Denzel Goolsby: DB · Kansas State · #20.
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Denzel Goolsby
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches at Kansas State: Bill Snyder and Chris Klieman. On tape: 8 tackles against Navy, Bowl, 2019.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
64 tackles. 1 pass defended. 2 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Kansas State | 64 | 44 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | Kansas State | 36 | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2017 | Kansas State | 78 | 66 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2016 | Kansas State | 11 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 189 | 135 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 7 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-14vs Nicholls | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-0vs Bowling Green | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-24@ Mississippi State | 11 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 13-26@ Oklahoma State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 12-31vs Baylor | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-17vs TCU | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 48-41vs No. 5 Oklahoma | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-10@ Kansas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 24-27@ Texas | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 20-24vs West Virginia | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 30-27@ Texas Tech | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 27-17vs Iowa State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 17-20vs No. 21 Navy | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 64 | 44 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
Week 3 · 2019
W 31-24
1 interception · 11 tackles · 1 pass breakup
A close one, won by 7 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
64tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFL64 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 pass breakup · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Klieman
Pass share
36.7%
302 pass / 520 run
Plays / game
63.2
13 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
334 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
64 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Kansas State, 189 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bill Snyder → Chris Klieman. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
