Playing with a new physique, Colby Wooden moved into a new but familiar role at Green Bay Packers OTAs on Wednesday. With starting ends Rashan Gary and Preston Smith not present for the voluntary practice and with Lukas Van Ness sidelined by a broken thumb, Wooden moved from defensive tackle to defensive end.
The Green Bay Packers trailed the San Francisco 49ers, 7-6, at halftime of the divisional round playoffs, but the deficit could've been more.
If you look at the Green Bay Packers defensive line the last few years, it’s always seemed like “Kenny Clark, and a bunch of guys.” Sure, Dean Lowry had a decent Packers career, but after him, nobody truly stands out since Mike Daniels in 2018.
Out goes fourth-round rookie Colby Wooden. In comes sixth-round rookie Karl Brooks. After the Green Bay Packers drafted Colby Wooden and Karl Brooks in
Green Bay Packers fans have frequently criticized defensive coordinator Joe Barry for his defensive alignments: playing off-coverage on short-yardage situations, dropping nose tackles into coverage, etc.
The Green Bay Packers took a big gamble by letting Dean Lowry and Jarran Reed walk in free agency and not signing anyone else to replace them. The Packers’ defensive line line was lackluster in 2022, which isn’t all that uncommon.
For years we’ve talked about getting Kenny Clark help along the Defensive Line. Clark is often buried in double teams and is never quite able to show off his playmaking abilities consistently.
There were a lot of highlights for the Green Bay Packers’ young players on Friday night. But I haven’t seen much buzz around Colby Wooden, the fourth-round rookie defensive tackle.
Here are four under-the-radar rookies to watch in the NFC North.
Colby Wooden’s dreams came true last Saturday. “It’s been my dream to get to the league since I first started playing football when I was 8,” Wooden, a defensive lineman selected in the fourth round, said Friday at Green Bay Packers rookie camp.
The Packers announced the signing of eight draft picks on Friday afternoon. All eight of the picks came on the final day of the draft and all signed four-year contracts. The top pick to sign his deal is fourth-round defensive lineman Colby Wooden.
Green Bay’s biggest weakness is their defensive line after turning in a total of 13 picks on draft weekend One of the bigger areas of concern that the Green Bay Packers had going into the 2023 NFL Draft was their defensive line.
Colby Wooden has officially been selected in the 2022 NFL Draft, headed to the Green Bay Packers at No. 116 overall in the fourth round. Height: 6-5 Weight: 258 Freak athleticism and speed, and is consistent with getting pressure on the Quarterback.
Colby Wooden NFL Draft Profile Position: Defensive End Height: 6’4” Weight: 273 lbs. School: Auburn Colby Wooden is a quick and versatile NFL-calibre pass rusher who has impressed at every stage in his career at Auburn.
In case you haven't heard, NFL Mock Draft season is in full swing, and if I have to see one more player go round one just cause they went to Georgia I'm gonna riot.
A lot has been said about Auburn's top talent at the NFL Combine, with Derick Hall having enough impressive film to sneak into the back end of round one and Owen Pappoe running away with the fastest linebacker crown and potentially running all the way into round three in the upcoming NFL draft.
Auburn continues to be well represented in this year’s draft, as Colby Wooden has thrown his name into the mix. The former all-state Lawrenceville GA native
Auburn has officially signed a talented defensive lineman in the form of Wilky Denaud. This is a huge get for the Freeze staff and the Auburn defensive line depth, as many of the players that made an impact this past year like Colby Wooden, Derick Hall, and Eku Leota will not be returning.
After his huge game against Texas A&M, Colby Wooden was named SEC CO-Defensive Lineman of the week. Wooden is well deserving of this award after posing a massive stat line in the win over Texas A&M.
A steady presence along the Auburn football DL, Colby Wooden has brought the pain the past two years as a key element of the Tigers’ defensive front. Wooden collected career-highs in both total tackles (61) and sacks (4.5) in 2021 after breaking out during his sophomore season in 2020.
Caleb joins his older brother on the Plains Colby Wooden has been one of the most disruptive players in the SEC the past two seasons. Now his younger brother, long time Auburn commit 3-star S Caleb Wooden is joining him.
Auburn football will face the #10 Ole Miss Rebels this weekend in Jordan-Hare Stadium, and they’re going to need to be firing on all cylinders to beat this SEC opponent.
Auburn football defensive end Colby Wooden is entering his third year on the Plains, but he’ll have several new voices leading him and his peers into battle in 2021.
Auburn stays hot on the trail I wrote earlier this week that there were indications things were about to pickup in a big way on the recruiting trail for the Tigers.
The Auburn football staff is just finishing up the first month of in-person recruiting and still dishing out offers to prospective recruits. Just this morning the Tigers offered a 3-star safety out of Lawrenceville, GA, one with a name that should be familiar to Auburn fans.
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