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Carter Gooden

Class: 2026

Sport: fb

Pos: DL

Ht: 6-4

Wt: 260

UCLA Bruins

Status: Committed
Commitment Date: 7/10/2025

Tabor Academy

High School: Tabor Academy (Marion, MA)

NCAA ID:: -

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7 out of 5 strength

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Carter Gooden - Tabor Academy - 2024 Junior Season

Top Teams

Team

Prediction

Recruited By

Distance

Class Rank

DL Drafted (5yr)

Total Drafted (5yr)

UCLA
Committed
7/10/2025
86.2%
2611 mi.
18
3
19
Boston College
Offered
2.5%
46 mi.
42
0
9
Rutgers
Offered
2.2%
209 mi.
26
1
7
Penn State
Offered
1.8%
374 mi.
16
1
33
Michigan State
Offered
1.8%
primaryLegi Suiaunoa
secondaryChad Wilt
703 mi.
34
0
9

Gooden News

Pair of UCLA commits land in initial 2026 Rivals300 rankings

Tracy McDannald•07/14/25

Recruit Johnnie Jones

UCLA beats Michigan State, Penn State and others for 4-star DL Carter Gooden

Chad Simmons•07/10/25

Screenshot 2025-07-10 at 8.49.43 AM

DE Carter Gooden becomes UCLA's top-rated commit on defense

Tracy McDannald•07/10/25

Recruit Carter Gooden on UCLA official visit

Simmons Scoop: Latest intel on blue-chip recruits with big decisions approaching

Chad Simmons•07/09/25

Which recruits could provide fireworks for Penn State fans Fourth of July weekend?

Ryan Snyder•07/04/25

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Measurements & Testing

Carter GoodenTabor Academy
Top 300 DL AvgAvg. Last 3 Years
NFL Combine DraftedAvg. Last 3 Years

Weight

260

275

298

94.4%87.3%

Height

6-4

6-4

6-4

100.1%100.5%

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School	Date	Visit Type
Boston College	6/20/25	Official
North Carolina	6/17/25	Official
Penn State	6/13/25	Official
Virginia	6/6/25	Official
Michigan State	6/2/25	Official