Tyler Goodson
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Running back, Iowa, 2019–⁠21

Tyler Goodson

Number
No. 15
Height
5′10″
Weight
199 lb
Class (2021)
Junior
Hometown
Suwanee, GA
Born
Nov 10, 2000

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Tyler Goodson played running back at Iowa (2019–⁠21).

Career highs

156rushing yards, career highat Nebraska, 20213rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Kent State, 20216catches, career highvs. Michigan, 202185receiving yards, career highat Maryland, 2021

Honors

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Iowa1346384.8555
2020Iowa1437625.3780
2021Iowa2561,1514.5656
Career5332,5514.81880

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Iowa241666.9031
2020Iowa1515210.1040
2021Iowa312478.0167
Career705658.1167

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Iowa15RBFr.
2020Iowa15RBSo.
2021Iowa15RBJr.5′10″199

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2019Iowa1600.0424th (n=287)0.137.218%0.04
2020Iowa1630.1448th (n=212)0.1422.830%0.15
2021Iowa297-0.028th (n=277)0.16-6.535%0.03

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2021 Iowa 13 games, 1,151 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 4vs.IndianaW 34–⁠619991290
Sep 11atIowa StateW 27–⁠1721551290
Sep 18vs.Kent StateW 30–⁠7221533290
Sep 25vs.Colorado StateW 24–⁠14185704340
Oct 1atMarylandW 51–⁠14196602851
Oct 9vs.Penn StateW 23–⁠20258802160
Oct 16vs.PurdueL 7–⁠24126804160
Oct 30atWisconsinL 7–⁠2713270140
Nov 6atNorthwesternW 17–⁠122114113250
Nov 13vs.MinnesotaW 27–⁠2218590140
Nov 20vs.IllinoisW 33–⁠23271320160
Nov 26atNebraskaW 28–⁠21231560120
Dec 4vs.MichiganL 3–⁠42185006280
2020 Iowa 8 games, 762 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Oct 24atPurdueL 20–⁠24167705590
Oct 31vs.NorthwesternL 20–⁠2113431280
Nov 7vs.Michigan StateW 49–⁠7141132–––
Nov 13atMinnesotaW 35–⁠72014221120
Nov 21atPenn StateW 41–⁠2120781180
Nov 27vs.NebraskaW 26–⁠203011102210
Dec 5atIllinoisW 35–⁠21199202160
Dec 12vs.WisconsinW 28–⁠71110612280
2019 Iowa 13 games, 638 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.Miami (OH)W 38–⁠149360140
Sep 7vs.RutgersW 30–⁠0105302−10
Sep 14atIowa StateW 18–⁠1731603110
Sep 28vs.Middle TennesseeW 48–⁠312970370
Oct 5atMichiganL 3–⁠1061505620
Oct 12vs.Penn StateL 12–⁠178350190
Oct 19vs.PurdueW 26–⁠205612380
Oct 26atNorthwesternW 20–⁠011580270
Nov 9atWisconsinL 22–⁠245260160
Nov 16vs.MinnesotaW 23–⁠1913941–––
Nov 23vs.IllinoisW 19–⁠1021381130
Nov 29atNebraskaW 27–⁠24131161–––
Dec 27 ✦vs.USCW 49–⁠24184813200

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2022Combine or pro day 2022
Height5′9″
Weight197 lb
Arm length29½″
Hand size9″
Wingspan71¼″W
40-yard dash4.42 s
10-yard split1.51 s
Vertical jump36½″
Broad jump10′3″
Bench press15 repsW
3-cone drill6.76 sW
20-yard shuttle4.12 sW

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

4 seasons, 32 games with a stat; latest team: Dallas Cowboys.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2023Indianapolis Colts613870634
2024Indianapolis Colts143215311161
2025Indianapolis Colts10924028
2026 (so far)Dallas Cowboys293401−5
NFL career326329812098

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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