UVA Tight End Jelani Woods Invited to NFL Scouting Combine

Stock in the Cavalier tight end is rising ahead of the 2022 NFL Draft

Matt Newton | Feb 9, 2022

On Wednesday, the NFL released the official list of 324 prospects invited to the 2022 NFL Scouting Combine, taking place from March 1st through March 7th in Indianapolis. Virginia tight end Jelani Woods was one 20 tight ends to be invited to the combine.

In his single season at UVA after transferring from Oklahoma State, Woods earned First-Team All-ACC honors after recording 44 catches for 598 yards and eight touchdowns. Despite his impressive 2021 season, Woods was not getting much attention as an NFL prospect at the tight end position after he declared for the NFL Draft on December 14th.

Woods received an invite to participate in the East-West Shrine Bowl and that is when scouts began to take notice. The 6'7", 265-pound tight end turned many heads in the practices leading up to the Shrine Bowl and he was even named to the All-Shrine Bowl Practice Team. Woods punctuated the week by catching a touchdown pass in the East-West Shrine Bowl.

Woods is now considered a top-15 prospect at the tight end position on some NFL draft boards and is as high as a top-10 tight end prospect on others. Woods will look to continue to elevate his draft stock with another solid showing at the NFL Scouting Combine.

The 2022 NFL Draft will take place in Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas from April 28-30.

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Published Feb 9, 2022

MATT NEWTON

Matt launched Virginia Cavaliers On SI in August of 2021 and has since served as the site's publisher and managing editor, covering all 23 NCAA Division I sports teams at the University of Virginia. He is from Downingtown, Pennsylvania and graduated from UVA in May of 2021.