AS A SOPHOMORE (2011): Played in all 11 gamesfor UNCP … Registered 38 tackles (19 solo), including fivetackles for loss (-24 yards) … Also booked 2-1/2 sacks (-14yards), two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and a pair of passbreak-ups … Turned in three or more tackles against eightopponents … Grabbed two tackles in the season opener atFayetteville State, both of which went for a loss (solo tackle forloss, tackle for loss assist) … Turned in three tacklesagainst both Chowan (two solo) and Wingate (three solo) …Booked four tackles (two solo) and a pass break-up againstGlenville State … Was held to just one tackle at Catawba… Grabbed four tackles (one solo) against Tusculum,including 1-1/2 sacks (-9 yards) … Teamed up with MattJohnson for a second quarter sack (-6 yards) and then registeredhis first career solo sack (-6 yards) in the third quarter …Tallied just one tackle at Charleston (W.Va.), but recorded threetackles at Carson-Newman … Grabbed a season-best seventackles, including a season-high four solo stops, againstWinston-Salem State … Performance against the Rams alsoincluded a sack … Tallied five tackles (two solo) in theseason finale with West Liberty, including one sack (-7 yards).
AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2010): Played in sixgames for UNCP … Tallied seven tackles (four solo),including one tackle for loss (-6 yards) … Grabbed his firstcareer tackle in the season opener with Fayetteville State …Tallied a trio of tackles (two solo) against Carson-Newman …Registered a lone tackle against Fairmont State, but made it countfor a six-yard loss … Booked lone tackles against bothConcord (assist) and North Greenville (solo).
2009 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted. Did not seevarsity action.
HIGH SCHOOL: Helped pace head coach BattleHolly’s Kinston Vikings to a 10-3 record, including a 7-2clip in the conference, and the second round of the state playoffs… A three-time all-conference and all-county selection as aprep standout … Registered 85 pancake blocks on theoffensive line and graded 85 percent as a blocker … Benchpressed 185 pounds 28 times at the Shrine Bowl combine – topsamong defensive tackles/defensive ends at the event …Amassed 175 career tackles (86 solo), 6-1/2 sacks, four forcedfumbles and three fumble recoveries … Registered 120 tackles(40 solo) as a prep senior and 20 tackles (10 solo) as ajunior.
PERSONAL: The son of Sheila and Jeffrey Goodingwas born on July 4, 1991 … Has one sister, Jazmine …Graduated in the top half of his 210-member senior class at KinstonHigh School … Enrolled in pre-major studies at UNCP.
