Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-10vs Southeast Missouri State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-16@ Iowa | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Beau Goodwin
Junior linebacker for Iowa State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 221 lb · Kingsley, IA · Kingsley-Pierson
Returning to Iowa State for 2026
The numbers
7
tackles · 2026
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 tackles, at Iowa
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for Iowa State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Iowa State in 2024.
- 7 tackles in 2025. Then 7 in 2026.
Beau Goodwin
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Three seasons at Iowa State, two different head coaches: Matt Campbell and Jimmy Rogers. The receipt: 5 tackles against Iowa — Week 2, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20248 games
- Signed with Iowa State3-star out of Kingsley-Pierson
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Iowa State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024–2025
Iowa State
2026era →
Jimmy Rogers
Iowa State
Coaching transition mid-career: Matt Campbell → Jimmy Rogers. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Iowa State11-3HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced
2025Iowa State8-4HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning
2026Iowa State1-1HC: Jimmy Rogers · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimmy Rogers
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Iowa State | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Iowa State | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Iowa State | 24 | 14 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 38 | 22 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 38–10
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Iowa State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Iowa State
Returning around him
- 1 Iowa State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (48 in / 55 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Iowa State · Last season: 8-4 (AP #22) · Talent rank #68 · 2026 recruiting class #54
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
LB
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Charles Correa’s 2024 season.
76%match
Matches Charles on
Tackle volume
Solo tackle rate
Hurry rate
Differs from Charles on
PD rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Cael Brezina's freshman season at Iowa State (2024).
87%match
Matches Cael on
Tackle volume
Weight
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Beau Goodwin
Background
Awards & Honors Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team (2024) Academic All-Big 12 (2025) Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F24, F25, S26) 2025 Played in seven games, making one start against South Dakota ... missed the season's final five games due to injury ... had seven tackles, including 0.5 for a lo...
The linebacker corps · Iowa State
- #16Malcolm Jones51 tackles · 2025
- #7Sullivan Schlimgen49 tackles · 2025
- #10Carson Willich18 tackles · 2025
- #34Beau Goodwin7 tackles · 2025
- #17Connor Welsch3 tackles · 2025
6 more on the roster · Iowa State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology