Running back, Washington State (from South Dakota State), 2024–⁠26

Maxwell Woods

Number
No. 3
Height
5′10″
Weight
201 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Carver, MN

Maxwell Woods plays running back for Washington State, after South Dakota State (2024).

2026 so far

192 rushing yards

Last game: at Oregon State, L 30–⁠48

Next game: vs. Boise State, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 8@WASH
  2. 29@KSU
  3. 116DUQ
  4. 20ARIZ
  5. 15FRES
  6. 1@USU
  7. 3@ORST

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

117rushing yards, career highvs. Utah State, 2025

Team titles: Missouri Valley Football champions, 2024; Pac-12 champions, 2025

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024South Dakota State291766.1144
2025Washington State362256.3048
2026Washington State421924.6045
Career1075935.5148

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024South Dakota State5193.809
2025Washington State181488.2033
2026Washington State7497.0014
Career302167.2033

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2024South Dakota State51070120
2026Washington State–––150
Career51070270

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024South Dakota State3RBYr 1
2025Washington State3RBYr 2
2026Washington State3RBSo. (Yr 3)5′10″201

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2025Washington State590.15––9.07%0.14
2026Washington State55-0.291st (n=478)0.10-15.812%–

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Washington State40%2.901.202.0020%
2026Washington State23%2.301.000.7033%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Washington State 7 games, 192 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 6atWashingtonL 10–⁠24480–––
Sep 12atKansas StateL 7–⁠3452901120
Sep 19vs.DuquesneW 48–⁠71111603200
Sep 26vs.ArizonaL 24–⁠348200–––
Oct 3vs.Fresno StateL 6–⁠265150–––
Oct 9atUtah StateL 16–⁠175103170
Oct 17atOregon StateL 30–⁠48430–––
2025 Washington State 11 games, 225 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 6vs.San Diego StateW 36–⁠13140–––
Sep 13atNorth TexasL 10–⁠591405420
Sep 20vs.WashingtonL 24–⁠59–––3230
Sep 27atColorado StateW 20–⁠33260150
Oct 18atVirginiaL 20–⁠22–––150
Oct 25vs.ToledoW 28–⁠7120–––
Nov 1atOregon StateL 7–⁠104200–––
Nov 15vs.Louisiana TechW 28–⁠31−102100
Nov 22atJames MadisonL 20–⁠24104303280
Nov 29vs.Oregon StateW 32–⁠86100–––
Dec 22 ✦vs.Utah StateW 34–⁠21911703350
2024 South Dakota State 7 games, 176 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 14vs.Augustana (SD)W 24–⁠36610290
Sep 21atSE LouisianaW 41–⁠03180–––
Nov 2vs.Murray StateW 52–⁠611401240
Nov 23atMissouri StateW 45–⁠96510–––
Dec 7vs.MontanaW 35–⁠18130–––
Dec 14vs.Incarnate WordW 55–⁠14120–––
Dec 21 ✦atNorth Dakota StateL 21–⁠28110160

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

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