Colby Wooden

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.