Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2016Rutgers
Justin Goodwin
RB • 6'0" • Madison, NJ, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Justin Goodwin leans balanced backfield option traits and 44.5 efficiency.
Impact Production
48
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
42
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
69
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Rutgers
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Rutgers
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: SMU
Player Story
Justin Goodwin built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a running back from Madison, NJ wearing No. 32, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Justin Goodwin's career was his backfield work: 1,386...
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- Committed To
- Rutgers
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Justin Goodwin, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Rutgers. Justin Goodwin leans balanced backfield option traits and 44.5 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,826
- Rushing yards
- 1,386
- Receiving yards
- 440
- Touchdowns
- 10
Quick Answers
Justin Goodwin quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Rutgers · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,826
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 43 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Rutgers
- Top game
- SMU
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Madison · Rutgers
- High school pipeline
- Madison · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 32 · Class 2016
- 2016 Scrimmage yards rank
- 721 scrimmage yards · RB 138th (top 25%) · Big Ten 27th (top 11%) · National 285th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Postseason | Rutgers | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 55.5 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Rutgers | 10 | 604 | 518 | 86 | 6 | 55.5 |
| 2014 Postseason | Rutgers | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45.1 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Rutgers | 10 | 379 | 322 | 57 | 1 | 45.1 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Rutgers | 12 | 113 | 20 | 93 | 1 | 26.3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Rutgers | 11 | 721 | 517 | 204 | 2 | 67.1 |
Related Context
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Justin Goodwin played RB for Rutgers. Across 4 tracked seasons, Justin Goodwin recorded 1,386 rushing yards, 440 receiving yards, and 10 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Rutgers.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Rutgers paired 721 primary output with 44.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 44.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Loss with 149 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Rutgers
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
65.5
Efficiency
44.5
Usage
22.8
Consistency
58.9
Best Game by takeover score
Minnesota
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Washington: 95. Howard: 16. Iowa: 74. Ohio State: 8. Michigan: 7. Illinois: 69. Minnesota: 149. Indiana: 130. Michigan State: 30. Penn State: 17. Maryland: 126
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington: 20 by 40.2. Howard: 4 by 43.8. Iowa: 11 by 70.1. Ohio State: 3 by 27.8. Michigan: 3 by 24.3. Illinois: 14 by 45.1. Minnesota: 25 by 56.7. Indiana: 22 by 51.6. Michigan State: 12 by 26. Penn State: 11 by 18.9. Maryland: 15 by 85
Split Comparison
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Wins16 · Games = 1 · -54.5 vs Losses
Losses70.5 · Games = 10 · +54.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Minnesota
Best efficiency game
85 vs Maryland
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ Maryland | L 13-31 | 10 | 86 | 8.60 | 1 | 5 | 40 | 8.4 |
| Sun 11/20 | vs Penn State | L 0-39 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 1.5 |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Michigan State | L 0-49 | 12 | 30 | 2.50 | 0 | — | — | 2.5 |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Indiana | L 27-33 | 19 | 82 | 4.30 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 5.9 |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Minnesota | L 32-34 | 19 | 97 | 5.10 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 6.0 |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Illinois | L 7-24 | 13 | 51 | 3.90 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4.9 |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Michigan | L 0-78 | 3 | 7 | 2.30 | 0 | — | — | 2.3 |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Ohio State | L 0-58 | 3 | 8 | 2.70 | 0 | — | — | 2.7 |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Iowa | L 7-14 | 11 | 74 | 6.70 | 0 | — | — | 6.7 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Howard | W 52-14 | 3 | 13 | 4.30 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Sat 9/3 | @ Washington | L 13-48 | 15 | 49 | 3.30 | 0 | 5 | 46 | 4.8 |
Player Story
Justin Goodwin story
Justin Goodwin built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a running back from Madison, NJ wearing No. 32, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Justin Goodwin's career was his backfield work: 1,386 rushing yards, 323 carries, 8 rushing touchdowns, and 440 receiving yards across 43 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Rutgers. 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 440 receiving yards and 544 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 43 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Rutgers.
The arc is straightforward: Justin Goodwin 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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Rutgers
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Postseason | Rutgers | 607 | 39.6 | 21.1 | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Rutgers | 607 | 39.6 | 21.1 | 0 |
| 2014 Postseason | Rutgers | 385 | 40.3 | 17.2 | -222 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Rutgers | 385 | 40.3 | 17.2 | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Rutgers | 113 | 43.6 | 3.9 | -272 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Rutgers | 721 | 44.5 | 22.8 | 608 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ SMU
Week 6 · W 55-52 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
222
Scrimmage Yards
91.5 takeover
222 scrimmage yards and 36.6 usage.
#2
@ Minnesota
Week 8 · L 32-34 · Conference game
149
Scrimmage Yards
85.6 takeover
Loss with 149 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
149 scrimmage yards and 42.4 usage.
#3
@ Navy
Week 4 · W 31-24
104
Scrimmage Yards
80.6 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
104 scrimmage yards and 39.4 usage.
#4
@ Maryland
Week 13 · L 13-31 · Conference game
126
Scrimmage Yards
79.6 takeover
Loss with 126 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
126 scrimmage yards and 24.2 usage.
#5
vs Indiana
Week 10 · L 27-33 · Conference game
130
Scrimmage Yards
79.6 takeover
Loss with 130 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
130 scrimmage yards and 41.5 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Rutgers
721 primary output · 44.5 efficiency · 22.8 usage
67.1
#2
2013 Postseason · Rutgers
55.5
607 primary · 39.6 efficiency · 21.1 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Rutgers
55.5
607 primary · 39.6 efficiency · 21.1 usage
Milestones
3
100+ rush yards
2
150+ scrimmage yards
2
2+ TD games
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