HS recruit
Class
Senior
Bernard Gooden is a 6'1", 268-lb Senior DL from Montgomery, AL. Bernard Gooden entered the transfer portal from LSU and has not committed.
Updated Nov 9, 2026
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Transfer Details
Advanced Statistics
2025 · 20 tklHavoc Plays
5
49th
Ball Plays
0
27th
Solo Tackle Rate
40.0%
38th
Percentiles rank this season against every 2025 FBS and FCS DL with the same minimum sample. Higher is better.
TVS History
Before past portal windows
| Window | Team | TVS | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LSU | 5 Low | Did not enter |
| 2025 | South Florida | 14 Low | Entered portal |
| 2024 | South Florida | 23 Moderate | Did not enter |
Each score comes from a model trained only on seasons before that roster year, so it shows what TVS would have said at the time.
Recruitment
Class of 2021
Committed to Wake Forest Jul 2020
Season Statistics
| Season | Team | Tackles | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | LSU | 20 | 8 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2022 | Wake Forest | 7 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
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