ChrisGoode

Moved from tight end to defensive end during the 2007 season … Good athlete who is adding the size and strength needed to play defensive end … Has appeared in one game.

2007 (Redshirt Freshman): Made his first career appearance against Kent State.

2006 (Freshman): Redshirted.

High School: A relative newcomer to the sport who has excellent athletic ability and intriguing potential … Two-year starter at tight end at Dunwoody (Ga.) HS … Also played some at defensive end … Originally a basketball player, he did not begin football until his junior year in high school when the coaches talked him into trying the sport … Had 12 catches for approximately 258 yards and two touchdowns his senior year … Averaged an impressive 21.5 yards per catch … Named honorable-mention all-area … Caught 10 passes for 182 yards and one touchdown as a junior … The No. 24 prospect in Georgia by SuperPrep … Coached by James Teter … A three-year letterman in basketball, Dunwoody won the state championship his junior season … Gave up basketball as a senior to concentrate on his physical development in football … Honor-roll student who enjoys art in his spare time … His recruiting finalists included Kentucky, Georgia Tech, and Louisville.

Personal: Born in Decatur, Ga. … Name is pronounced “GOOD” … Son of Chris and Karen Goode … Major is accounting.

Community Cats: Participated in a service event at Athens-Chilesburg Elementary School (2007).