Mario Goodrich: CB · Clemson · #31.
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Mario Goodrich
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Fourth year in the Clemson secondary. All-ACC in 2021 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. On tape: 12 tackles against Georgia, Week 1, 2021.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
41 tackles. 8 passes defended. 1 interception. 0 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.
TigerNet Oct 31
Heavy Oct 29
The Clemson Insider Oct 28Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-10vs No. 5 Georgia | 12 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 49-3vs South Carolina State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 14-8vs Georgia Tech | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-27@ NC State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 17-14@ Syracuse | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-27@ No. 23 Pittsburgh | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 30-20vs Florida State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 30-24@ Louisville | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 44-7vs UConn | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 48-27vs No. 13 Wake Forest | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 41 | 25 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
21%9 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
42tackles this season42 tackles · 9 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
4 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 49-6 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| 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
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Pass share
59.3%
802 pass / 550 run
Plays / game
112.7
12 games
Team sack rate
4.5%
449 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #36 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Clemson, 68 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2021) — the college career is complete.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC · 1ST TEAM
All-ACC 1st team (2021)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2020)
ACC Defensive Back Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dabo Swinney.
