Arkansas signs Auburn transfer Caleb Wooden

Caleb Wooden
Defensive Back | 6-1 | 192 | Lawrenceville, Ga. | Archer HS / Auburn

At Auburn
2024 (JUNIOR): Starter at free safety … Played in 10 games with six starts … 17 total tackles on season … Added one tackle for loss, two pass breakups and an interception … Made two tackles and registered a pass breakup against New Mexico (Sept. 14) … Recorded three tackles against Arkansas (Sept. 21) … Finished with two tackles at Georgia (Oct. 5) … Notched three tackles and an interception at Alabama (Dec. 30).

2023 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 12 games with two starts … Recorded 15 tackles, including 4.5 tackles for loss, and 1.0 sack on the season … Also credited with one forced fumble, two pass breakups and one interception … Season-high six tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss, against Samford (Sept. 16) … Recorded his first career sack at Texas A&M (Sept. 23) … Two tackles, including a tackle for loss, against Georgia (Sept. 30) … Finished with three tackles, including one tackle for loss, a forced fumble and a 15-yard interception against Maryland (Dec. 30) in the Music City Bowl … Earned SEC academic honor roll recognition.

2022 (FRESHMAN): Reserve safety … Played in six games with one start as a true freshman … Finished with nine total tackles … Made his first career start at Mississippi State (Nov. 5), recording five tackles … Logged a pair of tackles at Alabama (Nov. 26) … Earned SEC first-year academic honor roll recognition.

HIGH SCHOOL: 189 career tackles, 10 interceptions for Coach Andy Dyer and the Archer High Tigers … First team all-state, all-region, all-county as a senior … All-Region 7-A and second team all-Gwinnett County as a junior … ESPN and PrepStar rate him among the top 50 prospects in Georgia … Rivals ranks him No. 49 among national recruits at his position … Also a track letterman in the hurdles … Honors graduate.

PERSONAL: Brother, Colby, played at Auburn and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 2023 NFL Draft.