Tyler Goodson: RB · Iowa · #15.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Tyler Goodson
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Three seasons in the Iowa backfield to date. All-Big Ten in 2021 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. On tape: 156 rushing yards and 2 receiving yards against Nebraska, Week 13, 2021.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 20.1% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 26.2% of his carries. 13 carries for 27 yds vs Wisconsin; 23 for 166 vs Nebraska.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
54.4% of carries overall (254/467) → 46.3% of Q4-with-lead carries (44/95) — 84.1% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
8 of the team's 22 inside-the-5 carries (36.4%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
KCCI Oct 28
FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul Oct 27Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-6vs No. 17 Indiana | 19 | 99 | 5.2 | 1 | 56 | |
| Wk 2 | W 27-17@ No. 9 Iowa State | 21 | 55 | 2.6 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 3 | W 30-7vs Kent State | 22 | 153 | 7.0 | 3 | 46 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 4 | W 24-14vs Colorado State | 18 | 57 | 3.2 | 0 | 27 | |
| Wk 5 | W 51-14@ Maryland | 19 | 66 | 3.5 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 6 | W 23-20vs No. 4 Penn State | 25 | 88 | 3.5 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-24vs Purdue | 12 | 68 | 5.7 | 0 | 32 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-27@ Wisconsin | 13 | 27 | 2.1 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 10 | W 17-12@ Northwestern | 21 | 141 | 6.7 | 1 | 41 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-22vs Minnesota | 18 | 59 | 3.3 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 12 | W 33-23vs Illinois | 27 | 132 | 4.9 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 13 | W 28-21@ Nebraska | 23 | 156 | 6.8 | 0 | 55 | Season-high 156 yds |
| Wk 14 | L 3-42vs No. 2 Michigan | 18 | 50 | 2.8 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total | 256 | 1151 | 4.5 | 6 | 56 |
Week 3 · 2021
W 30-7
vs Kent State
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
35%255 carriesFumble rate
0.8%2 of 256 carries · 2 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.5 yds/carry on 256 carries · 12% explosive (10+ yds) · 35% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
3 seasons under Kirk Ferentz — 26-9 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 93.7 | 4.7 | 0.6 |
| Road5g | 89.0 | 4.3 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 83.7 | 4.4 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 94.2 | 4.4 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Pass share
45.0%
404 pass / 494 run
Plays / game
69.1
13 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
434 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #72 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Iowa, 2,551 rushing yards, a first-team All-Conference season (2020) — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 34 games over three seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN
All-Big Ten mention (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kirk Ferentz.
