Deiyantei Powell-Woods

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Position:
Offensive Lineman
Height:
6-5
Weight:
300
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Bluefield, W.Va.
High School:
Bluefield H.S.
Major:
Organizational Leadership
Twitter:
@DPow_65
Instagram:
dpw.65

CAREER

Two-time All-Mid-American Conference selection (Second Team in 2023 and Third Team in 2022) … over five year career, played in 51 career games and started 38 career contests on the offensive line … started 25 consecutive contests.

2023

As a senior offensive lineman, saw action in 10 of 12 games … started all 10 games and 10 consecutive games that he played in … listed on the depth chart as the starting right guard … Second Team All-MAC selection … preseason Outland Trophy Watch List member … consensus preseason All-MAC offensive lineman … preseason First Team All-MAC selection by Phil Steele Magazine and Athlon Magazine … preseason Second Team All-MAC selection by College Football Network and Lindy’s Magazine … served as a team captain in two games … part of a CMU offensive line that allowed just 26 sacks on the season … missed the first two games (at Michigan State, 9/1 and New Hampshire 9/9).

2022

As a junior offensive lineman, started all 12 games at left guard … Third Team All-Mid-American Conference selection … played in 875 plays … served as team captain in five contests.

2021

Played in 12 games, making 11 starts … part of a line that blocked for the nation’s leading rusher, Lew Nichols III (1,848 total yards/142.2 ypg), and a unit that ranked third in the Mid-American Conference in total offense (443.4 ypg) and passing (265.4 ypg).

2020

Started the first three games of the season at left guard.

2019

Appeared in all 14 games.

HIGH SCHOOL

A 2019 graduate of Bluefield High School in Bluefield, W.Va., where he earned three varsity letters for Head Coach Fred Simon … earned second team Class 2A All-state honors in both 2017 and 2018 … selected a Blue-Grey All-American … earned all-conference honors … helped team to 2017 state championship … led his team to two playoff appearances … team finished 12-2 in his senior season … named team captain as a senior … earned three varsity letters in football … rated a two-star recruit by 247sports and Rivals.

PERSONAL

Born Deiyantei Powell-Woods on January 4, 2001 … son of Karima and Grady Woods … committed to Central Michigan on February 6, 2019 … majors in Organizational Leadership.