27 Caleb Goins
27 Caleb Goins
Height: 5-11
Weight: 197
Year: Senior
Hometown: Bristol, Va.
High School: John S. Battle
Position: LB
gp 11
tk 46.0
sac 0.0
int 0
ffum 0

2022: Goins earned postseason accolades for the first time in his career after finishing fourth on the team in tackles.  He finished the year with 46 tackles and four tackles for loss. His top performance was against Emory & Henry (10/29) when he had eight stops playing just outside his hometown. That was one of five days on the year for Goins where he had at least five tackles.  He also had a seven-tackle day against Franklin Pierce in the Eagles home opener on Sept. 10. Goins concludes his Carson-Newman career with 112 career tackles and 13 tackles for loss. 

HONORS: 

  • NFF Hampshire Honor Society
  • All-SAC Second Team 

2021: Goins transformed himself into an everygame starter for C-N. Goins was third on the team in tackles and one of two defensive players to start every game for C-N.  He had 62 stops on the year, including 7.0 tackles for loss.  Goins also broke up four passes, recovered a fumble and blocked a kick.  He recovered his fumble against West Georgia and blocked his kick against Newberry.  The game against the Wolves was his best of the season. He produced a career-best 11 tackles. He also topped eight stops against both UVA Wise and Tusculum.  He had a career-best three tackles for loss against Wingate.  

2020: Did not appear in the UVA Wise game during Carson-Newman's spring season. 

2019: A reserve linebacker, Goins appeared in 10 games on the year with four tackles, including two tackles for a loss and a sack. He also recovered a blocked punt for a touchdown against Catawba (10/12).  He had a multi-tackle for loss game at Mars Hill (11/2) where he also produced his lone sack of the year. 

2018: Did not appear in any games, redshirted. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Goins led John S. Battle in tackles as a junior and senior. He tallied 262 tackles throughout his high school career. He was a two-time all-conference selection and helped his team to back-to-back state playoff berths. 

PERSONAL: The son of William and Dawn Goins, plans to study exercise science at Carson-Newman. Had great attendance and was a member of the A-B honor roll. 

Recent Games
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23
Statistics category Overall Conf
Solo tackles 14 13
Assists 32 24
Tackles 46.0 37.0
Tackles per game 4.2 4.1
Sacks 0.0 0.0
Sack yards 0 0
Interceptions 0 0
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 0 0
Fumble return TDs - -
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 - - - - - 0
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - - - - 0
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 - - - - - 0
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - 0
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 1 - - - - 0
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 1 - - - - 0
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 1 - - - - 0
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 1 - - - - 0
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 1 - - - - 0
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 1 - - - - 0
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 1 - - - - 0
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 1 - - - - 0
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 1 - - - - 0
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 1 1 2.0 - - 1.0 1 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 0 7 7.0 - - 1.0 1 - - - - - - 1 - -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 1 5 6.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 1 3 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 2 4 6.0 - - 1.0 2 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 3 2 5.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 4 4 8.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 0 3 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 1 2 3.0 - - 1.0 2 - - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2018-19 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 31 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2018-19 - - - - - - - - -
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 31 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2018-19 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 10 - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 - - - - - - -
Total 31 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2018-19 - - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - 0
Total 31 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2018-19 - - - - - - - - -
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 31 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2018-19 - - - - - - - - - -
2019-20 - - - - - 0 0 - 1 0
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - 0 0 - 1 0
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2018-19 - - - - - 0 -
2019-20 10 - - 0 - 0 .0
2020-21 - - - - - 0 -
2021-22 10 - - - - 0 .0
2022-23 11 - - - - 0 .0
Total 31 - - 0 - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2018-19 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 6 0.6 - - - 1 - - - - - 0
2020-21 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 6 0.2 - - - 1 - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2018-19 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 10 4 0 4.0 .4 1.0 7 2.0 14 - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 24 38 62.0 6.2 - - 7.0 15 - 1 0 - - 4 1
2022-23 11 14 32 46.0 4.2 0.0 0 4.0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 31 42 70 112.0 3.6 1.0 7 13.0 35 0 1 0 0 0 5 1
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
-
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 11 - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 6 - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - -
-
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 6 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - 0
-
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 5 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
-
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
-
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Total 11 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 9 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 6 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins 6 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 5 - - - - 0 .0
-
September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 5 - - - - 0 .0
November 2 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
-
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Total 11 14 32 46.0 4.2 0.0 0 4.0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Conference 9 13 24 37.0 4.1 0.0 0 2.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 3 20 23.0 4.6 - - 2.0 3 - - - - - 1 -
Away 6 11 12 23.0 3.8 0.0 0 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 6 7 21 28.0 4.7 0.0 0 3.0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Losses 5 7 11 18.0 3.6 - - 1.0 1 - - - - - - -
-
September 4 3 16 19.0 4.8 - - 2.0 2 - - - - - 1 -
October 5 10 11 21.0 4.2 0.0 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
November 2 1 5 6.0 3.0 - - 1.0 2 - - - - - - -