| Najee Goode Scouting Report |
| Najee Goode - West Virginia (HT: 6-0⅛ - WT: 244) |
Positives -- Good movement skills for his size; plays well against the run, fills gaps quickly and can flow from sideline to sideline... Good football instincts; can diagnose plays quickly and react... Very strong player; has no trouble disengaging from blockers... Solid in coverage, does a good job of staying
with tight ends and gets good depth in zone coverage... Can disrupt tight ends at the line of scrimmage and throw off timing routes... Performed well at the combine, surprised many with a good 4.64-40 and a 35.5" vertical... Solid and consistent production the past two years from one of the better programs in the Big East... Fits as an inside linebacker in either a 3-4 or 4-3 defense... Good bloodlines, father John played in the NFL for the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Eagles... Good intangibles; leader of the West Virginia defense.
Negatives -- Speed doesn't translate on the field, doesn't appear to have great quickness or pass rush skills, only had eight career sacks at West Virginia... Struggles as a wrap up tackler and tries too often to go for the big hit rather than wrapping up... A run stuffer with little experience as a blitzing linebacker... Not an overly instinctual player... Hesitates upon ball being snapped, needs to develop a quicker first step... Allows blockers to set up play and then reacts, needs to work on disrupting plays before they fully form.
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| Combine Results |
| Height |
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6001 |
| Weight |
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244 |
| Arm |
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31⅞ |
| Hand |
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9 |
| 40-Time |
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4.64 |
| Vertical |
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35.5 |
| Broad |
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9'9" |
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At West Virginia -- (Official School Bio) 2010: Played in 13 games and started 11... No. 26 in the Big East in tackles for loss per game... WVU Defensive Champion: USF, Louisville... Eighth-leading tackler on the team with 47 tackles, including 26 solo stops, three sacks, 8.5 tackles for loss, four pass breakups and a forced fumble... Five or more tackles three times, including season-high 10 tackles at Marshall... Registered multiple sacks once and multiple tackles for loss two times... Collected four tackles at LSU, including a sack and a pass breakup... Collected five tackles, including assisting on a tackle for loss against Syracuse... Finished with six tackles at Pitt, including five solo stops, a tackle for loss and forced a fumble. 2009: Played in 13 games and started one... Registered 11 tackles this season, including six solo stops... Also had two pass breakups. 2008: Played in all 13 games... Finished with 12 tackles for the season... Collected four tackles against Villanova... Two solo tackles and an interception returned for 28 yards at Louisville. 2007: Redshirted... Scout Team Defensive Champion: East Carolina. High School: Started at quarterback and linebacker for coach Art Bortnick at Benedictine High... Named the MVP of the Cuyahoga County East-West High School All-Star Charity Game Honor Roll. Personal: Birthday is June 4... Son of John and Fatimah Goode... Father played for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL... One of three children... Majoring in industrial engineering.
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