#15 Tyler Goodson Season 2019-20

Hawk Item – – Declared for 2022 NFL Draft following Big Ten championship game . . . one of 10 juniors named to 2021 Player Council . . . one of eight true freshmen to see action in 2019 . . . first true freshman ever to lead the team in rushing yards . . . is 50th Iowa player to surpass 1,000 career rushing yards, and is currently 10th with 2,551 yards . . . tied for 31st in career scoring with 116 points . . . ranked second in the Big Ten in total rushing yards (762), third in rushing touchdowns (7) and fourth in rushing yards in 2020.

2021 Honors – – Third-team All-Big Ten by league media . . . honorable mention All-Big Ten by league coaches . . . named to CFPA National Performer of the Year Preseason Watch List . . . named to Doak Walker Award Preseason Watch List . . . named to Maxwell Award Preseason Watch List . . . preseason fourth-team All-America by Athlon Sports and Phil Steele . . . preseason first-team All-Big Ten by Athlon Sports and Phil Steele . . . 2021 – – Started at running back in 34-6 win over #17 Indiana . . . rushed 19 times for 99 yards and one touchdown vs. Indiana, along with two receptions for nine yards . . . rushed for 56-yard touchdown on fourth play of the game . . . started at running back in 27-17 win at #9 Iowa State . . . led rushing attack with 55 yards and one touchdown in 21 attempts at ISU, along with two receptions for nine yards . . . scored first touchdown of the contest on four-yard run . . . started at running back in 30-7 win over Kent State as offense rushed for 206 yards and gained 418 yards total offense . . . career-best 153 yards on 22 rushing attempts vs. Kent State, scoring three touchdowns on runs of 46, 35 and two yards . . . also had two receptions for nine yards . . . started at running back in 24-14 win over Colorado State . . . rushed 18 times for 57 yards vs. CSU, along with four receptions for 34 yards . . . recorded touchdown-saving tackle following interception . . . started at running back in 51-14 win at Maryland as offense gained 428 yards total offense . . . rushed 19 times for 66 yards at Maryland, along with two receptions for 85 yards and one touchdown . . . 67-yard scoring reception at Maryland is longest of career and first career scoring reception . . . started at running back in 23-20 win over #4 Penn State as Hawkeyes rallied from a 17-3 deficit . . . rushed 25 times for 88 yards vs. PSU, along with two receptions for 16 yards . . . started at running back in 24-7 loss to Purdue . . . rushed 12 times for 68 yards vs. Purdue, with a long of 32 yards . . . also had four receptions for 16 yards . . . started at running back in 27-7 loss at Wisconsin . . . 13 rushing attempts for 27 yards and one reception for four yards at Wisconsin . . . started at running back in 17-12 win at Northwestern as offense gained 185 net rushing yards . . . rushed 21 times for 141 yards and a touchdown at Northwestern, scoring on 13-yard run . . . also had three receptions for 25 yards, with a long of 19 yards, and one kickoff return for five yards . . . started at running back in 27-22 win over Minnesota . . . rushed 18 times for 59 yards vs. Minnesota, with a long of 12 yards, and had one reception for four yards . . . started at running back in 33-23 win over Illinois . . . rushed 27 times for 132 yards vs. Illinois, to go with one reception for six yards . . . started at running back in 28-21 win at Nebraska as offense gained 186 net rushing yards . . . 23 rushing attempts for career-best 156 yards at Nebraska, with a long of 55 yards to set up winning touchdown while surpassing 1,100 yards for the season . . . also one reception for two yards . . . started at running back in 42-3 loss to #2 Michigan . . . 18 rushing attempts for 50 yards vs. Michigan, along with career-high six receptions for 28 yards.

