2024 SEASON: Appeared in 13 games with one start, recording a career-high 20 tackles (nine solo), two QB hits, a career-best two tackles for a loss and two passes defensed… Blocked an extra point on special teams…Was inactive (healthy scratch) for three games (Weeks 2-4) and was sidelined for one game (Week 11) due to a shoulder injury…At L.A. Rams (Oct. 6): Played 30 snaps on defense, recording three tackles (all assists). Appeared on three special teams plays and blocked an extra point in the second quarter, the first blocked extra point by a Packer since Brown vs. Minnesota on Sept. 15, 2019…At Jacksonville (Oct. 27): Played 15 snaps on defense, recording two tackles (one solo) and his first career pass defensed, breaking up a pass intended for RB Tank Bigsby on the first play of the fourth quarter…Vs. San Francisco (Nov. 24): Made his first career start and played 21 snaps on defense, recording two tackles (both solo) and a tackle for a loss. Tackled RB Jordan Mason for a loss of 4 yards on the final play of the game as DL Brenton Cox Jr. punched the ball loose, forcing Mason to fumble…At Detroit (Dec. 5): Appeared on 13 defensive snaps, tying his career high with four tackles (three solo) and a tackle for a loss. Brought down RB Jahmyr Gibbs for a loss of 3 yards on third-and-5, forcing the Lions to punt at the end of the first quarter…At Philadelphia (NFC Wild Card, Jan. 12): Played 26 snaps on defense, posting two tackles (both assists), a half-sack and two QB hits. Along with LB Isaiah McDuffie, brought down QB Jalen Hurts for a 3-yard sack in the second quarter.
2023: 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 FG…At Chi*cago (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 a third-and-long for 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 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 FG two plays later… 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 FG attempt by 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 Arkansas…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.
