6′2″ · 205 lb · Newark, NJ · West Side
Darius Gooden: CB · Massachusetts · #33.
Darius Gooden
Darius Gooden arrived at Massachusetts from Rutgers. One game to point at: 1 tackle and 1 tackle for loss against UConn — Week 13, 2023.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Massachusetts | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Massachusetts | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 17-19@ Eastern Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-52vs Arkansas State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackle |
| Wk 6 | L 24-41vs Toledo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 18-31vs UConn | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
2 seasons under Don Brown — 4-20 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Don Brown
Pass share
47.3%
348 pass / 388 run
Plays / game
61.3
12 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
375 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Massachusetts, 4 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Chris Ash, Nunzio Campanile, Greg Schiano and Don Brown.
