University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2022 Football Roster
Roster
Woo Governor
- Position:
- defensive back
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Plant City, Fla.
- High School:
- Durant HS
2023: Phil Steele All-American Fourth Team and All-MVFC First Team ... All-MVFC First Team ... FCS Football Central Third Team All-American ... The Bluebloods FCS Preseason Second Team All-America ... Preseason First Team All-MVFC ... Phil Steele Preseason Second Team All-MVFC ... The Bluebloods Preseason First Team All-MVFC... Played in all 11 games... Had 62 total tackles including 3 TFL... Had 3 pass breakups, 1 fumble recovery and 2 forced fumbles.
2022: Second Team All-MFVC ... Phil Steele FCS All-MVFC Third Team ... The Bluebloods First Team All-MVFC ... MVFC Defensive Player of the Week (9/25/22) for performance against Western Illinois, scored two touchdowns off two interceptions for a total of 97 yards (43 yards / 49 yards), which tied a UNI school record for most interception returns in a single game and season ... One of just seven UNI players all-time with two interception returns for touchdowns in program history ... Played in all 11 games... Recorded 61 tackles, including a season-high nine tackles against No. 1 South Dakota State ... Notched 1.5 TFLs for three yards ... Finished the season with four interceptions and 127 return yards, tied for eighth most in a single-season ... Seven pass breakups.
FALL 2021: Appeared in ten games, recording three tackles … returned three punts on the year for a total of six yards.
SPRING 2021:Â Played in two games ... recorded a pass breakup against Western Illinois.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned first team all-conference honors as a cornerback and a returner … selected the Focus Magazine Player of the Year … listed by the Tampa Bay Times as a top 100 player in the region … team captain … finished career with five interceptions … also had nearly 1,000 career return yards … earned three varsity letters … ranked as one of the top 150 cornerbacks in the 2019 class … four-year all-academic team … holds a 4.28 grade-point average … high school coach was Mike Gottman.
PERSONAL: From Plant City, Florida ... majoring in political science with a minor in international affairs ... parents are Angelina Valdez and Marques Governor.
