Chandler Wooten
| No. 57 – Carolina Panthers | |||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born: | April 25, 1999 Acworth, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school: | North Cobb (Kennesaw, Georgia) | ||||||
| College: | Auburn (2017–2021) | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2022 | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||
Chandler Wooten (born April 25, 1999) is an
Early years
Chandler Wooten was born on April 25, 1999, to Kelvin and Sandra Wooten. Wooten attended
Under Armour All-America game.[2]
College career
Rated as the forty-fifth best
NCAA allowing an extra year due to COVID-19 and performed his best, being voted team captain and winning the Shug Jordan Award.[3]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2+5⁄8 in (1.90 m) |
224 lb (102 kg) |
32+3⁄4 in (0.83 m) |
8+3⁄4 in (0.22 m) |
4.82 s | 1.71 s | 2.78 s | 4.45 s | 7.28 s | 30.5 in (0.77 m) |
9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) |
15 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[4]
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Arizona Cardinals
After going undrafted in the
2022 NFL Draft, Wooten was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Arizona Cardinals
.
[5] Wooten did not make the active roster but was signed to the practice squad of the Cardinals.[6]
Carolina Panthers
On October 18, 2022, after the Carolina Panthers traded Christian McCaffrey to the San Francisco 49ers and thus freed up a roster spot, the Panthers signed Wooten to their active roster from the Cardinals practice squad.[7]
On August 30, 2023, Wooten was waived by the Panthers and re-signed to the practice squad.injured reserve on November 7.[11]
References
- ^ "Chandler Wooten Biography". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ^ "North Cobb's Chandler Wooten will make college choice today". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. May 13, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ^ "Chandler Wooten - Football". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ^ "2022 NFL Draft Scout Chandler Wooten College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
- ^ McCarthy, JD (May 1, 2022). "Chandler Wooten signs with Cardinals as undrafted free agent". Auburn Wire. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ^ Root, Jess (August 30, 2022). "Cardinals releasing LB Chandler Wooten, hope to bring back to practice squad". Cards Wire. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (October 18, 2022). "Panthers sign linebacker Chandler Wooten". Panthers.com. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (August 30, 2023). "Panthers add three players on waiver claims". Panthers.com.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (August 31, 2023). "Panthers add two more to practice squad". Panthers.com.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (September 8, 2023). "Panthers add Chandler Wooten to active roster". Panthers.com.
- ^ "Linebacker Chandler Wooten placed on injured reserve". Panthers.com. November 7, 2023.