Demetri Goodson
American football player and executive (born 1989)
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Demetri Quarte Goodson (born June 11, 1989) is an American professional football scout and former cornerback who is a college scout for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Baylor Bears. Goodson was selected by the Packers in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL draft.
Charlestown, West Virginia, U.S.
Chris Harper (left) and Goodson, 2014 | |||||||
| Green Bay Packers | |||||||
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| Title | College scout | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born | June 11, 1989 Charlestown, West Virginia, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 197 lb (89 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| Position | Cornerback (No. 39) | ||||||
| High school | Klein Collins (Spring, Texas) | ||||||
| College | Baylor | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2014: 6th round, 197th overall pick | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
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| Career NFL statistics | |||||||
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Early life
Demetri Quarte Goodson was born on June 11, 1989, in Charlestown, West Virginia.[1] He attended Klein Collins High School in Spring, Texas.[1]
College career
Goodson attended Baylor University, where he played on the Baylor Bears football team from 2011 to 2013 after transferring from Gonzaga University. From 2008 to 2011, he played on the Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team.[2] As a senior at Baylor in 2013, Goodson had 26 total tackles, three interceptions, and 16 pass breakups.
Professional career
| External videos | |
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 Goodson's NFL Combine workout |
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | Wonderlic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 31+3⁄4 in (0.81 m) | 9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 4.52 s | 1.62 s | 2.67 s | 4.34 s | 6.80 s | 37 in (0.94 m) | 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) | 11 reps | 17[3] |
| All values are from NFL Combine[4][5] | ||||||||||||
Green Bay Packers
Goodson was selected in the sixth round (197th overall) by the Green Bay Packers in the 2014 NFL draft,[6] becoming the first Baylor player to be drafted by the team since Rell Tipton in 1977.[7] On May 16, 2014, Goodson signed a contract with the Packers.[8]
On April 8, 2016, Goodson was suspended by the NFL for the first four games of the 2016 season for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances.[9] In Week 11, Goodson was carted off the field with a knee injury and was placed on injured reserve on December 3, 2016.[10][11]
Goodson was placed on the physically unable to perform list to start the 2017 due to the knee injury.[12] He was activated off PUP on December 6, 2017.[13] He then suffered a hamstring injury which kept him out two games before being placed on injured reserve on December 22, 2017, without playing a game in 2017.[14]
On September 1, 2018, Goodson was released by the Packers.[15]
New Orleans Saints
On October 4, 2018, Goodson was signed by the New Orleans Saints.[16] He was released on October 17, 2018.[17]
Scouting career
Goodson started his scouting career as an intern for the Green Bay Packers. He was promoted to Midwest Region scout to fill the void of Brandian Ross who was promoted to Southeast region scout.[18]
Career statistics
NFL
College
| Year | Team | G | GS | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | SFTY | PDef | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TDs | FF | FR | ||||
| 2011 | BAY | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | BAY | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | BAY | 11 | 10 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 19 | 13 | 43 | 38 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Source: BaylorBears.com Archived April 26, 2014, at the Wayback Machine | ||||||||||||||||
Personal life
Demetri is married to Linsey Goodson and they have one son. He is the younger brother of Mike Goodson, who played for the Carolina Panthers, Oakland Raiders, and New York Jets. He also has a half-brother, Jakar Hamilton who played for the Dallas Cowboys.[7]