The Colts have acquired defensive lineman Colby Wooden from the Green Bay Packers in exchange for linebacker Zaire Franklin. Here’s what you need to know about the newest Colt:
Colby Wooden stats
Wooden was drafted in the fourth round of the 2023 NFL draft out of Auburn. He was a reserve for the Packers his first two seasons, making one start with 37 tackles, 3 for a loss with half a sack, 4 quarterback hits and two passes defensed.
He moved into the starting lineup last season and made 50 tackles, 6 for a loss with 3 quarterback hits.
Colby Wooden height, weight, age
Wooden is 6-4, 273 pounds. He will be 26 next season.
Colby Wooden contract status
Wooden will count $1,145 million against the Colts salary cap in the final year of his four-year, $4.6 million rookie contract.
Zaire Franklin contract status
The trade of Franklin will save the Colts $5.755 million under the salary cap, a net gain of $4.6 million in salary cap space.
Colts depth chart at defensive tackle
Wooden would seem to currently slot in behind defensive tackle Grover Stewart.
What does IndyStar’s Colts Insider Joel A. Erickson think of the trade?
“By trading the 29-year-old Franklin, the Colts get salary-cap relief for the next two seasons, add a young, run-stopping defensive tackle who can play behind Grover Stewart and clear the middle linebacker role for a faster, quicker player who has the range the Indianapolis defense needs.”
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