Robert Woodson, Calgary Dinos - Defensive Player of the Year

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (Presidents’ Trophy nominee): ROBERT WOODSON, Calgary

Third-year defensive back Robert Woodson is the sixth Dino in the past eight seasons to earn the Canada West defensive player of the year award after an outstanding 2015 season.

Woodson, a graduate of Calgary’s St. Francis High School, finished tied for the national lead with five interceptions on the season, adding five pass knockdowns. Using his outstanding athleticism, he was the Dinos’ top cover man in the secondary and was routinely matched up against the opposition’s top receivers – and needing to record just 15.5 tackles on the season, teams were unsuccessful when throwing his direction.

"Robert Woodson is possibly the most athletic defensive back to ever play at the University of Calgary," said Harris. "We use this athleticism to match Robbie against the top receivers in Canada West. He led the nation in interceptions and is able to play any position in the defensive backfield."