Colby Wooden

2022: Third-year starter along the defensive line ... 152 career tackles ... 30.0 career TFL, 17.0 career sacks ... 3 tackles and a QB hurry against Mercer ... TFL vs. San Jose' State ... 5 tackles, forced fumble against Penn State ... 1.5 TFL, sack, 4 tackles against Missouri ... 5 tackles, 2 TFL, 6-yard sack vs. LSU ... sack, 5 tackles, fumble recovery at Georgia ... 5 tackles, TFL at Ole Miss ... team-best 8 tackles, 2 TFL, sack vs. Arkansas ... 5 tackles, 1.5 TFL, sack, fumble recovery at Mississippi State ... strip sack forced fumble in 4th quarter of Texas A&M game sealed that win ... 3 tackles, TFL, PBU vs. Western Kentucky ... SEC defensive lineman of the week: Texas A&M ... game captain: San Jose' State ... coaches' defensive lineman of week: Mercer, Missouri ... team defensive lineman of the year ... Phil Steele 3rd team all-SEC ... NFL Combine invitation

2021: Starting defensive end ... 107 career tackles; 61 for season ... 2 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 2.0 TFL against Akron ... fumble recovery and a field goal block against Alabama State ... 4 tackles, 1.5 TFL at Penn State ... career-best 8 tackles, 1.5 TFL, PBU against Georgia State ... 7 tackles, TFL, 0.5 sacks, PBU, QB hurry at LSU ... 6 tackles vs. Georgia ... 2 sacks, 4 tackles at Arkansas ... 5 tackles vs. Ole Miss ... 3 stops at Texas A&M ... 3 tackles vs. Mississippi State ... 3 stops at South Carolina ... team-best 11 tackles, sack vs. Alabama ... 4 tackles in Birmingham Bowl ... game captain (Texas A&M) ... SEC defensive lineman of week (Arkansas, Ole Miss) ... defensive lineman of week (Georgia State, LSU, Arkansas, Ole Miss) ... PFF College all-SEC honorable mention ... Preseason: All-SEC 3rd team (Athlon)

2020: Earned a starting spot at defensive tackle ... SEC all-freshman team ... 41 tackles for season ... third in the SEC with 9.5 TFL ... 3 tackles, TFL, QB hurry vs. Kentucky ... 6 tackles at Georgia ... 6 tackles, sack, 2 TFL against Arkansas ... 6 tackles, 2 TFL at South Carolina ... 5 tackles, 1.5 TFL at Ole Miss ... 2 tackles vs. LSU ... 1.5 sacks, 4 tackles vs. Tennessee ... 4 tackles against Texas A&M ... 8-yard sack at Mississippi State

2019: True freshman defensive lineman who played in three games ... four tackles for the season ... first action came against Kent State

High School: Athletic defender with plenty of potential ... enrolled at Auburn in January ... key contributor for Coach Andy Dyer and the Archer High Tigers, advancing to the state Class 7A semifinals ... first team all-state, all-county and all-region ... 24/7 and Rivals rate him as a four-star prospect ... ranked No. 19 (Rivals), 21 (24/7), 28 (PrepStar) overall nationally at his position and No. 34 (Rivals), 38 (24/7) among recruits from the state of Georgia

Personal: Birthday is December 21 ... son of Nicole and Irvin Wooden ... has a younger brother, Caleb ... studying in the College of Business

2022: Third-year starter along the defensive line ... 152 career tackles ... 30.0 career TFL, 17.0 career sacks ... 3 tackles and a QB hurry against Mercer ... TFL vs. San Jose' State ... 5 tackles, forced fumble against Penn State ... 1.5 TFL, sack, 4 tackles against Missouri ... 5 tackles, 2 TFL, 6-yard sack vs. LSU ... sack, 5 tackles, fumble recovery at Georgia ... 5 tackles, TFL at Ole Miss ... team-best 8 tackles, 2 TFL, sack vs. Arkansas ... 5 tackles, 1.5 TFL, sack, fumble recovery at Mississippi State ... strip sack forced fumble in 4th quarter of Texas A&M game sealed that win ... 3 tackles, TFL, PBU vs. Western Kentucky ... SEC defensive lineman of the week: Texas A&M ... game captain: San Jose' State ... coaches' defensive lineman of week: Mercer, Missouri ... team defensive lineman of the year ... Phil Steele 3rd team all-SEC ... NFL Combine invitation

2021: Starting defensive end ... 107 career tackles; 61 for season ... 2 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 2.0 TFL against Akron ... fumble recovery and a field goal block against Alabama State ... 4 tackles, 1.5 TFL at Penn State ... career-best 8 tackles, 1.5 TFL, PBU against Georgia State ... 7 tackles, TFL, 0.5 sacks, PBU, QB hurry at LSU ... 6 tackles vs. Georgia ... 2 sacks, 4 tackles at Arkansas ... 5 tackles vs. Ole Miss ... 3 stops at Texas A&M ... 3 tackles vs. Mississippi State ... 3 stops at South Carolina ... team-best 11 tackles, sack vs. Alabama ... 4 tackles in Birmingham Bowl ... game captain (Texas A&M) ... SEC defensive lineman of week (Arkansas, Ole Miss) ... defensive lineman of week (Georgia State, LSU, Arkansas, Ole Miss) ... PFF College all-SEC honorable mention ... Preseason: All-SEC 3rd team (Athlon)

2020: Earned a starting spot at defensive tackle ... SEC all-freshman team ... 41 tackles for season ... third in the SEC with 9.5 TFL ... 3 tackles, TFL, QB hurry vs. Kentucky ... 6 tackles at Georgia ... 6 tackles, sack, 2 TFL against Arkansas ... 6 tackles, 2 TFL at South Carolina ... 5 tackles, 1.5 TFL at Ole Miss ... 2 tackles vs. LSU ... 1.5 sacks, 4 tackles vs. Tennessee ... 4 tackles against Texas A&M ... 8-yard sack at Mississippi State

2019: True freshman defensive lineman who played in three games ... four tackles for the season ... first action came against Kent State

High School: Athletic defender with plenty of potential ... enrolled at Auburn in January ... key contributor for Coach Andy Dyer and the Archer High Tigers, advancing to the state Class 7A semifinals ... first team all-state, all-county and all-region ... 24/7 and Rivals rate him as a four-star prospect ... ranked No. 19 (Rivals), 21 (24/7), 28 (PrepStar) overall nationally at his position and No. 34 (Rivals), 38 (24/7) among recruits from the state of Georgia

Personal: Birthday is December 21 ... son of Nicole and Irvin Wooden ... has a younger brother, Caleb ... studying in the College of Business