2016 Football Roster
Roster
Justin Goodwin
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Madison, N.J.
- High School:
- Madison
2016 Paul Robeson Award
2016 Academic All-Big Ten
2015 Academic All-Big Ten
2016 (Senior): Played in all 12 games with six starts at running back ... earned the Paul Robeson Award at the senior banquet for making an impact through performance, leadership and dedication on and off the field (12/16) ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/7) ... led the team with 1,181 all-purpose yards (517 rushing, 460 kickoff return, 204 receiving) ... ranked fifth in the Big Ten with 118.9 all-purpose yards per Big Ten game ... finished third on the team with 22 receptions and second with 118 rushing attempts ... rushed for 86 yards with a 28-yard touchdown in season finale at Maryland (11/26) ... also logged five receptions for 40 yards to end with 181 all-purpose yards against the Terrapins ... had a career-long 51-yard kickoff return versus No. 9 Penn State (11/19) ... totaled 84 all-purpose yards at Michigan State (11/12) ... ran for 82 yards with a long of 30, caught three passes for 48 yards and added a 17-yard kickoff return for 147 all-purpose yards versus Indiana (11/5) ... started at Minnesota (10/22) and rushed for 97 yards on 19 attempts, also adding a game-high six receptions for 52 yards and a three-yard touchdown ... picked up 51 yards on the ground on 13 carries versus Illinois (10/15) and had an 18-yard catch to set up a touchdown ... ran back nine kickoffs for 175 yards against No. 4 Michigan (10/8) with a long of 38 ... carried the ball 11 times for 74 yards versus Iowa (9/24), logging a long rush of 24 yards ... had 13 yards on three attempts versus Howard (9/10) ... started the season opener at No. 14 at Washington (9/3) and rushed for 49 yards on 15 attempts, adding five receptions for 46 yards.
2015 (Junior): Appeared in all 12 games, primarily as the back for third downs ... one of 22 in the program named Academic All-Big Ten (12/9) ... led all running backs with 13 receptions and 93 receiving yards ... recorded a six-yard rush and collected two receptions for 18 yards at No. 16 Michigan (11/7) ... picked up a third-down conversion with a six-yard rush at Wisconsin (10/31) ... had two catches and one rush attempt at Indiana (10/17) ... registered three receptions for 26 yards versus No. 4 Michigan State (10/10) ... collected a nine-yard reception in win over Kansas (9/26) ... recorded two catches at Penn State (9/19) ... had one reception versus Washington State (9/12) ... rushed for a touchdown on two attempts in the opening win over Norfolk State (9/5), adding one reception for 15 yards.
2014 (Sophomore): Played in 11 games with two starts on offense and one on defense ... opened the season at cornerback before converting back to running back ... rushed 83 times for 328 yards and one touchdown ... added nine receptions for 57 yards ... had a six-yard carry in the Quick Lane Bowl (12/26) win over North Carolina ... made start at running back against Wisconsin (11/1) and Indiana (11/15) ... rushed a team-high 13 times at Nebraska (10/25) ... picked up 64 yards on 11 carries (5.8/rush) at Ohio State (10/18) ... rushed eight times and caught three passes against Michigan (10/4) ... carried the ball 12 times for 82 yards against Tulane (9/27) ... moved back to running back in the win at Navy (9/20), totaling 104 yards and one score on 26 carries ... missed Howard (9/6) and Penn State (9/13) games due to injury ... made start at cornerback at Washington State (8/28) and picked up an interception on first defensive series ... entered camp listed as the backup running back on the depth chart, but moved to cornerback during preseason.
2013 (Freshman): Appeared in 11 games with two starts at running back as a true freshman ... finished the season second on the team in rushing yards with 521 ... totaled five rushing touchdowns and one receiving ... rushed three times against Notre Dame in the Pinstripe Bowl (12/28) ... ran for 46 yards on seven carries (6.6 average) versus USF (12/7) ... scored a one-yard touchdown to give Rutgers the lead in the third quarter at UConn (11/30) ... totaled 60 yards on 20 rushes versus Temple (11/2) ... ran for 161 yards (125 in first half) on 31 carries against Houston (10/26), scoring two touchdowns ... had a long carry of 16 yards on 11 tries at Louisville (10/10) ... broke through for 149 rushing yards and three total touchdowns (two rushing, one receiving), including the winning 17-yard run in triple overtime, in first extended action at SMU (10/5) ... receiving touchdown came on a 50-yard screen pass ... named to the conference honor roll for the performance (10/17) ... had one carry in the fourth quarter against Arkansas (9/21) ... made collegiate debut versus Norfolk State with 44 yards on six carries, including a 30-yard rush.
Prior to Rutgers: Running back for head coach Chris Kubik at Madison ... Star-Ledger First Team All-State honoree ... rushed for 1,440 yards and 21 touchdowns as a senior ... averaged 10.6 yards per carry ... caught 12 passes for 439 yards and six scores ... returned two kickoffs for touchdowns to help guide the Dodgers to their third-straight section title ... sixth in New Jersey in scoring as a senior (174 points) ... rushed for a season-high 292 yards and three touchdowns on just 16 carries in a 36-6 victory over Dover ... Star-Ledger Morris County Player of the Year as a junior and a senior ... finished his high school career by winning his last 37 games ... ran for 124 yards and a touchdown and threw a 20-yard touchdown pass in a 13-0 victory over previously unbeaten Mountain Lakes in the North Jersey, Section II, Group II final ... rushed for 1,789 yards and 29 touchdowns as a junior ... returned three kickoffs for touchdowns his junior season ... three-star recruit according to Scout and Rivals ... ESPN.com's No. 17 player in New Jersey and a three-star recruit ... rated the No. 72 athlete nationally by ESPN.com ... three-star recruit by 247Sports.
Personal: A labor studies and employment relations major.
