Owen Goss: DB · Arizona · #27.
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Owen Goss
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Came to Arizona by way of Colgate. One game to point at: 9 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Houston — Week 12, 2024.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
49 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Arizona | 49 | 22 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2 |
| Career | 49 | 22 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 61-39vs New Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 22-10vs Northern Arizona | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-31@ No. 14 Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 22-28vs Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 19-41@ No. 14 BYU | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-34vs Colorado | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 26-31vs West Virginia | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 12-56@ UCF | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 27-3vs Houston | 9 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 28-49@ TCU | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 7-49vs No. 14 Arizona State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 49 | 22 | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
49tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%4 TFL49 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 sack · 2 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Brennan
Pass share
57.2%
437 pass / 327 run
Plays / game
63.7
12 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
464 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #284 at the position.
How it ended
One season at Arizona, 49 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
