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Najee
Defensive Back
Linebacker
GARVIN
GOODE
6-3, 215, So. | Loyola Blakefield | Baltimore, Md.
6-1, 238, r-Jr. | Benedictine | Cleveland, Ohio
Built momentum during the spring and earned the starting job at spur safety … has a chance to be an important contributor on the defense … has good size, speed and instincts on the field … also will see extensive time on special teams … Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll … bowl trip: 2010 Gator.
Moved to weak-side linebacker this spring … gives the Mountaineers experienced depth to solidify the position … can also play middle linebacker … used extensively on special teams … bowl trips: 2008 Fiesta, 2008 Meineke, 2010 Gator.
2009 (Fr.): Played in 10 games … saw action on more than 62 plays, including a season-high 11 against USF … finished with 10 tackles for the season, including three unassisted tackles … assisted on two tackles against Pitt … solo tackle at Cincinnati … assisted on a tackle at USF and against Connecticut … solo stop against Marshall … assisted on a tackle at Syracuse … two assisted tackles against Colorado … solo tackle against Liberty.
2009 (r-So.): Played in 13 games and started one … saw action on more than 133 plays, including a season high 48 plays at Auburn … also used on 31 plays against East Carolina … registered 11 tackles this season, including six solo stops … also had two pass breakups … registered a solo tackle against Florida State in the Konica Minolta Gator Bowl … collected a solo tackle at Cincinnati … had two tackles against UConn … posted a solo tackle at Syracuse … two tackles at Auburn … two tackles and a pass breakup against East Carolina … assisted on two tackles against Liberty.
Prep: Coached by Brian Abbott at Loyola Blakefield High … Maryland Consensus all-state team as a defensive back … Baltimore Sun first-team all-metro … made 32 tackles and intercepted two passes on defense to help Loyola High to an undefeated record and the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference title for the third-straight year … as a senior, he finished with 32 tackles, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery … rushed for 1,259 yards and scored 19 touchdowns on offense … made four tackles and an interception in the Crab Bowl, featuring the best players in state … named second team all-metro by the Baltimore Sun and honorablemention all-state as a junior … he ran for 792 yards, an average of 6.2 yards per run and 15 touchdowns … had seven catches for 188 yards, an average of 26.8 yards per catch … on defense, he had 42 tackles and three interceptions. Personal: Birthday is Jan. 1 … son of Terry and Pat Garvin … youngest of two children … enrolled in general studies.
2008 (r-Fr.): Played in all 13 games … saw action on more than 120 plays, including a season-high 28 plays at Pitt … finished with 12 tackles for the season … collected four tackles against Villanova … two solo tackles and an interception returned for 28 yards at Louisville … registered two tackles against Syracuse and Pitt … had a solo tackle against Marshall and one against North Carolina in the Meineke Car Care Bowl. 2007 (Fr.): Redshirted and did not see any varsity action … Scout Team Defensive Champion: East Carolina. Prep: Started at quarterback and linebacker for coach Art Bortnick at Benedictine High … named the MVP of the Cuyahoga County East-West High School All-Star Charity Game, throwing three touchdowns and running 77-yards for a fourth score en route to a 28-21 victory for the East … also lettered in track … won the Division II state title in the discus with a school-record throw of 172’01” … honor roll … member of jazz band. Personal: Birthday is June 4 … son of John and Fatimah Goode … father played for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL … brother, Tariq, played at Youngstown State and in the AFL for the Mahoning Valley Thunder … other brother, Wakeem played at Hampton … one of three children … majoring in industrial engineering.
Goode’s Defensive Statistics Year Games Tackles Assists Total TFL Sacks Int PD
FF FR
2009 2008 Totals
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13 13 26
6 5 11
5 7 12
11 12 23
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 2 1/28 0 1/28 2
NAJEE GOODE
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West Virginia Universit y
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