Riq Woolen

CB

#27

Experience: 4 years

Height: 6-4

Age: 26

Weight: 210 lbs

College: Texas-San Antonio

2025 SEASON

Solo

29
SCK

0
FF

0
INT

1

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Year

Season

Defense

Days

	G	Total	Solo	AST	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Mondays	1	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
Other Days (not Mon or Sun)	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sundays	11	32	25	7	9	1	30	30	30

Months

	G	Total	Solo	AST	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG
December	3	6	5	1	2	0	0	0	0
November	5	12	8	4	6	1	30	30	30
October	2	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0
September	4	14	12	2	1	0	0	0	0

Opponents by Group

	G	Total	Solo	AST	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG
vs AFC Teams	4	7	7	0	3	0	0	0	0
vs NFC Teams	10	29	22	7	8	1	30	30	30
Outside Own Division	9	25	21	4	7	1	30	30	30
vs Own Division	5	11	8	3	4	0	0	0	0

Opponents by Team

	G	Total	Solo	AST	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Atlanta Falcons	1	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0
Tennessee Titans	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
Houston Texans	1	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
Indianapolis Colts	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jacksonville Jaguars	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Los Angeles Rams	2	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0
Minnesota Vikings	1	2	2	0	1	1	30	30	30
New Orleans Saints	1	6	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Arizona Cardinals	2	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0
Pittsburgh Steelers	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
San Francisco 49ers	1	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Washington Commanders	1	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0

Outcomes

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
Losses	3	8	6	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Wins	11	28	23	5	0	0	9	1	0	30	30	30

Stadiums

	G	Total	Solo	AST	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG
State Farm Stadium	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
EverBank Stadium	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mercedes-Benz Stadium	1	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0
Nissan Stadium	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
Northwest Stadium	1	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0
SoFi Stadium	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Lumen Field	8	20	17	3	6	1	30	30	30
Acrisure Stadium	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

Days

	G	FUM	LOST
Mondays	1	0	0
Other Days (not Mon or Sun)	2	0	0
Sundays	11	1	1

Months

	G	FUM	LOST
December	3	0	0
November	5	1	1
October	2	0	0
September	4	0	0

Opponents by Group

	G	FUM	LOST
vs AFC Teams	4	0	0
vs NFC Teams	10	1	1
Outside Own Division	9	1	1
vs Own Division	5	0	0

Opponents by Team

	G	FUM	LOST
Atlanta Falcons	1	0	0
Tennessee Titans	1	0	0
Houston Texans	1	0	0
Indianapolis Colts	1	0	0
Jacksonville Jaguars	0	0	0
Los Angeles Rams	2	0	0
Minnesota Vikings	1	1	1
New Orleans Saints	1	0	0
Arizona Cardinals	2	0	0
Pittsburgh Steelers	1	0	0
San Francisco 49ers	1	0	0
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1	0	0
Washington Commanders	1	0	0

Outcomes

	G	FUM	LOST	FF	OWN FR	OPP FR	TD
Losses	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wins	11	1	1	0	0	0	0

Stadiums

	G	FUM	LOST
State Farm Stadium	1	0	0
EverBank Stadium	0	0	0
Mercedes-Benz Stadium	1	0	0
Nissan Stadium	1	0	0
Northwest Stadium	1	0	0
SoFi Stadium	1	0	0
Lumen Field	8	1	1
Acrisure Stadium	1	0	0

Biography

Selected by Seattle in the 5th round, No. 153 overall, in the 2022 NFL Draft.

TRANSA*CTIONS*:

04/30/22: Drafted by Seattle (5th round, 153rd overall)

NFL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• Tied for team lead with three interceptions and led team with 14 passes defensed (T10th NFL) in 2024.

• Collected his third interception of the season at Chicago (12/26/24). It was Caleb Williams first pick in his last 354 attempts, the fourth-longest streak in NFL history.

• Named to the NFC Pro Bowl Games roster in 2022. Became the first Seattle defensive rookie to be named to the Pro Bowl since LB Lofa Tatupu in 2005. Part of Seattle's productive rookie class which finished second in the NFL with a combined 4,868 offensive and defensive snaps played.

• Tied for first in the NFL with six interceptions, the most interceptions by a rookie in franchise history.

• Became the first rookie since 2000 and first player since 2016 (Marcus Peters) with at least six interceptions and three fumble recoveries in a single season, and became the third rookie (Jairus Byrd, Joe Haden) since 2000, and the seventh player in franchise history with an interception in four consecutive games (vs. Atl, at Det, at NO, vs. Ari). Was also the first rookie since 1970 to record both an interception and opponent fumble recovery in consecutive games.

• Named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month for October. Along with RB Kenneth Walker III (NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month for October), became the first teammates to win the award in the same month since it began in 1996.

• At Detroit (10/2/22), intercepted second-career pass and returned it 40 yards for his first-career touchdown.

• At San Francisco (9/18/22), blocked first-career field goal, leading to an 86-yard touchdown return by Michael Jackson. It was Seattle's first blocked field goal returned for a touchdown since vs. San Francisco (12/23/12). The score-return yardage is the fourth-longest in NFL history.

HONORS: 2022: PFWA All-Rookie Team, NFC Pro Bowl, NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month for October, NFC Defensive Player of the Week 6.

COLLEGE: Played 41 games with 22 starts, posting 62 tackles, two interceptions and nine passes defensed. Began career as a wide receiver. Played 20 games as a receiver before moving to defense in 2019 and recorded 24 receptions for 263 yards with one touchdown. Earned honorable mention All-Conference USA recognition in the secondary following his senior season. Clocked a 4.26 40-yard dash —the fourth-fastest time in NFL Combine history — and reached 42 inches in the vertical jump on March 6, 2022. Received invitations to play in the Reese's Senior Bowl, East-West Shrine Bowl and NFLPA Collegiate Bowl. Started all nine games in which he was available, posted 25 total tackles, 17 solo stops, 2.5 tackles for loss, five pass breakups, one interception and a quarterback hurry. Helped lead a defense that forced 25 turnovers (10th/FBS) and yielded only 114.7 rushing yards per game (14th/FBS). Landed at No. 6 out of 101 players on Bruce Feldman's Freaks List after posting testing numbers that included 11 feet, five inches in the broad jump and a time of 4.34 seconds in the 40-yard dash in which he hit 23.33 miles per hour.

PERSONAL: Attended Arlington Heights High and had a team-leading 31 receptions for 536 yards (17.3 avg.) and 10 touchdowns en route to first-team All-District 7-5A honors as a senior. Helped lead the team to an 11-1 record as a junior. Also an all-district performer in basketball who was tabbed Newcomer of the Year as a junior. Member of the track & field team. Earned his bachelor's degree in multidisciplinary studies in May 2021.

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