#31

Mario Goodrich

Senior cornerback for Clemson. 2021: 2 interceptions, 9 pass breakups, 42 tackles.

CB · Clemson · Sr. · #31

6′0″ · 190 lb · Kansas City, MO

CFB Index 80 · #36 of 321 cornersLow confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamClemson 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

4★

ATH recruit

No. 114 nationally · Signed with Clemson

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 cornerback for Clemson. 2021: 2 interceptions, 9 pass breakups, 42 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Clemson in 2018.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Clemson, 68 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2021) — his college career is complete.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

20185 games

Signed with Clemson4-star out of Lee's Summit West

202110 games

The role got bigger.

All-ACCfirst

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#114 national

CFB

College

Clemson

2018–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors · 1 category

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ALL-ACC · 1ST TEAM

All-ACC 1st team (2021)

Coaching lineage · 2018–2021

1 coach

2018–2021

Dabo Swinney

Clemson

Played his entire career under Dabo Swinney.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 49-6 over that span.

2018Clemson15-0HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced

2019Clemson14-1HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced

2020Clemson10-2HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced, fast tempo

2021Clemson10-3HC: Dabo Swinney · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

80All-Conference level #36 of 321?

Low confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (98th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#44 / 2743 · 98th pct

Interceptions#126 / 824 · 73rd pct

Solo tackles#764 / 2743 · 71st pct

Tackles#843 / 2743 · 69th pct

QB hurries#827 / 2743 · 59th pct

Sacks#1435 / 2743 · 24th pct

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Tackles for loss#2340 / 2743 · 7th pct

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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

2021 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	4.3	0.0	0.0	0.5
Road4g	3.8	0.0	0.0	1.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	4.8	0.0	0.0	1.0
Weeks 8+5g	3.4	0.0	0.0	0.6

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Dabo Swinney

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

Awards

Player standing · 2021

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

80 · #36 of 321 corners

Former four-star. Now #36 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Clemson	42	26	0.0	9	2	--
2020	Clemson	13	6	0.0	1	2	--
2019	Clemson	7	3	0.5	2	1	--
2018	Clemson	6	4	0.0	3	--	--
Career		68	39	0.5	15	5	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 3-10vs Georgia	12	7	—	0	Season-high 12 tackles
Wk 2	W 49-3vs South Carolina State	1	1	—	1
Wk 3	W 14-8vs Georgia Tech	6	4	—	0
Wk 4	L 21-27@ NC State	2	1	—	0
Wk 7	W 17-14@ Syracuse	3	3	—	4
Wk 8	L 17-27@ Pittsburgh	5	1	—	1
Wk 9	W 30-20vs Florida State	1	1	—	1
Wk 10	W 30-24@ Louisville	5	4	—	0
Wk 11	W 44-7vs UConn	2	0	1	0
Wk 12	W 48-27vs Wake Forest	4	3	—	1
Total		41	25	1	8

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

Mario Goodrich

20185 games

202110 games

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

All-Conference 1st team

Career stats

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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