HISTORY — from college bio
2022: Third-year starter along the defensive line … 152 career tackles … 30.0 career TFL, 17.0 career sacks … 3 tackles and a QB hurry against Mercer … TFL vs. San Jose’ State … 5 tackles, forced fumble against Penn State … 1.5 TFL, sack, 4 tackles against Missouri … 5 tackles, 2 TFL, 6-yard sack vs. LSU … sack, 5 tackles, fumble recovery at Georgia … 5 tackles, TFL at Ole Miss … team-best 8 tackles, 2 TFL, sack vs. Arkansas … 5 tackles, 1.5 TFL, sack, fumble recovery at Mississippi State … strip sack forced fumble in 4th quarter of Texas A&M game sealed that win … 3 tackles, TFL, PBU vs. Western Kentucky … SEC defensive lineman of the week: Texas A&M … game captain: San Jose’ State … coaches’ defensive lineman of week: Mercer, Missouri … team defensive lineman of the year ... Phil Steele 3rd team all-SEC ... NFL Combine invitation
2021: Starting defensive end … 107 career tackles; 61 for season … 2 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 2.0 TFL against Akron … fumble recovery and a field goal block against Alabama State … 4 tackles, 1.5 TFL at Penn State … career-best 8 tackles, 1.5 TFL, PBU against Georgia State … 7 tackles, TFL, 0.5 sacks, PBU, QB hurry at LSU … 6 tackles vs. Georgia … 2 sacks, 4 tackles at Arkansas … 5 tackles vs. Ole Miss … 3 stops at Texas A&M … 3 tackles vs. Mississippi State … 3 stops at South Carolina … team-best 11 tackles, sack vs. Alabama … 4 tackles in Birmingham Bowl … game captain (Texas A&M) … SEC defensive lineman of week (Arkansas, Ole Miss) … defensive lineman of week (Georgia State, LSU, Arkansas, Ole Miss) … PFF College all-SEC honorable mention ... Preseason: All-SEC 3rd team (Athlon)
2020: Earned a starting spot at defensive tackle … SEC all-freshman team … 41 tackles for season … third in the SEC with 9.5 TFL … 3 tackles, TFL, QB hurry vs. Kentucky … 6 tackles at Georgia … 6 tackles, sack, 2 TFL against Arkansas … 6 tackles, 2 TFL at South Carolina … 5 tackles, 1.5 TFL at Ole Miss … 2 tackles vs. LSU … 1.5 sacks, 4 tackles vs. Tennessee … 4 tackles against Texas A&M … 8-yard sack at Mississippi State
2019: True freshman defensive lineman who played in three games … four tackles for the season … first action came against Kent State
High School: Athletic defender with plenty of potential … enrolled at Auburn in January … key contributor for Coach Andy Dyer and the Archer High Tigers, advancing to the state Class 7A semifinals … first team all-state, all-county and all-region … 24/7 and Rivals rate him as a four-star prospect … ranked No. 19 (Rivals), 21 (24/7), 28 (PrepStar) overall nationally at his position and No. 34 (Rivals), 38 (24/7) among recruits from the state of Georgia
Personal: Birthday is December 21 … son of Nicole and Irvin Wooden … has a younger brother, Caleb … studying in the College of Business