2020 Honors – – First-team All-Big Ten by league coaches and media . . . first-team All-Big Ten by Associated Press . . . second-team All-Big Ten by Phil Steele . . . Doak Walker Award preseason Watch List . . . preseason second-team All-Big Ten by Athlon Sports . . . preseason third-team All-Big Ten by Phil Steele . . . 2020 – – Led team in rushing with 762 yards on 143 attempts, with seven touchdowns . . . also recorded 15 receptions for 152 yards . . . started at running back in 24-20 loss at Purdue as offense gained 460 yards total offense . . . rushed 16 times for 77 yards at Purdue, with a long of 16 yards . . . matched career-best with five receptions at Purdue, totaling 59 yards with a long of 40 yards . . . started at running back in 21-20 loss to Northwestern . . . 13 rushing attempts for 43 yards vs. Northwestern, including a 15-yard touchdown run . . . also totaled eight yards on two receptions . . . started at running back in 49-7 win over Michigan State as offense rushed for 226 yards and gained 405 yards total offense . . . rushed 14 times for 113 yards and two touchdowns vs. MSU . . . touchdo runs covered three and nine yards . . . career-long of 72 yards while rushing for over 100 yards in second career game . . . started at running back in 35-7 win at Minnesota as offense rushed for 235 yards . . . career-best 142 rushing yards on 20 attempts at Minnesota, with touchdown runs of seven yards and one yard . . . also had one reception for 12 yards . . . started at running back in 41-21 win at Penn State as offense gained 175 net rushing yards . . . 20 rushing attempts for 78 yards at PSU, including a 10-yard touchdown run . . . also had one reception for eight yards . . . started at running back in 26-20 win over Nebraska . . . led rushing attack with career-high 30 attempts for 111 yards vs. Nebraska, along with two receptions for 21 yards . . . started at running back in 35-21 win at Illinois as offense gained 242 yards total offense . . . led rushing attack with 19 attempts for 92 yards at Illinois, with a long of 16 yards . . . also had two receptions for 16 yards at Illinois, and a two-point conversion reception . . . saw action in 28-7 win over #25 Wisconsin . . . led rushing attack with 106 yards on 11 attempts vs. the Badgers . . . 80-yard scoring run in fourth quarter pushed final margin to 28-7 and ranks as the longest touchdown run in the Big Ten through eight games . . . also had two receptions for 28 yards vs. Wisconsin, including long of 20 yards that led the second quarter field goal and 6-0 advantage.

2019 – – Saw action in all 13 games, with four starts . . . led team in rushing and attempts with 134 attempts for 638 yards and five touchdowns . . . also had 24 receptions for 166 yards . . . saw first action of career in 38-14 win over Miami as offense gained 213 net rushing yards and 465 yards total offense . . . rushed nine times for 36 yards in first career action, with one reception for four yards . . . saw action in 30-0 win over Rutgers as offense gained 438 yards total offense . . . 10 rushing attempts for 53 yards vs. Rutgers, with a long of 19 yards, along with two pass receptions . . . saw action in 18-17 win at Iowa State . . . three rushing attempts for 16 yards at Iowa State, along with career-best three receptions for 11 yards . . . saw action in 48-3 win over Middle Tennessee as offense gained 644 yards total offense . . . career rushing best of 97 yards on 12 carries, with a long of 27 yards . . . also had three receptions for seven yards . . . saw action in 10-3 loss at #18 Michigan . . . rushed six times for 15 yards at Michigan, while collecting career-best five receptions for 61 yards . . . saw action in 17-12 loss to #9 Penn State . . . rushed eight times for 35 yards vs. PSU, along with one reception for nine yards . . . saw action in 26-20 win over Purdue . . . five rushing attempts for six yards vs. Purdue, along with two receptions for 38 yards . . . saw action in 20-0 win at Northwestern . . . led team in rushing with 11 carries for 58 yards at Northwestern, while adding two receptions for seven yards . . . saw action in 24-22 loss at #16 Wisconsin . . . rushed five times for 26 yards and had one reception for six yards at Wisconsin . . . started at running back in 23-19 win over #7 Minnesota, earning his first career start . . . 13 rushing attempts for 94 yards vs. Minnesota, including a 10-yard touchdown run . . . started at running back in 19-10 win over Illinois as offense gained 387 yards total offense . . . rushed career-high 21 times for 38 yards and a touchdown, along with one reception for three yards . . . scored on two-yard run to cap opening drive of the game . . . started at running back in 27-24 win at Nebraska . . . career-high 116 rushing yards on 13 attempts at Nebraska, with one touchdown . . . career-long 55-yard touchdown run in the first quarter . . . started at running back in 49-24 Holiday Bowl win over #22 USC . . . 18 rushing attempts for 48 yards and one touchdown vs. USC, along with three receptions for 20 yards . . . one-yard touchdown run capped 90-yard scoring drive in the third quarter.

High school honors – – Named Georgia Player of the Year as a senior . . . earned all-county, all-region, and all-state honors as a senior . . . Career – – Holds top two single game rushing marks in school history with 295 yards (three touchdowns) and 245 yards (two touchdowns) . . . as a senior rushed 159 times for 1,180 yards and 25 touchdowns . . . 178 rushing attempts for 1,437 yards and 25 touchdowns as a junior . . . surpassed 1,200 rushing yards as a freshman . . . helped team to 7A state title as a junior, with 898 rushing yards in four playoff games . . . team captain as a junior and senior . . . also lettered in baseball, basketball, and track.

Personal – – Born 11/10/2000 . . . open major . . . parents are Felicia and Maurice Goodson . . . high school coach was Bill Stewart.