Najee Goode

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-1
Weight:
241
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Cleveland, Ohio
High School:
Benedictine HS

2011 (r-Sr.):

After starting at strong-side linebacker as a junior, moved to middle linebacker during the spring
Will be used extensively on special teams
Has played in 39 games and started 13

2010 (r-Jr):

Played in 13 games and started 11
No. 26 in the BIG EAST in tackles for loss per game
WVU Defensive Champion: USF, Louisville
Eighth-leading tackler on the team with 47 tackles, including 26 solo stops, three sacks, 8.5 tackles for loss, four pass breakups and a forced fumble
Five or more tackles three times, including season-high 10 tackles at Marshall
Registered multiple sacks once and multiple tackles for loss two times
Collected four tackles at LSU, including a sack and a pass breakup
Collected five tackles, including assisting on a tackle for loss against Syracuse
Finished with six tackles at Pitt, including five solo stops, a tackle for loss and forced a fumble

2009 (r-So.):

Played in 13 games and started one
Registered 11 tackles this season, including six solo stops
Also had two pass breakups

2008 (r-Fr.):

Played in all 13 games
Finished with 12 tackles for the season
Collected four tackles against Villanova
Two solo tackles and an interception returned for 28 yards at Louisville

2007 (Fr.):

Redshirted
Scout Team Defensive Champion: East Carolina

High School:

Started at quarterback and linebacker for coach Art Bortnick at Benedictine High
Named the MVP of the Cuyahoga County East-West High School All-Star Charity Game Honor Roll

Personal:

Birthday is June 4
Son of John and Fatimah Goode
Father played for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL
One of three children
Majoring in industrial engineering

Goode's Defensive Statistics
Year  Games  Tackles  Assists  Total  TFL  Sacks  Int  PBU  FF  FR
2010  13     26       21       47     8.5  3      0    4    1   0
2009  13     6        5        11     0    0      0    2    0   0
2008  13     5        7        12     0    0      1    0    0   0