Sophomore linebacker for App State. 2023: 22 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.
6′0″ · 220 lb · Cornelius, NC
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
ATH recruit
No. 2136 nationally · Signed with App State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 linebacker for App State. 2023: 22 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.
Brodrick Gooch
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. This is his second year in the same linebacker corps at App State. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against Georgia Southern, Week 13, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at App State, 23 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Shawn Clark — 15-11 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dowell Loggains
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #495 at the position.
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 43-28vs East Carolina | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-27vs Coastal Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 48-38vs Southern Miss | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 31-9vs Marshall | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-14@ Georgia State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 26-23@ James Madison | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 55-27vs Georgia Southern | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 23-49@ Troy | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 11 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
22 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Player DNA
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Makhi Nelson-Douglas’s 2021 season.
Matches Makhi on
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Montay Weedon's sophomore season at Cincinnati (2025).
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Player DNA