Defensive end, Auburn, 2019–22
Colby Wooden
- Number
- No. 25
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 284 lb
- Class (2022)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Lawrenceville, GA
- Born
- Dec 21, 2000
Colby Wooden played defensive end at Auburn (2019–22). The Green Bay Packers took Wooden in round 4, No. 116 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
11tackles, career highvs. Alabama, 20212sacks, career highat Arkansas, 2021Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Auburn | 25 | DE | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Auburn | 25 | DE | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Auburn | 25 | DE | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Auburn | 25 | DE | Jr. (Yr 4) | 6′5″ | 284 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2022 Auburn 11 games, 45 tackles, 6 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Mercer | W 42–16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. San José State | W 24–16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Penn State | L 12–41 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Missouri | W 17–14 | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. LSU | L 17–21 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at Georgia | L 10–42 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at Ole Miss | L 34–48 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Arkansas | L 27–41 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | at Mississippi State | L 33–39 | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Texas A&M | W 13–10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Western Kentucky | W 41–17 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
2021 Auburn 13 games, 61 tackles, 5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Akron | W 60–10 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Alabama State | W 62–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | atPenn State | L 20–28 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Georgia State | W 34–24 | 8 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 2 | atLSU | W 24–19 | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Oct 9 | vs.Georgia | L 10–34 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | atArkansas | W 38–23 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Ole Miss | W 31–20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | atTexas A&M | L 3–20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs.Mississippi State | L 34–43 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | at South Carolina | L 17–21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs. Alabama | L 22–24 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Houston | L 13–17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Auburn 11 games, 41 tackles, 3.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs. Kentucky | W 29–13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | atGeorgia | L 6–27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs.Arkansas | W 30–28 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | atSouth Carolina | L 22–30 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | atOle Miss | W 35–28 | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs.LSU | W 48–11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs. Tennessee | W 30–17 | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | atAlabama | L 13–42 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | vs.Texas A&M | L 20–31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | atMississippi State | W 24–10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Northwestern | L 19–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Auburn 3 games, 4 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | vs. Kent State | W 55–16 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs.Mississippi State | W 56–23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Samford | W 52–0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2023 | Combine or pro day 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′4″ | |
| Weight | 273 lb | |
| Arm length | 33¾″ | |
| Hand size | 10⅜″ | |
| Wingspan | 80⅜″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.79 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.68 s | |
| Broad jump | 9′7″ | |
| Bench press | 23 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.49 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.52 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 40 games with a stat; latest team: New Orleans Saints.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Green Bay Packers | 11 | 15 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2024 | Green Bay Packers | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Green Bay Packers | 15 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | New Orleans Saints | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 40 | 94 | 0.5 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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