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Player Dossier
2019-2021Iowa
Tyler Goodson
RB • 5'10" • 199 lbs • Suwanee, GA, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Tyler Goodson leans workhorse runner traits and 47.4 efficiency.
Impact Production
84
High-end production for a back
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Reliability
81
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
83
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Iowa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Iowa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Player Story
Tyler Goodson built his college career from 2019 through 2021 as a running back from Suwanee, GA wearing No. 15, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Tyler Goodson's career was his backfield work: 2,551...
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- Jan 1, 2025
Tyler Goodson, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Iowa. Tyler Goodson leans workhorse runner traits and 47.4 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,116
- Rushing yards
- 2,551
- Receiving yards
- 565
- Touchdowns
- 19
Quick Answers
Tyler Goodson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,116
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Iowa
- Top game
- Nebraska
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Green Run
- High school pipeline
- Green Run · 20 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Junior
- 2021 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,398 scrimmage yards · RB 24th (top 4%) · Big Ten 5th (top 2%) · National 34th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Iowa | 13 | 68 | 48 | 20 | 1 | 60 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa | 13 | 736 | 590 | 146 | 4 | 60 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa | 8 | 914 | 762 | 152 | 7 | 76.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa | 13 | 1,398 | 1,151 | 247 | 7 | 80.1 |
Related Context
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Tyler Goodson played RB for Iowa. Across 3 tracked seasons, Tyler Goodson recorded 2,551 rushing yards, 565 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Iowa.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Iowa paired 1,398 primary output with 47.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 47.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Iowa
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
107.5
Efficiency
47.4
Usage
42.5
Consistency
73
Best Game by takeover score
Northwestern
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Indiana: 108. Iowa State: 64. Kent State: 162. Colorado State: 91. Maryland: 151. Penn State: 104. Purdue: 84. Wisconsin: 31. Northwestern: 166. Minnesota: 63. Illinois: 138. Nebraska: 158. Michigan: 78
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Indiana: 21 by 54. Iowa State: 23 by 28. Kent State: 24 by 71.6. Colorado State: 22 by 37. Maryland: 21 by 51.7. Penn State: 27 by 38. Purdue: 16 by 57.3. Wisconsin: 14 by 22.2. Northwestern: 24 by 70.8. Minnesota: 19 by 34.3. Illinois: 28 by 51.1. Nebraska: 24 by 69.8. Michigan: 24 by 30.9
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins120.5 · Games = 10 · +56.2 vs Losses
Losses64.3 · Games = 3 · -56.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Northwestern
Best efficiency game
71.6 vs Kent State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/5 | vs Michigan | L 3-42 | 18 | 50 | 2.80 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 3.3 |
| Fri 11/26 | @ Nebraska100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 28-21 | 23 | 156 | 6.80 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Illinois100 rush yards | W 33-23 | 27 | 132 | 4.90 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4.9 |
| Sat 11/13 | vs Minnesota | W 27-22 | 18 | 59 | 3.30 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3.3 |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Northwestern100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 17-12 | 21 | 141 | 6.70 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 6.9 |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Wisconsin | L 7-27 | 13 | 27 | 2.10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2.2 |
| Sat 10/16 | vs Purdue | L 7-24 | 12 | 68 | 5.70 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 5.3 |
| Sat 10/9 | vs Penn State | W 23-20 | 25 | 88 | 3.50 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 3.9 |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Maryland150 scrimmage yards | W 51-14 | 19 | 66 | 3.50 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 7.2 |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Colorado State | W 24-14 | 18 | 57 | 3.20 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 4.1 |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Kent State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 30-7 | 22 | 153 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6.8 |
| Sat 9/11 | @ Iowa State | W 27-17 | 21 | 55 | 2.60 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2.8 |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Indiana | W 34-6 | 19 | 99 | 5.20 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5.1 |
Player Story
Tyler Goodson story
Tyler Goodson built his college career from 2019 through 2021 as a running back from Suwanee, GA wearing No. 15, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Tyler Goodson's career was his backfield work: 2,551 rushing yards, 533 carries, 18 rushing touchdowns, and 565 receiving yards across 34 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Iowa. 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 565 receiving yards, 1 tackle, and 5 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 34 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Iowa.
The arc is straightforward: Tyler Goodson 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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Iowa
2019-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2019201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Iowa | 804 | 51.6 | 23.2 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa | 804 | 51.6 | 23.2 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa | 914 | 59.6 | 36.7 | 110 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa | 1,398 | 47.4 | 42.5 | 484 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Nebraska
Week 14 · W 27-24 · Conference game
Win with 116 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
116
Scrimmage Yards
92.6 takeover
116 scrimmage yards and 31.7 usage.
#2
@ Minnesota
Week 11 · W 35-7 · Conference game
154
Scrimmage Yards
91.6 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
154 scrimmage yards and 47.7 usage.
#3
@ Northwestern
Week 10 · W 17-12 · Conference game
166
Scrimmage Yards
90.3 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
166 scrimmage yards and 41.4 usage.
#4
vs Kent State
Week 3 · W 30-7
162
Scrimmage Yards
89.7 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
162 scrimmage yards and 37.5 usage.
#5
vs Wisconsin
Week 15 · W 28-7 · Conference game
134
Scrimmage Yards
89.5 takeover
Win with 134 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
134 scrimmage yards and 31 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Iowa
1,398 primary output · 47.4 efficiency · 42.5 usage
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#2
2020 Regular Season · Iowa
76.9
914 primary · 59.6 efficiency · 36.7 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · Iowa
60
804 primary · 51.6 efficiency · 23.2 usage
Milestones
9
100+ rush yards
5
150+ scrimmage yards
3
2+ TD games
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