Player Career

Justin Goodwin Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Rutgers

    2013-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 PostseasonRutgers60739.621.1
2013 Regular SeasonRutgers60739.621.10
2014 PostseasonRutgers38540.317.2-222
2014 Regular SeasonRutgers38540.317.20
2015 Regular SeasonRutgers11343.63.9-272
2016 Regular SeasonRutgers72144.522.8608

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