Tyler Goodson
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Iowa Hawkeyes – No. 15 | |
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Position | Running back |
Class | Junior |
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Born: | November 10, 2000 |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
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Bowl games | |
High school | North Gwinnett (Suwanee, Georgia) |
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Tyler Goodson is an American football running back for the Iowa Hawkeyes.
Early life and high school[]
Goodson grew up in Suwanee, Georgia and attended North Gwinnett High School. He rushed for 1,437 yards and 25 touchdowns in his junior season.[1] As a senior, Goodson rushed 159 times for 1,180 yards and 25 touchdowns and was named Georgia Player of the Year.[2] He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Iowa over offers from Nebraska, Iowa State, Indiana and Michigan State.[3]
College career[]
As a true freshman, Goodson led Iowa with 134 attempts for 638 yards and five touchdowns while also catching 24 passes for 166 yards.[4][5] He was named first team All-Big Ten Conference after gaining 762 yards and scoring seven touchdowns on 143 carries in his sophomore season.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Trieu: Georgia RB Tyler Goodson sees 'good fit' with Michigan State". Detroit News. May 31, 2018.
- ^ Dochterman, Scott (November 5, 2019). "Right man, right place, right time: Why Iowa frosh Tyler Goodson has the opportunity to make an instant impact". The Athletic.
- ^ "Iowa lands another Suwanee, Georgia recruit: RB Tyler Goodson". The Gazette. July 3, 2018.
- ^ "Iowa 2020 depth chart projections, RB: The runway is clear for Tyler Goodson". The Gazette. January 17, 2020.
- ^ "After promising first season, Goodson looks for more". Omaha World-Herald. June 24, 2020.
- ^ "Iowa running back Tyler Goodson named first team all-Big Ten".
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- African-American players of American football
- American football running backs
- Iowa Hawkeyes football players
- People from Suwanee, Georgia
- Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Sportspeople from the Atlanta metropolitan area
- 21st-century African-American people
- 20th-century African-American people
- American football running back, 2000s birth stubs