Michigan football extends offer to 2027 4-Star DB Charles Woodson Jr., son of Wolverines legend

Woodson Jr. is a 5′11″, 160-pound athlete out of Orlando, Florida

Brandon Carr, Digital Content Producer

Published: June 5, 2025 at 5:27 AM

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The Michigan Wolverines have offered 2027 4-star defensive back Charles Woodson Jr.

Woodson Jr. took to X to share the news, accompanied by an iconic image known to Wolverines fans.

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Blessed to receive an offer from Michigan!!!! @CoachLMorgan @UMichFootball @CharlesWoodson @SWiltfong_ @JohnGarcia_Jr @LNLionsFootball pic.twitter.com/R0bOeKhwNB
— Charles Woodson Jr (@2Charleswoodson) June 4, 2025

Woodson Jr. is a 5′11″, 160-pound athlete out of Orlando, Florida, who holds additional offers from Florida State, Texas A&M, Ole Miss, and Syracuse.

Receiving offers from those colleges proves that the son of the Wolverines’ last Heisman Trophy winner, Charles Woodson Sr., has talent in his bloodline.

FILE - In this Dec. 13, 1997, file photo, Michigan's Charles Woodson poses with the Heisman Trophy after becoming the first primarily defensive player ever to take the honor at the Downtown Athletic Club in New York. Tyrann Mathieu's play for top-ranked LSU has spawned a grass roots Heisman Trophy campaign by LSU fans that includes a Tyrann Mathieu for Heisman Facebook page. His chances of joining Woodson to become the second defense-first player in the modern era of football to win the Heisman are probably pretty slim. (AP Photo/Adam Nadel, File) (AP1997)

But rocking his father’s legendary No. 2 on the defensive side of the ball will not only get his family’s juices flowing, but the fans in Ann Arbor will be salivating as well.

For those who are unfamiliar with Woodson Sr., he, alongside winning the Heisman, captured a national championship during the 1998 season.

He played for the Wolverines from 1995 to 1997, leaving his mark as the greatest player in school history. As the only primarily defensive player to win the Heisman Trophy in college football history, he remains a standout.

Woodson Sr. was a triple threat, making big plays on offense, defense, and special teams during his three-year stint.

FILE - In this Nov. 22, 1997, file photo, the Ohio State bench watches as Michigan's Charles Woodson returns a punt 78 yards for a touchdown during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game, at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich. No. 2 Ohio State and No. 3 Michigan have a chance to add to the lore of The Game, a football rivalry that is widely regarded as one of the best in sports, when they meet again, on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson, File) (AP1997)

He concluded his collegiate career by accumulating 18 interceptions, which ranks second in school history.

Woodson Sr. declared for the 1998 NFL Draft, where he was selected by the then-Oakland Raiders with the fourth pick in the first round.

Green Bay Packers Charles Woodson shows off his Super Bowl ring Thursday, June. 16, 2011, in Green Bay, Wis. after the Packers ring ceremony at Lambeau Field. The Packers defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 6. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer) (AP2011)

Before becoming an ambassador of the Raiders, Woodson Sr. collected some more hardware on the next level as he went on to achieve:

Super Bowl champion (XLV) (Green Bay Packers)
NFL Defensive Player of the Year (2009) (Green Bay Packers)
NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (1998) (Oakland Raiders)
4× First-team All-Pro (1999, 2001, 2009, 2011)
4× Second-team All-Pro (2000, 2008, 2010, 2015)
9× Pro Bowl (1998–2001, 2008–2011, 2015)
2× NFL interceptions leader (2009, 2011)
NFL 2000s All-Decade Team
PFWA All-Rookie Team (1998)
Art Rooney Award (2015)
Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame
2021 Pro Football Hall of Fame

BREAKING: @CharlesWoodson has been elected to the Class of 2021!#PFHOF21 | @Raiders | @packers pic.twitter.com/Hi0NT1Qcao
— Pro Football Hall of Fame (@ProFootballHOF) February 7, 2021

Woodson is also in partnership with the University of Michigan with his Woodson Bourbon Whiskey.

The whiskey will be visible in the stadium, and two specialty cocktails will be served in the premium club space.

While The Big House marks its first year selling alcohol, the University of Michigan athletic department gets its first spirit sponsor from Charles Woodson, one of the greatest NCAA football players ever. (Copyright 2024 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.)

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