Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-51@ Missouri | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 6-48@ Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#44
Dareon Goodrum
Senior defensive tackle for Western Kentucky. 2023: 0.5 sacks, 0.5 tackles for loss, 1 tackle.
6′1″ · 290 lb · Athens, GA
CFB Index 47 · #150 of 278 interior linemenLow confidenceWestern Kentucky 2023 alumnus
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
4 defensive tackle for Western Kentucky. 2023: 0.5 sacks, 0.5 tackles for loss, 1 tackle.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearDareon Goodrum
Wins his gap play after play. This is his second year in the same defensive front at Western Kentucky. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Missouri — Week 1, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at Western Kentucky, 18 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Western Kentucky
NFL
NFL Draft
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2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Tyson Helton, all pass-leaning offenses — 17-10 over that span.
2022Western Kentucky9-5HC: Tyson Helton · Pass-leaning
2023Western Kentucky8-5HC: Tyson Helton · Pass-leaning
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 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
Tyson Helton
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
47 · #150 of 278 interior linemen
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | 1 | -- | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Western Kentucky | 17 | 10 | 2.0 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 18 | 10 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Denzel Lowry’s 2022 season.
87%match
Matches Denzel on
Class year
Height
Sack rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Wykevious Thomas's freshman season at South Alabama (2020).
Matches Wykevious on
Class year
TFL rate
Sack rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Dareon Goodrum
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology