Jonathan Goff
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[edit] Biography
Jonathan Goff (born December 12, 1985 in Atlanta, Georgia)is an American football linebacker for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Giants in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Vanderbilt.
[edit] Statistics
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
SOLO TACKLES: 9, twice, most recently at Tennessee, 11/19/2005
TOTAL TACKLES: 14, at Arkansas, 9/10/2005
2006
Defensive captain... Started every game at middle linebacker, extending career consecutive start streak to 27 games... Named Second team All-Southeastern Conference linebacker in coaches' ballot... Recipient of team's postseason Most Valuable Linebacker Award... Topped Commodores with 67 solo tackles and 93 total tackles, and ranked among team leaders with four quarterback hurries (T-1st), six tackles for loss (T-5th), 2.5 quarterback sacks (5th) and two forced fumbles (T-3rd)... Achieved at least five total tackles in all but one game... Started season in strong fashion, earning team's Defensive Player of the Week honors against Michigan after setting career highs in solo stops (12) and total tackles (14) in front of 109,000 fans and a national ESPN audience at Ann Arbor... Also blocked a Wolverine field goal attempt... Returned in Week 2 to produce another outstanding individual performance at Alabama, racking up 13 total tackles and a pair of forced fumbles in narrow loss to Crimson Tide... Contributed seven tackles in Commodore road win at Georgia and 10 total tackles and a sack in road win at Duke... Shared team's Defensive Player of the Week honors after nine-tackle, one-sack effort in narrow home loss to Florida... Helped Commodores stage late comeback against eventual national champion Gators with two individual defensive plays: an interception of Chris Leak attempt deep in Vanderbilt territory and timely tackle for loss of QB Tim Tebow on third down that halted another second half Florida drive.
2005
Showed continued improvement in every game as starter at middle linebacker... Concluded season as team's third leading tackler with 47 solo stops and 63 total tackles... Established new season career highs in virtually every defensive category, including tackles for loss (3) and quarterback hurries (2)... Also contributed a quarterback sack and two defensed passes... Named team's Defensive Player of the Week after nine-tackle performance versus Kentucky... Played superb game in season-ending win at Tennessee, posting 10-tackle effort... Set single game career high with 14 tackles in early season road win at Arkansas... Totalled at least four tackles in nine games.
2004
Played in every game, starting final four outings at middle linebacker... First collegiate start came at LSU... Set single-game career highs in primary tackles (7) and total tackles (9) at Kentucky... Contributed seven tackles versus Florida... In first start, had five tackles and forced fumble at LSU... Posted five tackles in finale versus Tennessee... Co-Defensive Player of the Week at Kentucky... Special Teams Player of the Week versus Eastern Kentucky.
2003
Redshirted. Earned scout team Defensive Player of the Week honors after UT-Chattanooga and Mississippi State games.
[edit] Scouting Report
Positives: Looks the part. ... Thick upper body with room in his lower for additional muscle mass. ... Instinctive. ... Quick to attack the line of scrimmage, but shows good awareness and takes good angles to get depth. ... At his best as an inside run stuffer. ... Physical taking on blocks and has good hand usage to disengage. ... Reliable open-field tackler. ... Two-time team captain.
Negatives: A bit stiff in his transition, giving him only marginal speed to the flanks despite good straight-line speed and instincts. ... Physical player, but doesn't explode into his tackles. ... Marginal flexibility and burst as a pass rusher on the blitz
[edit] Transactions
Goff was drafted by the New York Giants in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft.
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