Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh called Knoxville Catholic senior Jeffery Woods “the fastest man in Tennessee” at a satellite camp in Murfreesboro in June.
In a year, Woods will get a chance to showcase that speed and his skills at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
The 5-foot-8, 163-pound senior became the Mocs’ third commitment for the 2017 signing class in a 95-second video that he posted to his Twitter account Monday.
He played running back and defensive back for the Class 4A state champions. Despite missing six games due to injury in the middle of the season, he had 588 yards rushing, 260 yards receiving and two interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown.
In the state championship game against Pearl-Cohn, he had 10 carries for 117 yards and two touchdowns in a 48-6 victory.