Demetri Goodson

Demetri Goodson
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Chris Harper and Goodson, 2014
No. 39 – New Orleans Saints
Position: Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1989-06-11) June 11, 1989
Charleston, West Virginia
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight: 197 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school: Klein Collins (Spring, Texas)
College: Baylor
NFL Draft: 2014 / Round: 6 / Pick: 197
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 4, 2018
Total tackles: 30
Sacks: 0.0
Pass deflections: 2
Interceptions: 0
Forced fumbles: 0
Player stats at NFL.com

Demetri Quarte Goodson (born June 11, 1989) is an American football cornerback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Baylor. Goodson was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL Draft.

College career

Goodson attended Baylor University, where he played on the Baylor Bears football team from 2011 to 2013 after transferring from Gonzaga University. From 2008 to 2011, he played on the Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team.[1]

College statistics

YearTeamGGSTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
TotalSoloAstSckSFTYPDefIntYdsAvgLngTDsFFFR
2011BAY 401100.000000.00000
2012BAY 43161510.00311414.014000
2013BAY 1110262240.001636321.042000
Total1913433850.001947719.342000
Source: BaylorBears.com

Professional career

External video
Goodson's NFL Combine workout
Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad BP Wonderlic
5 ft 11 in
(1.80 m)		 194 lb
(88 kg)		 31 3⁄4 in
(0.81 m)		 9 1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)		 4.52 s 1.62 s 2.67 s 4.34 s 6.80 s 37 in
(0.94 m)		 10 ft 3 in
(3.12 m)		 11 reps 17[2]
All values are from NFL Combine[3][4]

Green Bay Packers

Goodson was selected in the sixth round (197th overall) by the Green Bay Packers in the 2014 NFL Draft,[5] becoming the first Baylor player to be drafted by the team since Rell Tipton in 1977.[6] On May 16, 2014, Goodson signed a contract with the Packers.[7]

On April 8, 2016, Goodson was suspended by the NFL for the first four games of the 2016 season for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances.[8] In Week 11, Goodson was carted off the field with a knee injury and was placed on injured reserve on December 3, 2016.[9][10]

Goodson was placed on the physically unable to perform list to start the 2017 due to the knee injury.[11] He was activated off PUP on December 6, 2017.[12] He then suffered a hamstring injury which kept him out two games before being placed on injured reserve on December 22, 2017, without playing a game in 2017.[13]

On September 1, 2018, Goodson was released by the Packers.[14]

New Orleans Saints

On October 4, 2018, Goodson was signed by the New Orleans Saints.[15]

NFL career statistics

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
TotalSoloAstSckSFTYPDefIntYdsAvgLngTDsFFFR
2014GB 606510.000000.00000
2015GB 14010730.001000.00000
2016GB 63141040.001000.00000
2017GB Did not play due to injury
Total263302280.002000.00000
Source: NFL.com

Personal life

Demetri is married to Linsey Goodson and they have one son. He is the younger brother of Mike Goodson, who played for the Carolina Panthers, Oakland Raiders, and New York Jets. He also has a half-brother, Jakar Hamilton who played for the Dallas Cowboys.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Baylor Bears: Demetri Goodson". BaylorBears.com. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2014 Green Bay Packers draft picks". JSOnline.com. May 10, 2014. Archived from the original on April 22, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  3. ↑ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles – Demetri Goodson". NFL.com. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Demetri Goodson – Baylor, CB : 2014 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Demetri Goodson Draft Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Green Bay Packers: Demetri Goodson". Packers.com. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Packers sign CB Goodson". Packers.com. May 16, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  8. ↑ "NFL statement on Demetri Goodson". Packers.com. April 8, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  9. ↑ Jones, Brian (November 21, 2016). "WATCH: Demetri Goodson carted off the field after knee injury". CBSSports.com. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Packers activate CB Dorleant from I.R." Packers.com. December 3, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Packers announce roster moves to reduce roster to 53". Packers.com. September 2, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  12. ↑ "CB Demetri Goodson activated from P.U.P." Packers.com. December 6, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Packers sign LB Reggie Gilbert to active roster". Packers.com. December 22, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. September 1, 2018.
  15. ↑ Williams, Charean (October 4, 2018). "Saints sign Demetri Goodson, cut Jay Bromley". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
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