Usage Score
3.8
Player Profile
Bernard Gooden
DL • 6'1" • 268 lbs • Montgomery, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Bernard Gooden shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.1 disruption score.
Efficiency
12.1
Consistency
15.2
Season Value
11.7
Career Arc
Season-by-season value trend
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · South Florida
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Quick Facts
- Career Teams
- 3
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Primary stop by seasons
- Wake Forest
- Best season by value score
- Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · South Florida
- Peak game by takeover score
- Peak game by takeover score: UAB
Bernard Gooden, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · South Florida. Bernard Gooden shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.1 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
South Florida paired 13.5 primary output with 21.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 12.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Wake Forest, South Florida, LSU.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Season Explorer
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2025 Postseason · LSU
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
12.1
Usage
3.8
Consistency
15.2
Best Game by takeover score
Houston
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Houston: 0. Clemson: 0.5. Louisiana Tech: 0. Unknown: 1. Ole Miss: 0. South Carolina: 2. Texas A&M: 0. Alabama: 0. Arkansas: 1. Western Kentucky: 0. Oklahoma: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Houston: 2 by 8.3. Clemson: 2 by 13.3. Louisiana Tech: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 2 by 18.3. Ole Miss: 1 by 4.2. South Carolina: 5 by 40.8. Texas A&M: 0 by 0. Alabama: 2 by 8.3. Arkansas: 1 by 14.2. Western Kentucky: 1 by 4.2. Oklahoma: 3 by 17.5
Split Comparison
Wins0.7 · n=5 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.1 · n=5 · -0.6 vs Wins
First Half0.6 · n=6 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=5 · -0.3 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
South Carolina
Best efficiency game
40.8 vs South Carolina
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/28 | @ Houston | L 35-38 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Oklahoma | L 13-17 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | vs Western Kentucky | W 13-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Arkansas | W 23-22 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/9 | @ Alabama | L 9-20 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Texas A&M | L 25-49 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs South Carolina | W 20-10 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Ole Miss | L 19-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Unknown | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 23-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | @ Clemson | W 17-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Wake Forest
2021-2022
Opening stop
- 2
South Florida
2023-2024
Peak year stop
- 3
LSU
2025
Final stop
Season Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 2 | 16.4 | 4.5 | 2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | South Florida | 0 | — | — | -2 |
| 2024 Postseason | South Florida | 13.5 | 21.6 | 5.7 | 13.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | South Florida | 13.5 | 21.6 | 5.7 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | LSU | 5 | 12.1 | 3.8 | -8.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | LSU | 5 | 12.1 | 3.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
UAB
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Primary metric
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 57.1 takeover score.
#2
South Carolina
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 51 takeover score.
#3
Unknown
2
Primary metric
Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.7 takeover score.
#4
Navy
2.5
Primary metric
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 44.2 takeover score.
#5
Rice
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 35.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2024 Postseason · South Florida
13.5 primary output · 21.6 efficiency · 5.7 usage
25.2
#2
2024 Regular Season · South Florida
25.2
13.5 primary · 21.6 efficiency · 5.7 usage
#3
2025 Postseason · LSU
11.7
5 primary · 12.1 efficiency · 3.8 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2026 · Rating 0.8467
St. Francis · Mountain View, CA
- Committed To
- Stanford
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
Career Facts
3
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
62
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 27 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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