Ralen Goforth: LB · Washington · #10.
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Ralen Goforth
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Played for four head coaches across five seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Stanford — Week 9, 2023.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
37 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Washington | 37 | 20 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | USC | 38 | 31 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2021 | USC | 60 | 31 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | USC | 26 | 6 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | USC | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 167 | 90 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-19vs Boise State | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 43-10vs Tulsa | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-7@ Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 59-32vs California | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-24@ Arizona | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 36-33vs No. 8 Oregon | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 15-7vs Arizona State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-33@ Stanford | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 52-42@ No. 24 USC | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-28vs No. 13 Utah | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 22-20@ No. 10 Oregon State | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-21vs Washington State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 34-31vs No. 5 Oregon | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 37-31vs No. 3 Texas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 20 | 4.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Week 12 · 2023
W 22-20
at Oregon State
1 tackle for loss · 3 tackles · 1 solo tackle
A close one, won by 2 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
37tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%4 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
5%2 pass breakups37 tackles · 4 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 3.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalen DeBoer
Pass share
59.5%
575 pass / 391 run
Plays / game
64.4
15 games
Team sack rate
2.0%
597 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #451 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at USC and Washington, 167 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Clay Helton, Donte Williams, Lincoln Riley and Kalen DeBoer.
