Caleb Goins is in his second season as a defensive quality control assistant and outside linebackers coach. 

In his first year on the Carson-Newman coaching staff, Caleb Goins was instrumental in the development in Mekhi Brown. Brown earned All-Mountain Division honors and was the South Atlantic Conference's Defensive Freshman of the Year. Brown turned in a stellar freshman campaign that saw him earn conference player of the week honors on two occasions.  He was the seventh Eagle to win the defensive honor and the 13th to be presented with either the defensive or offensive freshman of the year accolade. Brown led Carson-Newman with 71 tackles.  He also tallied 13 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, picked off two passes (one of which he returned for a score), recovered two fumbles and blocked a kick.  

A 2023 graduate of Carson-Newman, 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 concluded his Carson-Newman career with 112 career tackles and 13 tackles for loss.

Goins is engaged to Kendra Hickman.