Colby Wooden

Experience: 4 years

Height: 6-4

Age: 25

Weight: 273 lbs

College: Auburn

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Biography

CAREER TRANSACTIONS:

Acquired by the Colts in a trade with the Green Bay Packers on March 11, 2026 in exchange for linebacker Zaire Franklin.
Selected by the Packers in the fourth round (116th overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft.

2025 (PACKERS):

Appeared in 17 games (16 starts) and compiled 50 tackles (26 solo), 6.0 tackles for loss and one pass defensed.
Started one postseason contest and recorded two tackles (one solo).

2024 (PACKERS):

Saw action in 13 games (one start) and tallied 20 tackles (nine solo), 2.0 tackles for loss and two passes defensed. He also recorded a blocked extra point.
Appeared in one postseason contest and totaled two tackles and half a sack.

2023 (PACKERS):

Played in 17 games and posted 17 tackles (10 solo), 1.0 tackle for loss and half a sack.
Saw action in two postseason contests and recorded three tackles (one solo) along with one blocked field goal.

COLLEGE:

Appeared in 40 games (36 starts) in four seasons at Auburn (2019-22) and compiled 152 tackles (91 solo), 30.0 tackles for loss, 15.0 sacks, six passes defensed, three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries.
As a senior, he started all 12 games and recorded 45 tackles (36 solo), 11.5 tackles for loss, 6.0 sacks, three passes defensed, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.
In 2021, he started all 13 games and compiled 61 tackles (34 solo), 8.5 tackles for loss, 5.0 sacks, two passes defensed and one fumble recovery.
Was named to the SEC All-Freshman team in 2020 after he started 11 games and registered 42 tackles (19 solo), a team-high 9.5 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks and a pass defensed.
In 2019, he saw action in four games as a true freshman and notched four tackles (two solo) and half a tackle for loss.

PERSONAL:

Attended Archer High School in Lawrenceville, Ga.
Earned first team all-state honors after helping his team advance to the Class 7A state semi-finals. He was also named all-county and all-region as a senior.
Was named the GHSA Region 8-AAAAA Defensive Player of the Year by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Also played basketball for two seasons.
His younger brother, Caleb, played safety with him at Auburn before transferring to Arkansas.
Majored in marketing.

A native of Lawrenceville, Ga.

WK	OPP	RESULT	TKL	AST	COMBINED	SOLO	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	FF
1	Lions	W 27 - 13	3	3	6	1	0	0	0	0
2	Commanders	W 27 - 18	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
3	@Browns	L 10 - 13	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
4	@Cowboys	T 40 - 40	1	2	3	1	0	0	0	0
6	Bengals	W 27 - 18	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0
7	@Cardinals	W 27 - 23	3	3	6	3	0	0	0	0
8	@Steelers	W 35 - 25	2	1	3	2	0	0	0	0
9	Panthers	L 13 - 16
10	Eagles	L 7 - 10	3	2	5	3	0	0	0	0
11	@Giants	W 27 - 20	2	2	4	2	0	0	0	0
12	Vikings	W 23 - 6	3	1	4	3	0	0	0	0
13	@Lions	W 31 - 24	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14	Bears	W 28 - 21	2	1	3	2	0	0	0	0
15	@Broncos	L 26 - 34	1	2	3	1	0	0	0	0
16	@Bears	L 16 - 22	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0
17	Ravens	L 24 - 41	3	3	6	3	0	0	0	0
18	@Vikings	L 3 - 16