Tyler Goodson (born November 10, 2000) is an American professional football running back for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes. He has previously played in the NFL for the Green Bay Packers.
Early life Goodson grew up in Suwanee, Georgia and attended North Gwinnett High School. He rushed for 1,437 yards and 25 touchdowns in his junior season. As a senior, Goodson rushed 159 times for 1,180 yards and 25 touchdowns and was named Georgia Player of the Year. He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Iowa over offers from Nebraska, Iowa State, Indiana and Michigan State.
College career As a true freshman, Goodson led Iowa with 134 attempts for 638 yards and five touchdowns while also catching 24 passes for 166 yards. He was named first-team All-Big Ten Conference after gaining 762 yards and scoring seven touchdowns on 143 carries in his sophomore season. In his junior season, on 256 carries, he rushed for 1,151 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns to go along with 31 receptions for 247 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.
Statistics YearTeamGRushingReceiving Att Yards Avg Long TD Rec Yards Avg Long TD 2019 Iowa 13 134 638 4.8 55 5 24 166 6.9 31 0 2020 Iowa 8 143 762 5.3 80 7 15 152 10.1 40 0 2021 Iowa 13 256 1,151 4.5 56 6 31 247 8.0 67 1Career 34 533 2,551 4.8 80 18 70 565 8.1 67 1
Professional career
Green Bay Packers Goodson was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2022, shortly after the conclusion of the 2022 NFL draft. He was waived on August 30, 2022, and signed to the practice squad the next day. On December 31, 2022, Goodson was elevated from the practice squad to the active roster. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 10, 2023.
Goodson was waived on August 29, 2023.
Indianapolis Colts On September 12, 2023, Goodson was signed to the Indianapolis Colts practice squad. On December 16 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Goodson had his first career NFL carry. He finished the game with 11 carries for 69 yards as the Colts won 30–13. He was elevated to the active roster on December 19. Against the Houston Texans in Week 18, Goodson dropped a critical fourth-down pass late in the fourth quarter as the Colts lost 23–19, eliminating them from playoff contention.
In three years with the Colts, Goodson ran for 264 yards and scored one touchdown and also caught one touchdown.
Atlanta Falcons On March 26, 2026, Goodson signed with the Atlanta Falcons. On August 30, he was released as part of final roster cuts and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.
Dallas Cowboys On September 15, 2026, Goodson was signed by the Dallas Cowboys off the Falcons practice squad.
Regular season
YearTeamGamesRushingReceivingFumbles GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost 2023 IND 6 1 13 87 6.7 31 0 6 31 5.7 15 0 0 0 2024 IND 16 0 32 153 4.8 33 1 11 64 5.5 24 1 0 0 2025 IND 11 0 9 24 2.7 6 0 2 8 4.0 0 0 0 0 2026 DAL 1 0 6 22 3.7 10 0 1 -5 -5.0 -5 0 0 0Career 34 1 60 286 4.8 33 1 20 98 4.9 24 1 0 0
References
External links
Dallas Cowboys bio Iowa Hawkeyes bio