#88

Bernard Gooden

Senior defensive lineman for LSU. 2025: 1.5 sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss, 20 tackles.

DL · LSU · Sr. · #88

6′1″ · 268 lb · Montgomery, AL

CFB Index 38 · #284 of 420 edge rushersLow confidenceReturning to LSU for 2026

How he plays

Disrupts the pocket from the interior.

QB hurries: 92nd percentile.

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The numbers

1.5

sacks · 2025

3.5 TFL · 20 tackles · 5 hurries

Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 5 tackles, vs South Carolina

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive lineman for LSU. 2025: 1.5 sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss, 20 tackles.

  • Signed as a 3-star recruit to Wake Forest in 2021.
  • Transferred from South Florida to LSU in 2025.
His career, year by year

Bernard Gooden

DL · LSU · Sr · #88

Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Across three seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Dave Clawson, Alex Golesh and Frank Wilson. One game to point at: 5 tackles, 1 sacks against South Carolina — Week 7, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

  • positional archetype classification
  • head-coach lineage
  • game log
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