LeVar Woods

LeVar Woods (born March 15, 1978) is the special teams coach at the University of Iowa,[1] where he played linebacker during his college career. He was originally signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2001, played for a season and a half with the Detroit Lions (2005–2006), and finished his career with the Tennessee Titans (2006–2007).

LeVar Woods
Current position
TitleSpecial Teams Coordinator
TeamIowa
ConferenceBig Ten
Biographical details
Born (1978-03-15) March 15, 1978
Cleveland, Ohio
Playing career
1998–2000Iowa
2001–2004Arizona Cardinals
2005–2006Detroit Lions
2006–2007Tennessee Titans
Position(s)Linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2008–2011Iowa (AA)
2012–2014Iowa (LB)
2015–2017Iowa (TE)
2018–presentIowa (STC)

High school career

Woods attended West Lyon High School in Larchwood, Iowa and was a letterman in football, basketball, and track. [2] He graduated from West Lyon High School in 1996.

College career

Woods attended the University of Iowa, and was a letterman in football. In football, he was a two-year starter as an outside linebacker. He finished his spectacular college career with four sacks and 165 tackles. As a senior, he was an All-Big Ten Conference second-team selection, and was given the Hayden Fry Extra Heartbeat Award (awarded to the University of Iowa player who demonstrates extraordinary effort on the field).

References
  1. "LeVar Woods Talks Offense, New Role - HawkeyeNation". 1 April 2015.
  2. "Hawk Central - Iowa Hawkeyes News, Scores, Stats, Schedules, Videos". Hawk Central.


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