West Virginia DB transfer Charles Woods commits to SMU
West Virginia cornerback Charles Woods has committed to SMU for his final year of eligibility, he announced on Twitter.
Woods has been a two-year contributor for the Mountaineers after transferring to the program following three seasons at Illinois State. He earned All-Big 12 honorable mention from Pro Football Focus in 2021 and was named a preseason All-Big 12 first-team selection by the league’s media going into 2022.
As a junior in 2021, Charles Woods played in 11 games and recorded 36 tackles, 2.0 tackles for a loss, two interceptions, two fumble recoveries and six passes defended.
Before entering college and making recurring use of the transfer portal, Charles Woods played his high school at Dallas (Texas) Justin F. Kimball, where he was an unrated prospect in the 2018 recruiting class.
SMU expected to be active in NCAA Transfer Portal
Since the transfer portal came into existence, SMU’s been one of the most active programs adding transfers. Head coach Rhett Lashlee expects that to continue as the window opens Dec. 5.
This offseason is once again expected to be a busy time across college football with the transfer portal.
“It’s the new era of college football, but we’re all a part of it so we’re all going to roll with it,” Lashlee said before the Memphis game. “It (the window and dead period) gives us time to meet with everybody and just kind of get a gauge where everybody is. There’s a lot of guys that want to be here. We want guys who want to be here. We’ll sort all that stuff out next week. I have a feeling it’s going to be pretty hectic for everyone.
“We have been planning who’s going to be here, who’s not. We’ve got a plan and we feel like we like the guys that are supposedly coming back on our roster. We feel like as always there’s a lot of people that want to be in Dallas and want to be at SMU. We feel like we’ll be able to have a good mix of high school and transfer world.”
SMU honored 20 seniors before the Memphis game, which included Gary Wiley, Beau Barker, Shanon Reid, Calvin Wiggins, Nick Roberts, Austin Upshaw, Tyler Lavine, Junior Aho, Isaac Slade-Matautia, Ben Redding, Jaylon Thomas, Terrance Newman, Jimmy Phillips Jr., Tanner Mordecai and Rice.
