Chris Woods

Christopher Wyatt Woods (born July 19, 1962) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Los Angeles Raiders and Denver Broncos. He played college football at Auburn University. Woods also played for the Edmonton Eskimos and Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Early life and college Christopher Wyatt Woods was born on July 19, 1962, in Birmingham, Alabama. In 1981, he recorded 13 receptions for 213 yards and one touchdown, seven carries for 72 yards, and 11 punt returns for 60 yards. In June 1984, he was selected by the Los Angeles Raiders in the first round, with the 28th overall pick, of the 1984 NFL supplemental draft of USFL and CFL players. During the 1984 CFL season, he totaled 38 receptions for 837 yards and six touchdowns, three carries for 60 yards, 18 kickoff returns for 442 yards, and 31 punt returns for 303 yards and one touchdown. He dressed in 17 games for the Argonauts in 1986, recording 61 receptions for 1,163 yards and six touchdowns, eight kickoff returns for 152 yards, and 64 punt returns for 595 yards. He ran again in 2017, finishing third with 18% of the vote behind Randall Woodfin and incumbent William A. Bell. Woods also ran for mayor in the 2021 election, finishing fourth in the voting.

Woods is the president and CEO of C.W. Woods Contracting. His uncle, Abraham Woods, was a civil rights activist.