Colby Wooden

Colby Wooden (born December 21, 2000) is an American football defensive end who currently plays for the Auburn Tigers.

Colby Wooden
Auburn Tigers – No. 25
PositionDefensive end
Class
Redshirt
Junior
MajorBusiness
Personal information
Born: (2000-12-21) December 21, 2000
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight284 lb (129 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolArcher High School
(Lawrenceville, Georgia)

Early life and high school

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 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]

References
  1. "Auburn's Colby Wooden continues to be a force on the Tigers' defensive front". Opelika-Auburn News. November 5, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  2. "Three-star defensive end Colby Wooden commits to Auburn". Miami Herald. August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  3. Green, Tom (December 17, 2019). "Pass-rusher Colby Wooden's freshman season impacted by summer 'setback'". AL.com. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  4. Caldwell, Jason (September 10, 2020). "Wooden stepping up his game in preseason practices". 247Sports.com. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  5. "7 Auburn players who could be selected in the 2022 NFL Draft". Opelika-Auburn News. May 2, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  6. Green, Tom (August 5, 2022). "Auburn defenders point to 'unfinished business' in returning after disappointing 2021 season". AL.com. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  7. "Auburn football: Colby Wooden will return in 2022". The Tuscaloosa News. December 29, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
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