Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2008-2010Cincinnati
John Goebel
RB • 6'2" • Milford, MI, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
John Goebel leans balanced backfield option traits and 46.1 efficiency.
Impact Production
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Developing production for a back
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Reliability
20
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
53
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2008 Postseason · Cincinnati
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Cincinnati
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Florida
Player Story
John Goebel built his college career from 2008 through 2010 as a running back from Milford, MI wearing No. 22, spending time with Cincinnati. The clearest part of John Goebel's career was his backfield work: 844...
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- Committed To
- Cincinnati
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2006
John Goebel, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Postseason · Cincinnati. John Goebel leans balanced backfield option traits and 46.1 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,156
- Rushing yards
- 844
- Receiving yards
- 312
- Touchdowns
- 11
Quick Answers
John Goebel quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Cincinnati · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,156
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2008 Postseason · Cincinnati
- Top game
- South Florida
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Brother Rice · Cincinnati
- High school pipeline
- Brother Rice · 23 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 22 · Class 2010
- 2010 Scrimmage yards rank
- 213 scrimmage yards · RB 247th (top 55%) · Big East 48th (top 37%) · National 839th (top 40%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Postseason | Cincinnati | 14 | 44 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 71.6 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 14 | 846 | 581 | 265 | 7 | 71.6 |
| 2009 Postseason | Cincinnati | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 30.3 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 3 | 44 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 30.3 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 11 | 213 | 196 | 17 | 4 | 27.4 |
Related Context
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John Goebel played RB for Cincinnati. Across 3 tracked seasons, John Goebel recorded 844 rushing yards, 312 receiving yards, and 11 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2008 with Cincinnati.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2008 Postseason
Cincinnati paired 890 primary output with 52.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2010 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 46.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2010 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana State
Win with 83 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2010 Regular Season · Cincinnati
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
19.4
Efficiency
46.1
Usage
6.4
Consistency
21.1
Best Game by takeover score
Indiana State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Indiana State: 83. NC State: 19. Oklahoma: 8. Miami (OH): 68. Louisville: 6. South Florida: 7. Syracuse: 10. West Virginia: 7. Rutgers: -1. UConn: 4. Pittsburgh: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Indiana State: 10 by 84.6. NC State: 3 by 66. Oklahoma: 2 by 41.7. Miami (OH): 10 by 70.8. Louisville: 2 by 31.3. South Florida: 1 by 72.9. Syracuse: 4 by 22.9. West Virginia: 2 by 64.6. Rutgers: 1 by 0. UConn: 1 by 41.7. Pittsburgh: 2 by 10.4
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins39 · Games = 4 · +30.9 vs Losses
Losses8.1 · Games = 7 · -30.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Indiana State
Best efficiency game
84.6 vs Indiana State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/4 | vs Pittsburgh | L 10-28 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
| Sat 11/27 | @ UConn | L 17-38 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 |
| Sun 11/21 | vs Rutgers | W 69-38 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | — | — | -1 |
| Sat 11/13 | @ West Virginia | L 10-37 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3.5 |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Syracuse | L 7-31 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2.5 |
| Sat 10/23 | vs South Florida | L 30-38 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Louisville | W 35-27 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Sat 10/9 | vs Miami (OH) | W 45-3 | 10 | 68 | 6.80 | 1 | — | — | 6.8 |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Oklahoma | L 29-31 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Thu 9/16 | @ NC State | L 19-30 | 3 | 19 | 6.30 | 0 | — | — | 6.3 |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Indiana State2+ TD | W 40-7 | 9 | 75 | 8.30 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8.3 |
Player Story
John Goebel story
John Goebel built his college career from 2008 through 2010 as a running back from Milford, MI wearing No. 22, spending time with Cincinnati. The clearest part of John Goebel's career was his backfield work: 844 rushing yards, 178 carries, 10 rushing touchdowns, and 312 receiving yards across 28 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2008 with Cincinnati. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 312 receiving yards and 61 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 28 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Cincinnati.
The arc is straightforward: John Goebel moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Cincinnati
2008-2010
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20082008200920092010
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Postseason | Cincinnati | 890 | 52.4 | 22 | — |
| 2008 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 890 | 52.4 | 22 | 0 |
| 2009 Postseason | Cincinnati | 53 | 46.2 | 9.6 | -837 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 53 | 46.2 | 9.6 | 0 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 213 | 46.1 | 6.4 | 160 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs South Florida
Week 10 · W 24-10 · Conference game
Win with 121 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
84.6 takeover
121 scrimmage yards and 35.7 usage.
#2
vs Indiana State
Week 2 · W 40-7
83
Scrimmage Yards
78.9 takeover
Win with 83 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
83 scrimmage yards and 18.2 usage.
#3
@ Louisville
Week 12 · W 28-20 · Conference game
88
Scrimmage Yards
74.3 takeover
Win with 88 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
88 scrimmage yards and 25 usage.
#4
vs Eastern Kentucky
Week 1 · W 40-7
92
Scrimmage Yards
66.6 takeover
Win with 92 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
92 scrimmage yards and 17.1 usage.
#5
vs Miami (OH)
Week 6 · W 45-3
68
Scrimmage Yards
66.5 takeover
Win with 68 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
68 scrimmage yards and 16.4 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2008 Postseason · Cincinnati
890 primary output · 52.4 efficiency · 22 usage
71.6
#2
2008 Regular Season · Cincinnati
71.6
890 primary · 52.4 efficiency · 22 usage
#3
2009 Postseason · Cincinnati
30.3
53 primary · 46.2 efficiency · 9.6 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
2
2+ TD games
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