Colby Wooden: DE · Auburn · #25.
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Colby Wooden
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come. Played for four head coaches in four seasons at Auburn. The first career honor came in 2022: All-SEC. On tape: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Ole Miss, Week 7, 2022.
Play style
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
45 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 11.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Oct 26
USA Today Oct 18
On3 Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-16vs Mercer | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-16vs San José State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 12-41vs No. 22 Penn State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 17-14vs Missouri | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-21vs LSU | 5 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-42@ No. 2 Georgia | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 34-48@ No. 9 Ole Miss | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 27-41vs Arkansas | 8 | 7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 33-39@ Mississippi State | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | W 13-10vs Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 41-17vs Western Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 45 | 36 | 11.5 | 6.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
13%6 sacksTFL rate
26%12 TFLHurry rate
22%10 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
38%6 of 16 pressures45 tackles · 11.5 for loss · 6 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 3.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Road3g | 4.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Cadillac Williams
Pass share
39.0%
308 pass / 481 run
Plays / game
65.8
12 games
Team sack rate
8.8%
339 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2022
45 tackles in 11 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #52 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Auburn, 14 sacks — drafted at #116 overall by the Green Bay Packers.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Gus Malzahn, Bryan Harsin, and Cadillac Williams. Multi-era developmental context.
Next stop · NFL
Green Bay PackersEntering 4th NFL season
Green Bay PackersEntering 4th NFL season
