6'4" cornerback who was traded from Seattle to Philadelphia in November 2025 for a 2026 second-round pick.
Riq Woolen (formerly Tariq Woolen) was the 153rd pick in 2022. He immediately put up 6 INTs as a rookie and made the All-Rookie team. The 2025 season ended with him on the Eagles after a deadline trade. Philadelphia paired him with Cooper DeJean to give the secondary outside size that complemented Quinyon Mitchell on the other side.
Path to the league
UTSA convert from wide receiver. Seahawks took him 153rd overall in 2022 because of the late position switch. Ran a 4.26 40-yard dash at the combine, fastest among all cornerbacks that year.
Career highlights
2022 All-Rookie team. 2022 NFL interceptions co-leader as a rookie (6). 2022 Pro Bowl. 12+ career interceptions. Fastest combine 40 by a CB in 2022 (4.26).
2025 season and trade
Played 9 games for Seattle (2 INTs, 35 tackles) before being traded to Philadelphia on November 4, 2025 for a 2026 second. Started the Eagles' final 8 regular-season games. Philadelphia went 11-6 and lost the Divisional Round to Detroit.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Riq Woolen
- Pro Football Reference: Riq Woolen
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Defense
16 games played▶Defense · career
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT | FF | FR | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | eagles | 3 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | seahawks | 16 | 41 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2024 | seahawks | 15 | 46 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 2023 | seahawks | 16 | 53 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2022 | seahawks | 17 | 63 | 46 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Cornerback
- Group
- defense
- College
- UTSA
- Hometown
- Fort Worth, TX, USA
- Age
- 27
- Status
- active
Latest news about Riq Woolen
All news →Seahawks Plan to Sign Terrion Arnold, Though His Availability Remains Unclear
Seattle is moving forward on a one-year deal for the cornerback, but the NFL is still deciding whether to place him on the Commissioner's Exempt List while his felony case is pending.
Riq Woolen is already turning heads in Philadelphia: 'One of the best secondary groups in the league'
The former Seahawks corner signed a one-year deal worth up to $15 million. Early in the offseason, the Eagles like what they see, and so does Vic Fangio.
Seahawks notebook: Devon Witherspoon's extension talks heat up after Super Bowl LX run
Seattle's first-round corner is eligible for a long-term deal for the first time. The numbers being floated would make him the highest-paid CB in football.
