Versatile play-maker who possesses an exceptional work ethic... Will look to break into playing rotation at running back and could also be a threat as a return man.

2007: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner and three-year starter Mill Valley High School... Totaled 3,003 yards rushing on 402 attempts with 33 touchdowns during his prep career... Also had 17 receptions for 393 yards... Led Mill Valley to a 6-3 record and a second-place finish in the Kaw Valley League... Rushed for 1,344 yards on 137 carries (9.81 avg.) and added 15 touchdowns on the ground during his senior campaign... Caught seven passes for 203 yards (29 avg.) and two TDs... Recorded three interceptions and one fumble recovery on defense... Set the single-game school rushing record with 304 yards on 14 carries in his last high school game... Named to both the Topeka Capital-Journal and Wichita Eagle 5A first team all-state squads... Also a first team All-Kaw Valley League and All-Johnson County selection...  Chosen to represent the East squad for the 2007 Kansas Shrine Bowl... Rushed for 1,066 yards on 169 carries (6.31 avg.) with six touchdowns and caught eight passes for 175 yards (21.88 avg.) to earn all-league honors as a junior... Also returned five kickoffs for TDs in 2005... Served as the Jaguars’ team captain during both the 2005 and 2006 seasons and was twice voted as Mill Valley’s MVP... Coached by George Radell... Also lettered in track & field... Set the school record in the 100 meters (10.4) and tied the state record in the 200 meters (21.44) as a junior... The 2005 Class 5A state champion in both the 100 and 200 meters.

PERSONAL: Justin Woods was born July 18, 1988, in Lawrence, Kan... Parents are Maxwell and Portia Woods... Father ran track at Langston University... One of four children in the Woods family... Is undecided on a major, but would like to pursue a career in sports medicine... Selected Kansas State very early in the recruiting process over Colorado, Kansas and Missouri.