Biography
Pronunciation
good
Goode's Career Game Highs
Tackles: 10 (vs. Arizona State, 2019)
Tackles For Loss: 3.5 (vs. Oregon, 2020)
Tackle For Loss Yards: 30 (at TCU, 2021)
Sacks: 2.0 (four times, last vs. Colorado, 2021)
Sack Yards: 27 (at TCU, 2021)
Forced Fumbles: 1 (twice, last vs. Arizona State, 2019)
Fumble Recoveries: 1 (twice, last at UCLA, 2021)
Interceptions: 1 (twice, last vs. North Carolina, 2018)
Interception Return Yards: 38 (vs. North Carolina, 2018)
Long Interception Return: 38TD (vs. North Carolina, 2018)
Interception Return TDs: 1 (twice, last vs. North Carolina, 2018)
Quarterback Hurries: 3 (vs. Oregon State, 2019)
Pass Breakups: 1 (10 times, last at UCLA, 2021)
All-Purpose Yards: 38 (vs. North Carolina, 2018)
Points: 6 (twice, last vs. North Carolina, 2018)
After Cal
• Had one tackle and one forced fumble for a National squad that was a 25-24 winner over the American team at the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl on Jan. 29, 2002, forcing Cal teammate Jake Tonges to fumble in the opening quarter
• Accepted an invitation on Dec., 13, 2021 to play in the Hula Bowl on Jan. 15, 2022, but did not play in the contest but rather opted for the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl when he accepted an invitation to that game on Jan. 6, 2022
Cal Career (2016-21)
• One of two players who completed their careers at Cal in 2021 along with fellow Texas native Josh Drayden who were members of the Cal football program for all six seasons from 2016-21
• Started and played in 37 career games, all at outside linebacker over the final five seasons of his six at Cal after redshirting as a 2016 true freshman
• Finished his collegiate career with 171 tackles, 36.5 tackles for loss (-183 yards), 21.5 sacks (-132 yards), two interceptions that he returned for 70 yards and a pair of touchdowns, 10 pass breakups, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and 13 quarterback hurries
• Eighth on Cal's career sack list and 0.5 tackles for loss shy of the school's all-time top 10
• Started a career-high 12 contests a 2021 senior
• Recorded at least 2.0 tackles for loss 10 times and a career-high-tying 2.0 sacks on four occasions, while he had at least 1.0 tackle for loss 22 times and at least 1.0 sack on 16 occasions
• Had career highs of 57 tackles, 14.0 tackles for loss (-76 yards), 9.5 sacks (-62 yards) and six quarterback hurries, as well as a career-high-tying one forced fumble as a 2019 junior
• Recorded career highs of four pass breakups and five quarterback hurries as a 2021 sixth-year senior, while his four passes defended and one fumble recovery equaled his totals as a 2017 redshirt freshman
• Had a career-high-tying one forced fumble as a 2017 redshirt freshman and 2019 junior
• Had a career-high tying single interception that he returned for a touchdown as both a 2017 redshirt freshman and 2018 sophomore
Senior (2021)
• All-Pac-12 Second Team (Associated Press, Jon Wilner's College Football Hotline), Honorable Mention (Pac-12 Coaches)
• Started and played in 11 of 12 contests, leading Cal with 9.0 tackles for loss (-63 yards), 7.5 sacks (-59 yards) and a career-high five quarterback hurries, while totaling 46 tackles, a career-high four pass breakups and a career-high-tying one fumble recovery
• Led Cal and ranked second in the Pac-12 in both sacks (7.5) and sacks per game (0.68)
• Had 6.0 tackles for loss (-33 yards) and 5.5 sacks (-32 yards) over his final five contests
• Nevada - 3 tackles
• at TCU - 5 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss (-30 yards), 2.0 sacks (-27 yards), 1 quarterback hurry ... career highs for tackle for loss and sack yards ... career-high-tying sacks
• Sacramento State - 3 tackles, one pass breakup, one quarterback hurry ... career-high-tying pass breakups
• at Washington - 8 tackles
• Washington State - 6 tackles, 1 quarterback hurry
• at Oregon - 1 tackles, 1 pass breakup ... career-high-tying pass breakups
• Colorado - 5 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss (-11 yards), 2.0 sacks (-11 yards) ... career-high-tying sacks
• at Arizona - 3 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss (-6 yards), 1.0 sack (-5 yards)
