2022: Started all 12 games and earned third-team All-SEC honors from Phil Steele's College Football after recording career highs in sacks (six), tackles for a loss (11½) and QB hits (10)…Led the team in QB hits and ranked No. 2 on the Tigers in both sacks and tackles for a loss…Finished with 45 tackles (36 solo), a team-high three forced fumbles, a team-best two fumble recoveries and a career-high three passes defensed…Vs. Penn State (Sept. 10): Registered five tackles (four solo) and a forced fumble…Vs. Missouri (Sept. 24): Posted four tackles (three solo) and a sack, bringing down QB Brady Cook for a 12-yard loss on the opening drive on third down to force a punt…Vs. LSU (Oct. 1): Recorded five tackles (all solo), two tackles for a loss and a sack. Sacked QB Jayden Daniels for a 6-yard loss on a third down in the first quarter to force a punt and also stopped Daniels for a 4-yard loss on a second-quarter run…At Georgia (Oct. 8): Registered five tackles (three solo), a sack and a fumble recovery. Brought down QB Stetson Bennett for a loss of 9 yards on third down on the opening drive of the second half, forcing a fumble that he recovered at the Georgia 19 to set up a field goal…Vs. Arkansas (Oct. 29): Posted a season-best eight tackles (seven solo), two tackles for a loss and a sack. Brought down QB KJ Jefferson for a loss of 3 yards on a sack midway through the third quarter…At Mississippi State (Nov. 5): Recorded four tackles (three solo), a sack and a fumble recovery. Recovered a QB Will Rogers fumble that was forced by LB Derick Hall late in the first half and later sacked Rogers for an 8-yard loss in the third quarter…Vs. Texas A&M (Nov. 12): Sacked QB Conner Weigman in the fourth quarter for a 10-yard loss, forcing a fumble that was recovered by the Tigers at the A&M 32 that set up a FG to put Auburn up, 13-3.
2021: Started all 13 games and earned All-SEC honorable mention from Pro Football Focus after posting a career-high 61 tackles (34 solo) along with five sacks and 8½ tackles for a loss…Ranked No. 3 on the team in sacks and No. 4 in tackles and tackles for a loss…Vs. Akron (Sept. 4): Registered two tackles (one solo) and 1½ sacks, including a fourth-down sack of QB Kato Nelson midway through the second quarter to give the Tigers the ball at the Akron 45…Vs. Alabama State (Sept. 11): Blocked a 20-yard field goal in the second quarter, one that was recovered by CB Nehemiah Pritchett and returned 80 yards for a TD. Also recovered a QB Ryan Nettles fumble in the third quarter to give the Tigers the ball at their own 49…At Penn State (Sept. 18): Posted four tackles (two solo), including 1½ tackles for a loss…At LSU (Oct. 2): Racked up seven tackles (two solo), including a shared tackle for a loss…At Arkansas (Oct. 16): Recorded four tackles (three solo) and a career-high two sacks. Brought down Jefferson for a 7-yard loss late in the first half and again for a 6-yard loss midway through the third quarter…Vs. Alabama (Nov. 27): Led the team with a career-high 11 tackles (eight solo) and added a sack when he brought down QB Bryce Young for a 2-yard loss early in the second quarter.
2020: Started all 11 games he appeared in as a redshirt freshman, finishing with 42 tackles (19 solo), four sacks, 9½ tackles for a loss, six QB hits and a pass defensed…Was named to the SEC All-Freshman team after leading the team and finishing No. 3 in the conference in tackles for a loss…At Georgia (Oct. 3): Posted a season-high six tackles (one solo)…Vs. Arkansas (Oct. 10): Matched his season best with six tackles (five solo) with two tackles for a loss and a sack. Brought down QB Feleipe Franks for a 1-yard loss on the opening drive of the game for his first career sack as he forced a three-and-out…At South Carolina (Oct. 17): Matched his season high for the third straight week with six tackles (two solo) and two tackles for a loss, including a stop of QB Collin Hill for a 3-yard loss on a first-and-goal run…Vs. Tennessee (Nov. 21): Posted a season-high 1½ sacks, including a 5-yard sack of QB Jarrett Guarantano on a third-and-4 early in the fourth quarter that forced the Volunteers to settle for a 37-yard FG that they missed on the next play.
2019: Appeared in three games as a true freshman, recording four tackles (two solo) and a shared tackle for a loss…Was sidelined for much of the season due to mononucleosis…Vs. Kent State (Sept. 14): Made his collegiate debut, helping to bring down RB Joachim Bangda for a 1-yard loss on a run midway through the fourth quarter.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned first-team all-state honors at Archer High School (Lawrenceville, Ga.), where he helped the Tigers advance to the Class 7A state semifinals…Was named the GHSA Region 8-AAAAA Defensive Player of the Year by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a senior…Earned all-county and all-region recognition as a senior…Also played basketball for two seasons.
PERSONAL: Given name Colby Wooden…Born in New Orleans, La. …His younger brother, Caleb, plays safety at Auburn…His father, Irvin, played linebacker at Louisiana Tech.
