Bernard Gooden
Bernard Gooden
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Across three seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Dave Clawson, Alex Golesh and Brian Kelly. One game to point at: 5 tackles, 1 sacks against South Carolina — Week 7, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Brian Kelly.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | LSU | 20 | 8 | 3.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | South Florida | 35 | 14 | 10.0 | 1.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Wake Forest | 7 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 62 | 23 | 15.0 | 3.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 17–10
at Clemson
1 QB HUR · 0 TFL · 1 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
LSU
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · LSU
Returning around him
- 7 LSU players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +0 net (41 in / 41 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
LSU · Last season: 7-6 (AP #20) · Talent rank #6 · 2026 recruiting class #11
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jordan Thompson’s 2024 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jamie Sheriff's junior season at South Alabama (2023).
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