bestowed to the best contestant in NCAA Division II, producing him the third contestant to win the trophy two times in its annals (the other players are Johnny Bailey and Dusty Bonner). On October 6, 2007, Woodhead became the NCAA all-time, all-division premier rusher. Woodhead held this record until it was broken by Mount Union College running back Nate Kmic on December 13, 2008.

Early years
Danny Woodhead performed football at North Platte High School in North Platte, Nebraska, and smashed numerous records. North Platte come to the state finals in 2001, with Woodhead’s assist after drubbing Millard North High School group 24-21.Woodhead impeded a area aim try late in the fourth quarter to give North Platte ownership with only minutes left. North Platte’s Ben Woodhead, Woodhead’s older male sibling, chucked a overtake down area to set-up a game triumphant area aim by Jake McCarthy.However, North Platte went on to misplace the state championship 28-14 to Millard West High School.

In Woodhead’s juvenile time of the year, his group went 8-1 in the normal time of the year, and won two sport in the playoffs before dropping to Millard North in the semifinals.

Danny Woodhead’s older time of the year encompassed a 9-0 run in the normal season. This was the first time a group had gone undefeated in the normal time of the year in 40 years at North Platte. The group went on to trounce Omaha North High School in the first around of the playoffs, Bellevue East in the second around, and eventually lost to Millard North 21-7 in the semifinals for the second year in a row.Woodhead completed as Nebraska’s Class A premier rusher, as well as Nebraska’s Class A all-time premier rusher with 4,891 backyards (2000 – 2003).North Platte High’s quarterback that year, Derek Enderle, furthermore completed as the state’s premier passer.This assessed the first time in North Platte’s annals that the football group completed with the state’s premier passer and rusher in the identical season.

Danny Woodhead furthermore ran pathway for a year and smashed his school’s 100 meter record at 10.5 seconds.

College career
In 2004, Woodhead started assisting the Chadron State College in Chadron, Nebraska, where he hurried for 1,840 backyards as a factual freshman.

In 2005, Woodhead conveyed the ball 278 times for 1,769, averaging 6.4 backyards per convey, and 21 touchdowns. He furthermore had 30 receptions for 367 backyards, averaging 12.2 yards-per-reception.

In 2006, through 12 sport, Danny Woodhead hurried for 2,740 backyards, a new all-division lone time of the year hurrying record,surpassing Kavin Gaillaird. Including the playoffs, his hurrying backyards in 2006 totaled 2,756. He furthermore directed his group to the NCAA Division II playoffs in 2006, mislaying to Northwest Missouri State. Northwest Missouri State organised to contain Woodhead to a time of the year reduced 16 backyards hurrying on 16 carries while giving up 79 backyards obtaining, which was more than twice any individual on the Northwest Missouri team. Chadron furthermore had 327 backyards of total infringement in evaluation to Northwest Missouri State’s 306.

New York Jets
Danny Woodhead went undrafted in the 2008 NFL Draft. However, he obtained a call from the New York Jets instants before the preliminary completed, about the two parties approaching to an affirmation on an undrafted rookie free agency contract. It was broadcast soon after, that Woodhead had marked a deal with the organization.

On July 26, 2008, Woodhead was waived/injured by the Jets after being carted off due to an injury. He expended his whole rookie time of the year on hurt reserve.

Woodhead primarily endured last slashes in September 2009, only to be waived a day subsequent on September 6. He was re-signed to the Jets’ perform squad on September 8.In October, Woodhead was shifted from running back to broad receiver. On October 17, Woodhead was marked to the hardworking roster after Jerricho Cotchery and Brad Smith became injured.

Woodhead glimpsed his first normal time of the year activity on October 25, 2009. In the 38-0 win vs the Oakland Raiders, Woodhead hurried three times for 24 yards.