Bernard Gooden

DL • 6'1" • 268 lbs • Montgomery, AL, USA

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Bernard Gooden shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.7 disruption score.

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Rotational defensive role

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Developing production for a defensive lineman

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Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · South Florida

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 3
Unique Seasons: 5
Program Path: Wake Forest • South Florida • LSU
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: UAB

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Bernard Gooden built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Montgomery, AL wearing No. 88, spending time with LSU, South Florida, and Wake Forest. The clearest part of Bernard Gooden's...

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Latest team and position: LSU · DL
Career Tackles: 62
Tracked sample: 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 27 games
Best season: 2024 Postseason · South Florida
Top game: UAB
High school pipeline: St. Francis · 17 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
Latest roster: No. 88 · Senior
2025 Tackles rank: 20 tackles · DL 346th (top 33%) · SEC 237th (top 32%) · National 2,016th (top 33%)

Bernard Gooden played DL for Wake Forest, South Florida, and LSU. Across 5 tracked seasons, Bernard Gooden recorded 62 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with South Florida.

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