Ty Goodwill is a safety at Cincinnati who has not played in Cincinnati's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at South Alabama.
Cincinnati lists 17 defensive backs this season.
Cincinnati is 5-3. Next: at Houston, Sat Nov 7.
Goodwill moves between deep coverage and the slot. Transferred to Cincinnati from South Alabama. One game to point at: 11 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Morgan State — Week 1, 2025.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
35 tackles. 7 passes defended. 1 interception. 4.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | South Alabama | 35 | 19 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | South Alabama | 9 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| Career | 44 | 25 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-21vs Morgan State | 11 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 31-33vs Tulane | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 15-31@ No. 24 Auburn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-38vs Coastal Carolina | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-31@ Troy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-15vs Arkansas State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-31@ Georgia State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 22-31vs Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 26-14@ UL Monroe | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-35vs Southern Miss | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 26-49@ Texas State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 19 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
20%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
35tackles this seasonTFL rate
13%4 TFL35 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 7 pass breakups · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Major Applewhite — 11-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Road5g | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Major Applewhite
Pass share
37.0%
310 pass / 527 run
Plays / game
69.8
12 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
353 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #247 at the position.
The No. 2,425 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Big 12 as a junior.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Major Applewhite and Scott Satterfield.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Cincinnati
