Wooden grew up in Lawrenceville, Georgia and attended Archer High School.
As a senior, he was named the GHSA Region 8-AAAAA Defensive Player of the Year by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
[1] Wooden was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Auburn University over an offer from Clemson.
[4] Wooden finished his redshirt freshman season with 42 tackles, 9.5 for loss, and four sacks.
[6] Wooden considered entering the 2022 NFL draft, but opted to return to Auburn for his redshirt junior season.