C.J. Goetz: LB · Wisconsin · #98.
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C.J. Goetz
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. The four seasons at Wisconsin span three head coaches: Paul Chryst, Jim Leonhard and Luke Fickell. One game to point at: 12 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Indiana — Week 10, 2023.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
59 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 11 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-17vs Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 22-31@ Washington State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-14vs Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-17@ Purdue | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-13vs Rutgers | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 6-15vs Iowa | 5 | 4 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 8 | W 25-21@ Illinois | 10 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-24vs No. 3 Ohio State | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-20@ Indiana | 12 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 10-24vs Northwestern | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 24-17vs Nebraska | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 28-14@ Minnesota | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 31-35vs No. 13 LSU | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 59 | 23 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
59tackles this seasonTFL rate
19%11 TFLSack rate
7%4 sacksPD rate
3%2 pass breakups59 tackles · 11 for loss · 4 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Road5g | 6.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Pass share
50.9%
467 pass / 450 run
Plays / game
70.5
13 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
491 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons at Wisconsin, 144 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Paul Chryst, Jim Leonhard, and Luke Fickell. Multi-era developmental context.
