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What draft experts said about new Packers defensive lineman Colby Wooden

The Green Bay Packers continued adding to the defensive front by taking Auburn’s Colby Wooden with the 116th overall pick in the 2023 draft.

Wooden produced 30.0 tackles for loss and 15.0 sacks while starting every game for Auburn over the last three seasons.

Want to learn more about Wooden, who has a chance to give the Packers an athletic interior rusher in the Kingsley Keke mold? Here’s what several prominent draft analysts said about Wooden during the pre-draft process:

Dane Brugler, The Athletic (draft guide): “A three-year starter at Auburn, Wooden was the starting defensive end in former defensive coordinator Jeff Schmedding’s four-man front, although most of his snaps came inside the offensive tackle as 4i or 3-technique.