American football player
| No. 96 – Green Bay Packers | |||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Born: | (2000-12-21) December 21, 2000 (age 23) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 273 lb (124 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Archer (Lawrenceville, Georgia) | ||||||||
| College: | Auburn (2019–2022) | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2023 / round: 4 / pick: 116 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2024 | |||||||||
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Colby Wooden (born December 21, 2000) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Auburn.
Early years
Wooden grew up in Lawrenceville, Georgia and attended Archer High School. As a senior, he was named the GHSA Region 8-AAAAA Defensive Player of the Year by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Wooden was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Auburn University over an offer from Clemson.
College career
Wooden missed much of his freshman season after contracting mononucleosis. Overall, he played in three games and made four tackles. Wooden finished his redshirt freshman season with 42 tackles, 9.5 for loss, and four sacks. As a redshirt sophomore, he made 61 tackles with 8.5 tackles for a loss and five sacks. Wooden considered entering the 2022 NFL draft, but opted to return to Auburn for his redshirt junior season.
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Broad jump | Bench press | ||
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| 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
273 lb (124 kg) |
33+3⁄4 in (0.86 m) |
10+3⁄8 in (0.26 m) |
4.79 s | 1.68 s | 2.77 s | 4.43 s | 7.49 s | 9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) |
23 reps | ||
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Wooden was drafted in the fourth round, 116th overall, by the Green Bay Packers in the 2023 NFL draft. He signed his rookie contract on May 5.
NFL career statistics
Regular season
| Season | Team | GP | GS | Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | FF | FR | PD |
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| 2023 | GB | 17 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 17 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Source: pro-football-reference.com | ||||||||||
Postseason
| Season | Team | GP | GS | Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | FF | FR | PD |
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| 2023 | GB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Source: pro-football-reference.com | ||||||||||
References
- Hill, Jordan D. (November 5, 2021). "Auburn's Colby Wooden continues to be a force on the Tigers' defensive front". Opelika-Auburn News. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- Hill, Jordan D. (August 16, 2018). "Three-star defensive end Colby Wooden commits to Auburn". Miami Herald. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- Green, Tom (December 17, 2019). "Pass-rusher Colby Wooden's freshman season impacted by summer 'setback'". AL.com. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- Caldwell, Jason (September 10, 2020). "Wooden stepping up his game in preseason practices". 247Sports.com. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- Hill, Jordan D. (May 2, 2021). "7 Auburn players who could be selected in the 2022 NFL Draft". Opelika-Auburn News. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- Green, Tom (August 5, 2022). "Auburn defenders point to 'unfinished business' in returning after disappointing 2021 season". AL.com. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- "Auburn football: Colby Wooden will return in 2022". The Tuscaloosa News. December 29, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- "Colby Wooden Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". National Football League. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- "2023 NFL Draft Scout Colby Wooden College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- "2023 NFL Draft: Packers select Auburn DL Colby Wooden in fourth round, No. 116 overall". packers.com. April 29, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- "Packers sign eight draft picks". packers.com. May 5, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
External links
| Green Bay Packers 2023 NFL draft selections | |
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