Colby Wooden
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||
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| Position | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born | December 21, 2000 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 273 lb (124 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | Archer (Lawrenceville, Georgia) | ||||||||
| College | Auburn (2019–2022) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2023: 4th round, 116th overall pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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* Offseason or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||||||
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Colby Wooden (born December 21, 2000) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers.
Early life
Wooden grew up in Lawrenceville, Georgia and attended Archer High School. As a senior, he was named the GHSA Region 8-AAAAA Defensive Player of the Year by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.[1] Wooden was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Auburn University over an offer from Clemson.[2]
College career
Wooden missed much of his freshman season after contracting mononucleosis.[3] Overall, he played in three games and made four tackles.[4] Wooden finished his redshirt freshman season with 42 tackles, 9.5 for loss, and four sacks.[5] As a redshirt sophomore, he made 61 tackles with 8.5 tackles for a loss and five sacks.[6] Wooden considered entering the 2022 NFL draft, but opted to return to Auburn for his redshirt junior season.[7]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 273 lb (124 kg) | 33+3⁄4 in (0.86 m) | 10+3⁄8 in (0.26 m) | 6 ft 8+3⁄8 in (2.04 m) | 4.79 s | 1.68 s | 2.77 s | 4.43 s | 7.49 s | 9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) | 23 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[8][9] | ||||||||||||
Green Bay Packers
Wooden was selected in the fourth round, 116th overall, by the Green Bay Packers in the 2023 NFL draft.[10] He signed his rookie contract on May 5.[11]
Indianapolis Colts
On March 11, 2026, Wooden was traded to the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for Zaire Franklin.[12]
On August 30, 2026, the Indianapolis Colts waived Wooden in a series of roster moves to form their initial 53-man roster. [13]
New Orleans Saints
On August 31, 2026, the New Orleans Saints claimed Wooden off of waivers.[14]
NFL career statistics
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Fumbles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2023 | GB | 17 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | GB | 13 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | GB | 17 | 16 | 50 | 26 | 24 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 47 | 17 | 87 | 45 | 42 | 0.5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Source: pro-football-reference.com | |||||||||||||
Postseason
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Fumbles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2023 | GB | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | GB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | GB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Source: pro-football-reference.com | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ Hill, Jordan D. (November 5, 2021). "Auburn's Colby Wooden continues to be a force on the Tigers' defensive front". Opelika-Auburn News. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- ↑ Hill, Jordan D. (August 16, 2018). "Three-star defensive end Colby Wooden commits to Auburn". Miami Herald. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- ↑ Green, Tom (December 17, 2019). "Pass-rusher Colby Wooden's freshman season impacted by summer 'setback'". AL.com. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- ↑ Caldwell, Jason (September 10, 2020). "Wooden stepping up his game in preseason practices". 247Sports.com. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- ↑ Hill, Jordan D. (May 2, 2021). "7 Auburn players who could be selected in the 2022 NFL Draft". Opelika-Auburn News. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- ↑ Green, Tom (August 5, 2022). "Auburn defenders point to 'unfinished business' in returning after disappointing 2021 season". AL.com. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- ↑ "Auburn football: Colby Wooden will return in 2022". The Tuscaloosa News. December 29, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- ↑ Reuter, Chad; Zierlein, Lance. "Colby Wooden Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". National Football League. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ↑ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Colby Wooden College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ↑ "2023 NFL Draft: Packers select Auburn DL Colby Wooden in fourth round, No. 116 overall". packers.com. April 29, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ↑ "Packers sign eight draft picks". packers.com. May 5, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
- ↑ Stankevitz, JJ (March 11, 2026). "Colts acquire DT Colby Wooden in trade with Green Bay Packers for LB Zaire Franklin". Colts.com. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
- ↑ Stankevitz, JJ (August 30, 2026). "Colts make roster moves to form initial 53-man roster". Colts.com. Retrieved August 30, 2026.
- ↑ By; Alper, Josh; By; Alper, Josh (August 31, 2026). "Saints claim OT Mason Murphy, DT Colby Wooden off of waivers". NBC Sports. Retrieved August 31, 2026.