Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-14vs Western Kentucky | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 7-20vs Montana State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
#8
Larry Turner-Gooden
Senior defensive back on Nevada's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 190 lb · Los Angeles, CA
CFB Index 36 · #397 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceTransferred San José State → Nevada for 2026
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.
Recruiting
4★
S recruit
No. 283 nationally · Signed with Texas
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on Nevada's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Texas in 2022.
- Transferred from Texas to San José State in 2024.
Larry Turner-Gooden
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Across four seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Steve Sarkisian, Ken Niumatalolo and Jeff Choate. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against Western Kentucky, Week 1, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Texas4-star out of Bishop Alemany
20245 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coaches2022
Ken Wilson
Nevada
Coaching transition mid-career: Ken Wilson → Jeff Choate. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Nevada
2025San José State
2026Nevada
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Texas8-5HC: Steve Sarkisian · Run-leaning
2024San José State7-6HC: Ken Niumatalolo · Pass-heavy
2025San José State3-9HC: Ken Niumatalolo · Pass-leaning
2026Nevada1-1HC: Jeff Choate · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: passes defended (99th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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, 1.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Choate
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
36 · #397 of 544 safeties
Former four-star. Now #397 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nevada | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | San José State | 28 | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | San José State | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Texas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 46 | 32 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 49–14
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Joseph Foucha’s 2022 season.
Matches Joseph on
Interceptions
PD rate
Tackle volume
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jeremiah McGill's junior season at Massachusetts (2025).
91%match
Matches Jeremiah on
Class year
Height
Interceptions
Player DNA
Players who play like Larry Turner-Gooden
The secondary · Nevada
- Joshua Scott29 tackles · 2025
- #8Larry Turner-Gooden28 tackles · 2025
- #18Aiden Walker24 tackles · 2025
- #15Bishop Turner21 tackles · 2025
- #12Bryson Snelling14 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Nevada team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology