Tight end, Virginia (from Oklahoma State), 2018–⁠21

Jelani Woods

Number
No. 89
Height
6′7″
Weight
275 lb
Class (2021)
Junior
Hometown
Ellenwood, GA
Born
Oct 9, 1998

Jelani Woods played tight end at Oklahoma State (2018–⁠20) and Virginia (2021). The Indianapolis Colts took Woods in round 3, No. 73 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
598
Receiving yards, 2021 (Virginia, 6–⁠6)
Drafted
No. 73
Round 3, 2022 NFL Draft (Indianapolis Colts)

Career highs

7catches, career highvs. Virginia Tech, 2021122receiving yards, career highvs. Illinois, 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Oklahoma State813516.9232
2019Oklahoma State161127.0130
2020Oklahoma State812916.1146
2021Virginia4459813.6840
Career7697412.81246

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Oklahoma State89TEYr 1
2019Oklahoma State89TEYr 2
2020Oklahoma State89TEYr 3
2021Virginia89TEJr. (Yr 4)6′7″275

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2018Oklahoma State71.84––12.9–
2019Oklahoma State170.27––4.5–
2020Oklahoma State140.70––9.8–
2021Virginia580.8877th (n=410)0.6751.07%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2021 Virginia 11 games, 44 catches, 598 yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4vs.William & MaryW 43–⁠01505–
Sep 11vs.IllinoisW 42–⁠145122132–
Sep 18atNorth CarolinaL 39–⁠59647114–
Sep 24vs.Wake ForestL 17–⁠37473132–
Oct 9atLouisvilleW 34–⁠3321017–
Oct 16vs.DukeW 48–⁠0558116–
Oct 23vs.Georgia TechW 48–⁠40363024–
Oct 30atBYUL 49–⁠663681401
Nov 13vs.Notre DameL 3–⁠2821309–
Nov 20atPittsburghL 38–⁠48675140–
Nov 27vs.Virginia TechL 24–⁠29764118–
2020 Oklahoma State 7 games, 8 catches, 129 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 19vs.TulsaW 16–⁠71808–
Sep 26vs.West VirginiaW 27–⁠131−200–
Oct 24vs.Iowa StateW 24–⁠21354134–
Nov 7atKansas StateW 20–⁠18111011–
Nov 21atOklahomaL 13–⁠41112012–
Dec 5atTCUL 22–⁠29146046–
Dec 12atBaylorW 42–⁠3––––5
2019 Oklahoma State 9 games, 16 catches, 112 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 14atTulsaW 40–⁠21–––––
Sep 21atTexasL 30–⁠36222014–
Sep 28vs.Kansas StateW 26–⁠131−20−2–
Oct 19vs.BaylorL 27–⁠45532010–
Oct 26atIowa StateW 34–⁠27233030–
Nov 16vs.KansasW 31–⁠13211014–
Nov 23atWest VirginiaW 20–⁠132413–
Nov 30vs.OklahomaL 16–⁠341808–
Dec 27 ✦vs.Texas A&ML 21–⁠241404–
2018 Oklahoma State 7 games, 8 catches, 135 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 8vs.South AlabamaW 55–⁠13132032–
Sep 22vs.Texas TechL 17–⁠41119019–
Sep 29atKansasW 48–⁠281505–
Oct 6vs.Iowa StateL 42–⁠48233119–
Oct 27vs.TexasW 38–⁠35116116–
Nov 10atOklahomaL 47–⁠48115015–
Nov 17vs.West VirginiaW 45–⁠41115015–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2022Combine or pro day 2022
Height6′6¾″
Weight259 lb
Arm length34⅛″
Hand size9¼″
Wingspan82⅛″W
40-yard dash4.61 s
10-yard split1.62 s
Vertical jump37½″W
Broad jump10′9″W
Bench press24 reps
3-cone drill6.95 sW
20-yard shuttle4.33 sW

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

3 seasons, 17 games with a stat; latest team: New York Jets.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2022Indianapolis Colts12253123
2025New York Jets2140
2026 (so far)New York Jets32310
NFL career17283473

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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