2023 SEASON: Played in all 17 games and registered 17 tackles (10 solo), a half-sack, a tackle for a loss and two QB hits…Appeared in both postseason contests, recording three tackles (one solo) and a QB hit on defense while adding a blocked field goal on special teams…At Chicago (Sept. 10): Recorded a solo tackle in his NFL debut…Vs. Detroit (Sept. 28): Registered a career-high four tackles (two solo), his first career tackle for a loss and his first career QB hit. Tackled RB David Montgomery for a loss of 2 yards, forcing third-and-long and a timeout by Detroit in the fourth quarter…Vs. L.A. Rams (Nov. 5): His lone tackle of the game came on fourth-and-2 when he stopped RB Royce Freeman for no gain and forced a turnover on downs by the Rams in the fourth quarter…At Minnesota (Dec. 31): Posted an assisted tackle, a half-sack and a QB hit. Split his first career sack with LB Isaiah McDuffie when they took down QB Jaren Hall for a loss of 10 yards in the second quarter to help hold the Vikings to a field goal two plays later…Vs. Chicago (Jan. 7): Recorded a solo tackle when he stopped RB Khalil Herbert for no gain on second-and-7 on the final play of the third quarter…At Dallas (NFC Wild Card, Jan. 14): Registered three tackles (one solo) in his first career playoff game…At San Francisco (NFC Divisional, Jan. 20): Recorded a QB hit on an incomplete pass by QB Brock Purdy intended for RB Christian McCaffrey late in the third quarter. Blocked a 48-yard field-goal attempt by K Jake Moody at the end of the first half, the first blocked FG by a Packer in the postseason since Jones vs. Dallas on Jan. 11, 2015…2023 Draft: Selected by the Packers in the fourth round with the No. 116 overall selection.
COLLEGE: Played in 40 games with 36 starts in four seasons with the Tigers, finishing his career with 152 tackles (91 solo), 30 tackles for a loss, 15 sacks, 23 QB hurries, six passes defensed, three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries…Majored in marketing…2022: Started all 12 games and earned third-team All-SEC honors from Phil Steele's College Football after recording career highs in sacks (six), tackles for a loss (11½) and QB hits (10)…Led the team in QB hits and ranked No. 2 on the Tigers in both sacks and tackles for a loss…Finished with 45 tackles (36 solo), a team-high three forced fumbles, a team-best two fumble recoveries and a career-high three passes defensed…Posted four tackles (three solo) and a sack, bringing down QB Brady Cook for a 12-yard loss on the opening drive on third down to force a punt vs. Missouri (Sept. 24)…Recorded five tackles (all solo), two tackles for a loss and a sack vs. LSU (Oct. 1)…Sacked QB Jayden Daniels for a 6-yard loss on a third down in the first quarter to force a punt and also stopped Daniels for a 4-yard loss on a second-quarter run…Registered five tackles (three solo), a sack and a fumble recovery at Georgia (Oct. 8)…Brought down QB Stetson Bennett for a loss of 9 yards on third down on the opening drive of the second half, forcing a fumble that he recovered at the Georgia 19 to set up a field goal…Posted a season-best eight tackles (seven solo), two tackles for a loss and a sack vs. Arkansas (Oct. 29)…Recorded four tackles (three solo), a sack and a fumble recovery at Mississippi State (Nov. 5)…Recovered a QB Will Rogers fumble that was forced by LB Derick Hall late in the first half and later sacked Rogers for an 8-yard loss in the third quarter…Sacked QB Conner Weigman in the fourth quarter for a 10-yard loss vs. Texas A&M (Nov. 12), forcing a fumble that was recovered by the Tigers at the A&M 32 that set up a FG to put Auburn up, 13-3…2021: Started all 13 games and earned All-SEC honorable mention from Pro Football Focus after posting a career-high 61 tackles (34 solo) along with five sacks and 8½ tackles for a loss…Ranked No. 3 on the team in sacks and No. 4 in tackles and tackles for a loss…Blocked a 20-yard field goal in the second quarter vs. Alabama State (Sept. 11), one that was recovered by CB Nehemiah Pritchett and returned 80 yards for a TD…Also recovered a QB Ryan Nettles fumble in the third quarter to give the Tigers the ball at their own 49…Recorded four tackles (three solo) and a career-high two sacks at Arkansas (Oct. 16)…Brought down QB KJ Jefferson for a 7-yard loss late in the first half and again for a 6-yard loss midway through the third quarter…Led the team with a career-high 11 tackles (eight solo) vs. Alabama (Nov. 27) and added a sack when he brought down QB Bryce Young for a 2-yard loss early in the second quarter…2020: Started all 11 games he appeared in as a redshirt freshman, finishing with 42 tackles (19 solo), four sacks, 9½ tackles for a loss, six QB hits and a pass defensed…Was named to the SEC All-Freshman team after leading the team and finishing No. 3 in the conference in tackles for a loss…Matched his season best with six tackles (five solo) with two tackles for a loss and a sack vs. Arkansas (Oct. 10), bringing down QB Feleipe Franks for a 1-yard loss on the opening drive of the game for his first career sack as he forced a three-and-out…Matched his season high for the third straight week with six tackles (two solo) and two tackles for a loss at South Carolina (Oct. 17), including a stop of QB Collin Hill for a 3-yard loss on a first-and-goal run…Posted a season-high 1½ sacks vs. Tennessee (Nov. 21), including a 5-yard sack of QB Jarrett Guarantano on a third-and-4 early in the fourth quarter that forced the Volunteers to settle for a 37-yard FG attempt that they missed on the next play…2019: Appeared in three games as a true freshman, recording four tackles (two solo) and a shared tackle for a loss…Was sidelined for much of the season due to mononucleosis…Made his collegiate debut vs. Kent State (Sept. 14), helping to bring down RB Joachim Bangda for a 1-yard loss on a run midway through the fourth quarter.
PERSONAL: Given name Colby Wooden…Born in New Orleans, La. …His younger brother, Caleb, plays safety at Auburn…His father, Irvin, played linebacker at Louisiana Tech...High school: Earned first-team all-state honors at Archer High School (Lawrenceville, Ga.), where he helped the Tigers advance to the Class 7A state semifinals…Was named the GHSA Region 8-AAAAA Defensive Player of the Year by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a senior…Earned all-county and all-region recognition as a senior…Also played basketball for two seasons...Community involvement: Visited with students at the Wisconsin Challenge Academy in Fort McCoy, Wis., in October 2023.