• at Stanford - 3 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss (-7 yards), 1.5 tackles for loss (-7 yards)
• at UCLA - 4 tackles, 1 fumble recovery, 1 pass breakup ... career-high-tying pass breakups
• USC - 4 tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss (-9 yards), 1.0 sack (-9 yards)
• All-California Region First-Team Preseason (SportsPac12)
• All-Pac-12 Second-Team Preseason (Athlon, Lindy’s, Phil Steele, PowerRatings.com), Honorable Mention Preseason (Pac-12 Media)
• Bednarik Award Preseason Watch List
• Key Golden Bears (Athlon)
• NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Big Board
• Players To Watch (Athlon)
• No. 47 Draft Eligible Outside Linebacker (Phil Steele)
• Rotary Lombardi Award Preseason Watch List
• The Butkus® Award Preseason Watch List
Senior (2020)
• Started all four games in a season shortened by COVID-19 and contributed 19 tackles, team highs of 8.0 tackles for loss (-23 yards) and 3.0 sacks (-12 yards), one fumble recovery, two quarterback hurries, one pass breakup and one pass defended
• Ranked second in the NCAA and the Pac-12 with 2.00 tackles for loss per game, as well as sixth in the Pac-12 with 0.75 sacks per game and tied for seventh in the conference with 0.25 fumble recoveries per game
• Had at least 2.0 tackles for loss twice and at least 1.0 in all four contests, as well as at least 1.0 sack twice
• Had a monster game in his final contest in a win over Oregon with seven tackles, a career-high 3.5 tackles for loss (-7 yards), 1.5 sacks (-3 yards), his first of two career fumble recoveries and a career-high-tying one pass breakup to earn Cal's Co-Defensive Player of the Week recognition
• Also had seven tackles to go along with 2.5 tackles for loss (-7 yards) and 0.5 sacks (- 1 yard) at Oregon State
• Posted three tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss (-1 yard) and two quarterback hurries at UCLA
• Registered two tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss (-8 yards) and 1.0 sack (-8 yards) against Stanford
• Named second-team preseason All-Pac-12 by Jon Wilner of the Bay Area News Group and was a third-team preseason All-Pac-12 pick by Athlon Sports
Junior (2019)
• All-Pac-12 honorable mention selection of the league's coaches
• Recorded career highs of 12 games played and starts with his lone contest missed at Ole Miss due to injury
• Had career highs of 57 tackles, 14.0 tackles for loss (-76 yards), 9.5 sacks (-62 yards) and six quarterback hurries with all but the tackles also team highs
• Ranked second in the Pac-12 and 21st in the NCAA with his 1.21 tackles for loss per game, while his per-game sack average of 0.79 was third in the Pac-12
• Also had a career-high-tying one forced fumble and one pass breakup
• Had at least 2.0 tackles for loss five times and at least 1.0 sack on seven occasions including 2.0 in each of his final two regular-season contests at Stanford and UCLA
• Totaled 5.0 sacks and tackles for loss (-20 yards) in the last three contests
• Recorded a career-high 10 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss (-7 yards), 1.0 sack (-5 yards), a career-high-tying one forced fumble and one quarterback hurry against Arizona State
• Registered eight tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss (-3 yards) and 1.0 sack (-3 yards) in the Redbox Bowl against Illinois
• Had six tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss (-10 yards), a career-high-tying 2.0 sacks (-10 yards) and a career-high-tying one pass breakup at UCLA to earn Cal's Defensive Player of the Week honors
• Had five tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss (career-high 25 yards), 1.5 sacks (career-high -22 yards) and a career-high three quarterback hurries against Oregon State
• Also had five tackles at Oregon and vs. Washington State, adding 1.0 tackle for loss (-1 yard) against the Ducks
• Had four tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss (-2 yards) against USC
• Recorded three tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss (-9 yards), 1.0 sack (-9 yards) and one quarterback hurry against UC Davis
• Had 2.0 sacks and 2.0 tackles for loss (-7 yards) among his three tackles at Stanford, combining with Evan Weaver on Stanford's last offensive play of the game from its' own 34-yardline with 1:19 remaining for a stop on 4th-and-1 to preserve Cal's first Big Game victory since 2009
