Player Dossier

2009-2012

Notre Dame

John Goodman

WR • 6'3" • Fort Wayne, IN, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

John Goodman reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

4%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

31

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

30

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

47

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Notre Dame

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Notre Dame
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Stanford

Player Story

John Goodman built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a wide receiver from Fort Wayne, IN wearing No. 81, spending time with Notre Dame. The clearest part of John Goodman's career was his receiving role: 35...

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4★

Recruit Profile

Class 2008 · Rating 0.906

Bishop Dwenger · Fort Wayne, IN

Committed To
Notre Dame
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2008

John Goodman, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Notre Dame. John Goodman reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
474
Receptions
35
Touchdowns
5

Quick Answers

John Goodman quick answers

Latest team and position
Notre Dame · WR
Career Receiving Yards
474
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 36 games
Best season
2012 Regular Season · Notre Dame
Top game
Stanford
Recruit profile
4-star · Bishop Dwenger · Notre Dame
High school pipeline
Bishop Dwenger · 6 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 81 · Class 2012
2012 Receiving yards rank
159 receiving yards · WR 488th (top 56%) · FBS Independents 16th (top 29%) · National 702nd (top 39%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2009 Regular SeasonNotre Dame76104142.7
2010 PostseasonNotre Dame11130056
2010 Regular SeasonNotre Dame1114116156
2011 Regular SeasonNotre Dame11765043.3
2012 Regular SeasonNotre Dame77159365.3

Related Context

John Goodman played WR for Notre Dame. Across 4 tracked seasons, John Goodman recorded 32 passing yards, 16 rushing yards, and 474 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Notre Dame.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season

Notre Dame paired 159 primary output with 92.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2012 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 92.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2012 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Wake Forest

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2012 Regular Season · Notre Dame

Games

7

Receiving Yards / G

22.7

Efficiency

92.2

Usage

6.4

Consistency

47.5

Best Game by takeover score

Wake Forest

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Purdue: 10. Michigan State: 36. Miami: 13. Oklahoma: 0. Boston College: 18. Wake Forest: 59. USC: 23

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Purdue: 1 by 66.7. Michigan State: 1 by 100. Miami: 1 by 86.7. Boston College: 1 by 100. Wake Forest: 2 by 100. USC: 1 by 100

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

First Half14.8 · Games = 4 · -18.6 vs Second Half
Second Half33.3 · Games = 3 · +18.6 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

7 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Wake Forest

Best efficiency game

100 vs USC

Result
Sun 11/25@ USCW 22-131232323023
Sat 11/17vs Wake ForestW 38-025929.529.50150
Sun 11/11@ Boston CollegeW 21-61181818118
Sun 10/28@ OklahomaW 30-13
Sat 10/6vs MiamiW 41-31131313013
Sun 9/16@ Michigan StateW 20-31363636136
Sat 9/8vs PurdueW 20-171101010010

Player Story

John Goodman story

John Goodman built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a wide receiver from Fort Wayne, IN wearing No. 81, spending time with Notre Dame. The clearest part of John Goodman's career was his receiving role: 35 catches, 474 receiving yards, 4 touchdowns, and 16 rushing yards across 36 career games in the available record. His career also includes 32 passing yards, 16 rushing yards, and 78 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives John Goodman's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Notre Dame

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20092010201020112012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonNotre Dame10469.67.9
2010 PostseasonNotre Dame14657.910.142
2010 Regular SeasonNotre Dame14657.910.10
2011 Regular SeasonNotre Dame6561.75.8-81
2012 Regular SeasonNotre Dame15992.26.494

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Stanford

Week 4 · L 14-37

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

59

Receiving Yards

80.9 takeover

59 receiving yards with a 78.7 efficiency score.

#2

vs Wake Forest

Week 12 · W 38-0

59

Receiving Yards

76.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

59 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Washington State

Week 9 · W 40-14

73

Receiving Yards

75.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

73 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Wake Forest

Week 10 · W 24-17

17

Receiving Yards

74.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

17 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ Michigan State

Week 3 · W 20-3

36

Receiving Yards

61.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

36 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2012 Regular Season · Notre Dame

159 primary output · 92.2 efficiency · 6.4 usage

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#2

2010 Postseason · Notre Dame

56

146 primary · 57.9 efficiency · 10.1 usage

#3

2010 Regular Season · Notre Dame

56

146 primary · 57.9 efficiency · 10.1 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

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8+ catch outings

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2+ TD games