#32

Justin Goodwin

Running back for Rutgers. 2016: 517 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 22 catches.

RB · Rutgers · #32

6′0″ · Madison, NJ

Rutgers 2016 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

RB recruit

No. 1151 nationally · Signed with Rutgers

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2016 running back for Rutgers. 2016: 517 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 22 catches.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Rutgers in 2013.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Rutgers, 865 rushing yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 104 yds at Navy.Navy · W 31-242014

2013

Signed with Rutgers3-star out of Madison

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1151 national

CFB

College

Rutgers

2014–2016

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2016

2 coaches

2014–2015

Kyle Flood

Rutgers

2016

Chris Ash

Rutgers

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Kyle Flood → Chris Ash. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2016 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2014Rutgers8-5HC: Kyle Flood · Run-leaning

2015Rutgers4-8HC: Kyle Flood · Run-leaning

2016Rutgers2-10HC: Chris Ash · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rec yards (82nd percentile). Strength: receptions (82nd percentile). Concern: rush tds (8th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Rec yards#52 / 294 · 82nd pct

204

Receptions#53 / 294 · 82nd pct

Carries#138 / 304 · 55th pct

118

Rush yards#162 / 304 · 47th pct

517

Long run#202 / 304 · 33rd pct

Yards / carry#229 / 304 · 24th pct

4.4

Fumbles lost#150 / 222 · 21st pct

Rush TDs#267 / 304 · 8th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home6g	41.2	3.9	0.0
Road5g	54.0	4.4	0.2

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	33.7	3.9	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	63.0	4.5	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Greg Schiano

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2016	Rutgers	118	517	4.4	1	--
2015	Rutgers	11	20	1.8	1	--
2014	Rutgers	83	328	4.0	1	--
Career		212	865	4.1	3	--

Season	Team
2016	Rutgers	22	204	9.3	1	--
2015	Rutgers	13	93	7.2	0	--
2014	Rutgers	9	57	6.3	0	--
Career		44	354	8.0	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2016

W 52–14

vs Howard

13 rush yds (3 car)

Dominant 38-point win at home against Howard.

With J. Grant — 105 rush yds (5 car) · 2 TD · M. Cintron — 42 AVG · 53 LONG · 4 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 13-48@ Washington	15	49	3.3	0	12
Wk 2	W 52-14vs Howard	3	13	4.3	0	7
Wk 4	L 7-14vs Iowa	11	74	6.7	0	24
Wk 5	L 0-58@ Ohio State	3	8	2.7	0	3
Wk 6	L 0-78vs Michigan	3	7	2.3	0	4
Wk 7	L 7-24vs Illinois	13	51	3.9	0	15
Wk 8	L 32-34@ Minnesota	19	97	5.1	0	22	Season-high 97 yds
Wk 10	L 27-33vs Indiana	19	82	4.3	0	30
Wk 11	L 0-49@ Michigan State	12	30	2.5	0	10
Wk 12	L 0-39vs Penn State	10	20	2.0	0	14
Wk 13	L 13-31@ Maryland	10	86	8.6	1	36
Total		118	517	4.2	1	36

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology