Player Dossier

2019-2023

Wisconsin

C.J. Goetz

LB • 6'3" • 240 lbs • Muskego, WI, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

C.J. Goetz shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.6 disruption score.

Usage / Role

60%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

76

High-end production for a linebacker

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Reliability

50

Useful contributor with volatile peaks

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Star Power

79

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Wisconsin

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Wisconsin
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska

Player Story

C.J. Goetz built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a linebacker from Muskego, WI wearing No. 98, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of C.J. Goetz's career was his defensive production: 144...

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C.J. Goetz, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Wisconsin. C.J. Goetz shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.6 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
144
TFL
25.5
Sacks
9
QB hurries
7
Passes defended
3

Quick Answers

C.J. Goetz quick answers

Latest team and position
Wisconsin · LB
Career Tackles
144
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 37 games
Best season
2023 Postseason · Wisconsin
Top game
Nebraska
Latest roster
No. 98 · Senior
2023 Tackles rank
59 tackles · LB 201st (top 17%) · Big Ten 37th (top 7%) · National 369th (top 7%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2019 Regular SeasonWisconsin00-0--0-
2020 Regular SeasonWisconsin410212-036.5
2021 PostseasonWisconsin82-0--022.2
2021 Regular SeasonWisconsin8153.52--022.2
2022 Regular SeasonWisconsin125892-1044.7
2023 PostseasonWisconsin135-0--070.6
2023 Regular SeasonWisconsin135411452070.6

Related Context

C.J. Goetz played LB for Wisconsin. Across 5 tracked seasons, C.J. Goetz recorded 144 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Wisconsin.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason

Wisconsin paired 23 primary output with 36.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 30.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

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2022 Regular Season · Wisconsin

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1

Efficiency

30.2

Usage

7.6

Consistency

33.3

Best Game by takeover score

Nebraska

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Illinois State: 0. Washington State: 0. New Mexico State: 1.5. Ohio State: 0. Illinois: 1.5. Northwestern: 0. Michigan State: 2. Purdue: 0. Maryland: 2.5. Iowa: 1. Nebraska: 3.5. Minnesota: 0

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. Illinois State: 1 by 4.2. Washington State: 2 by 8.3. New Mexico State: 6 by 40. Ohio State: 5 by 20.8. Illinois: 7 by 44.2. Northwestern: 2 by 8.3. Michigan State: 7 by 49.2. Purdue: 4 by 16.7. Maryland: 4 by 41.7. Iowa: 9 by 47.5. Nebraska: 7 by 64.2. Minnesota: 4 by 16.7

Split Comparison

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

Wins1.3 · Games = 6 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 6 · -0.5 vs Wins

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Nebraska

Best efficiency game

64.2 vs Nebraska

Result
Sat 11/26vs MinnesotaL 16-2343000
Sat 11/19@ NebraskaSplash gameW 15-14742.5001
Sat 11/12@ IowaL 10-2496100
Sat 11/5vs MarylandSplash gameW 23-10411.5010
Sat 10/22vs PurdueW 35-2443000
Sat 10/15@ Michigan StateSplash gameL 28-3473110
Sat 10/8@ NorthwesternW 42-721000
Sat 10/1vs IllinoisL 10-34711.5000
Sat 9/24@ Ohio StateL 21-5251000
Sat 9/17vs New Mexico StateW 66-7631.5000
Sat 9/10vs Washington StateL 14-1721000
Sat 9/3vs Illinois StateW 38-011000

Player Story

C.J. Goetz story

C.J. Goetz built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a linebacker from Muskego, WI wearing No. 98, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of C.J. Goetz's career was his defensive production: 144 tackles, 25.5 tackles for loss, 9 sacks, and 1 interception across 37 career games in the available record. His career also includes 4 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives C.J. Goetz'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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    Wisconsin

    2019-2023

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2019202020212021202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonWisconsin0
2020 Regular SeasonWisconsin522.975
2021 PostseasonWisconsin5.515.84.40.5
2021 Regular SeasonWisconsin5.515.84.40
2022 Regular SeasonWisconsin1230.27.66.5
2023 PostseasonWisconsin2336.610.911
2023 Regular SeasonWisconsin2336.610.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Nebraska

Week 12 · W 15-14 · Conference game

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5

Havoc Plays

88.1 takeover

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.1 takeover score.

#2

vs Rutgers

Week 6 · W 24-13 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

84.2 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.

#3

@ Illinois

Week 8 · W 25-21 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

82.2 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.

#4

vs Iowa

Week 7 · L 6-15 · Conference game

3.5

Havoc Plays

81.1 takeover

Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.1 takeover score.

#5

vs Georgia Southern

Week 3 · W 35-14

4

Havoc Plays

80.8 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Postseason · Wisconsin

23 primary output · 36.6 efficiency · 10.9 usage

70.6

#2

2023 Regular Season · Wisconsin

70.6

23 primary · 36.6 efficiency · 10.9 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Wisconsin

44.7

12 primary · 30.2 efficiency · 7.6 usage

Milestones

15

Impact games

14

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games