Wooden finished the 2025 regular season with 50 tackles (26 solo) and a pass breakup in 17 games, 16 of them starts.
Wooden, a fourth-round pick in 2023, started only one game across his first two seasons in the NFL. The defensive tackle has one year left on his rookie contract.
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Packers' Colby Wooden: Ruled out Sunday
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Wooden (shoulder) has been downgraded to out for the rest of Sunday's game against the Panthers.
The defensive tackle suffered the injury in the first half and had to be evaluated in the medical tent. Wooden did not get on the stat sheet before exiting. Devonte Wyatt and Karl Brooks could see more time in his absence.
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Packers' Colby Wooden: Hurts shoulder, questionable to return
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Wooden is questionable to return to Sunday's Week 9 game against Carolina due to a shoulder injury.
Wooden was hurt in the first half and was deemed questionable to return late in the second quarter after being evaluated in the medical tent. It would be a big loss for the Packers if he's unable to return, as Wooden has been a key part of the team's defensive line. Devonte Wyatt and Karl Brooks could both be leaned upon more while Wooden is sidelined.
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Packers' Colby Wooden: Plays in 13 games for Green Bay
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Wooden finished the 2024 season with 20 tackles (nine solo) and two pass breakups across 13 regular-season contests.
A fourth-round pick out of Auburn in the 2023 NFL Draft, Wooden has appeared in 30 games for the Packers over the last two seasons, making one start. However, he hasn't made much of an impact in the box score, tallying just four QB hits and three tackles for loss, including 0.5 sacks, on 489 defensive snaps. Wooden will look to carve out a more prominent role along Green Bay's defensive line in his third season.
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Packers' Colby Wooden: Active Sunday
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Wooden (shoulder) is active for Sunday's game against the 49ers, Mike Spofford of the Packers' official site reports.
The defensive tackle suffered the shoulder injury during Green Bay's Week 9 loss to Detroit but couldn't return for the team's Week 11 win over Chicago even with the benefit of a bye in between. Wooden has eight tackles (two solo) and a pass defensed on 91 defensive snaps in 2024.