• Also had three tackles against North Texas and at Washington, adding 2.0 tackles for loss (-12 yards), 1.0 sack (-6 yards) and one quarterback hurry against the Mean Green
• Had two tackles at Utah
• Had one tackle and 1.0 tackle for loss (-1 yard) in the spring game
Sophomore (2018)
• Recorded three tackles while tying his career bests with one interception that he returned a career-long 38 yards for his second career touchdown and a career-high-tying one pass breakup to earn's Cal Co-Defensive Player of the Week honors in the season opener against North Carolina before suffering a season-ending injury in the contest
• Did not play in the spring game due to injury
Freshman (2017)
• Played in and started each of Cal's first nine games before suffering a season-ending injury at Colorado
• Contributed 46 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss (-21 yards), 1.5 sacks (-9 yards), one interception that he returned 32 yards for a touchdown against Ole Miss, three pass breakups, a career-high-tying four passes defended, two quarterback hurries and a career-high-tying one forced fumble
• Arguably had Cal's biggest play of the season with a 32-yard interception return for a touchdown that clinched the Golden Bears' 27-16 victory over Ole Miss and was a finalist for the Pac-12's #FanFueled Play of the Week while adding two tackles, one quarterback hurry and a career-high-tying one pass breakup against the Rebels as he was named Cal's Defensive Player of the Week
• Recorded nine tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss (-7 yards) against Arizona
• Made his Cal debut as a starter in the season-opener at North Carolina by contributing seven tackles
• Had six tackles on three occasions in back-to-back games along with 1.0 tackle for loss vs. USC (-3 yards) and at Oregon (-2 yards) while adding a career-high-tying one pass breakup vs. USC, as well as in his final action of the campaign at Colorado before suffering the season-ending injury
• Recorded five tackles at Washington
• Registered three tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss (-9 yards), 1.5 sacks (-9 yards) and a career-high-tying one pass breakup against Washington State
• Had two tackles, his first career forced fumble and one quarterback hurry against Weber State
• Had at least 1.0 tackle for loss four times (vs.USC, at Oregon, vs. Washington State, vs. Arizona) in a five-game stretch with the lone exception at Washington
• Recorded one tackle and one pass breakup in the spring game
Freshman (2016)
• Redshirted
• Did not play
Klein Collins HS (Class Of 2016)
• Played for a squad as a 2015 senior that was 9-2 overall and captured a share of the 6A District II Region 15 title with a 6-1 district mark and reached the third round of the 6A Division I state playoffs
• A member of a team as a 2014 junior that was 11-2 overall, 6-1 in 6A District II Region 15 play and reached the first round of the 6A Division I state playoffs before finishing the season as the No. 14 ranked team in Texas
• Wore No. 23
Recruiting Rankings and Notes (Class Of 2015)
Stars: 247Sports (3), 247Sports Composite (3), ESPN (3), Rivals (2), Scout (2)
National Overall Player Ratings: 247Sports (1671), 247Sports Composite (1860)
National Outside Linebacker Ratings: ESPN (60), 247Sports (119), 247Sports Composite (124)
Regional Overall Player Ratings: ESPN (169)
Texas Overall Player Ratings: ESPN (133), 247Sports (217), 247Sports Composite (217)
Ratings/Scout Grades: 247Sports Composite (0.8110), 247Sports (81), ESPN (75), Rivals (5.4)
Other
• Full name is Cameron James Goode
• Born April 15, 1998
• Son of James and Crystal Goode
• Father played college football at Oklahoma and was selected in the fifth round of the 1991 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons but never played in an NFL contest
• Graduated from Cal in December of 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in legal studies before earning graduate certificates in entrepreneurship in May of 2021 and business administration in December of 2021
Last Updated
February 25, 2022
