CodyGoatley

2021 – Sophomore

• Practiced with the team

2020 – Freshman

• Practiced with the team
• 2020-21 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

High School

• Ranked as one of the top 35 prospects in Kentucky for the class of 2020 by 247Sports
• Four-year starter at Graves County High School
• Coached by Nick Kemp
• A four-time member of the All-Western Kentucky Conference Football First Team
• Earned AP first-team All-State honors as a senior linebacker after totaling a team-high 139 tackles, including 55 solo … Also had 4.0 tackles for loss
• His 11.6 tackles per game ranked sixth in the state in 2019
• Owns Graves County’s career tackles record with 386
• As a junior, led the team with 502 rushing yards and nine touchdowns as the starting running back
• Named a second-team All-State performer by the Courier-Journal
• Also participated in basketball as a freshman and sophomore and was on the track team as a junior and senior … His 100-meter time of 11.62 in 2019 ranks fourth in school history
• Excelled in the classroom, graduating cum laude
• A four-year member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Future Farmers of America
• Chose Kentucky over Air Force and Southern Illinois

Personal

• Born in Mayfield, Kentucky
• Son of Jason and Christina Goatley
• Siblings are Cade and Carli
• Comes from a family of athletes as father, Jason, and mother, Christina, both played basketball at Freed-Hardeman, and an uncle, Jody Goatley, played football at Purdue
• Major is agricultural economics

Cody Says

• His nickname is “Goat “
• He chose Kentucky because of the staff and the program is about developing players
• Other than playing in the NFL, his dream job is to own a business that trains athletes in speed and strength & conditioning
• His sports hero is Luke Keuchly because he plays linebacker, is a fantastic leader, and has great knowledge for the game
• Besides playing football he’s also good at duck hunting