B. J. Goodson
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
Born: | Lamar, South Carolina, U.S. | May 29, 1993||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 242 lb (110 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school: | Lamar (Lamar, South Carolina) | ||||||||||||
College: | Clemson | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2016 / Round: 4 / Pick: 109 | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
B.J. Goodson (born May 29, 1993)
Early years
A native of
Regarded as a three-star recruit by
College career
After
Professional career
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B.J. Goodson's NFL Combine Workout |
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 | |
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6 ft 0+5⁄8 in (1.84 m) |
242 lb (110 kg) |
33+1⁄4 in (0.84 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) |
4.69 s | 1.60 s | 2.71 s | 4.51 s | 7.05 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) |
9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) |
30 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine[6]
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New York Giants
2016
The
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Giants draft B.J. Goodson 109th overall |
Throughout training camp, Goodson competed against Keenan Robinson and Jasper Brinkley to be the starting middle linebacker after it was left vacant due to the retirement of Jon Beason.[10] Head coach Ben McAdoo named Goodson the backup middle linebacker to start the regular season, behind starting middle linebacker Kelvin Sheppard.[11]
Goodson was inactive for the Giants' season-opening 20–19 victory at the Dallas Cowboys.[12] On September 18, 2016, Goodson made his professional regular season debut in the Giants' 16–14 victory against the New Orleans Saints in Week 2. On December 18, 2016, Goodson collected a season-high four combined tackles and forced a fumble during a 17–6 victory against the Detroit Lions in Week 15.[13] He finished his rookie season in 2016 with nine combined tackles (five solo) and one forced fumble in 15 games and zero starts.[14] Goodson primarily played special teams and was limited to 14 snaps on defense.
2017
Goodson entered training camp slated as the starting middle linebacker. Defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo held a competition between Goodson, Keenan Robinson, and Mark Herzlich during training camp.[15] McAdoo named Goodson the starting middle linebacker to begin the regular season. He started alongside outside linebackers Devon Kennard and Jonathan Casillas.[16]
He made his first career start in the Giants' season-opener at the Cowboys and recorded a career-high 18 combined tackles (14 solo) during a 19–3 loss.
2018
On January 22, 2018, the Giants announced their decision to hire
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B.J. Goodson intercepts deflected pass by Mullens |
He started in the Giants' season-opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars and made three combined tackles and was credited with half a sack to mark the first of his career during a 20–15 loss. Goodson made his first career sack on Jaguars' quarterback Blake Bortles for an eight-yard loss during the first quarter with teammate Kerry Wynn.[26] On November 12, 2018, Goodson recorded six combined tackles, deflected two passes, and made two interceptions during a 27–23 victory at the San Francisco 49ers in Week 10. Goodson made his first career interception off a pass by 49ers' quarterback Nick Mullens during the game. The pass was intended for wide receiver Kendrick Bourne and was returned by Goodson for a five-yard gain during the first quarter.[27] Goodson was inactive during the Giants' Week 13 victory against the Chicago Bears due to a neck injury.[28] In Week 15, he collected a season-high nine solo tackles and broke up a pass attempt as the Giants lost 17–0 against the Tennessee Titans.[29] He finished the 2018 NFL season with 61 combined tackles (44 solo), four pass deflections, two interceptions, and was credited with half a sack in 15 games and 13 starts.[14] He received an overall grade of 66.2 from Pro Football Focus, which ranked as the 41st best grade among all linebackers in 2018.[30]
Green Bay Packers
On September 2, 2019, Goodson was traded to the Green Bay Packers while swapping seventh-round picks.[31]
Cleveland Browns
On March 20, 2020, Goodson signed a one-year contract with the
Goodson became an unrestricted free agent following the 2020 season.
New York Jets
On September 14, 2021, Goodson signed a one-year-contract with the New York Jets.[36] On September 22, 2021, Goodson was placed on the reserve/retired list.[37]
NFL career statistics
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | ||
2016 | NYG | 15 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2017 | NYG | 7 | 7 | 53 | 37 | 16 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2018 | NYG | 15 | 13 | 61 | 44 | 17 | 0.5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | GB | 15 | 9 | 37 | 23 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | CLE | 14 | 14 | 91 | 59 | 32 | 0.5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 66 | 43 | 251 | 168 | 83 | 1.0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Source: NFL.com |
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | ||
2016 | NYG | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | GB | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Source: pro-football-reference.com |
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- ^ "Packers trade for LB B.J. Goodson". packers.com. September 3, 2019.
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