Usage Score
0.9
Player Dossier
2019-2023Rutgers
Darius Gooden
CB • 6'2" • 205 lbs • Newark, NJ, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Darius Gooden shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.1 disruption score.
Efficiency
4.2
Consistency
100
Season Value
35
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Massachusetts
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Rutgers • Massachusetts
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UConn
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Darius Gooden, CB. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Massachusetts. Darius Gooden shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.1 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Massachusetts paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 4.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Rutgers, Massachusetts.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Tulane
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2022 Regular Season · Massachusetts
Games
1
Havoc Plays / G
0
Efficiency
4.2
Usage
0.9
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Tulane
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
1 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Tulane
Best efficiency game
4.2 vs Tulane
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 9/3 | @ Tulane | L 10-42 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Rutgers
2019-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Massachusetts
2022-2023
Final stop
Season Progression
20192020202120222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Massachusetts | 0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Massachusetts | 2 | 8.1 | 2.6 | 2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
UConn
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.1 takeover score.
#2
Eastern Michigan
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.
#3
Tulane
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.
#4
Toledo
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.
#5
Arkansas State
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2022 Regular Season · Massachusetts
0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.9 usage
35
#2
2023 Regular Season · Massachusetts
27.7
2 primary · 8.1 efficiency · 2.6 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Rutgers
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2019 · Rating 0.8217
West Side · Newark, NJ
- Committed To
- Rutgers
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Career Facts
2
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
4
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 5 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.