Mario Goodrich III (born January 12, 2000) is an American professional football cornerback. He played college football at Clemson, winning a national championship in 2018. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Philadelphia Eagles, and has also played for the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL).
Goodrich attended Lee's Summit West High School in Lee's Summit, Missouri. He played cornerback and wide receiver in high school. During his career he had 140 tackles, 11 interceptions on defense and 38 receptions for 641 yards on offense with 22 total touchdowns. He originally committed to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln to play college football before switching to Clemson University.[1][2][3]
Goodrich played in 14 games as a true freshman at Clemson in 2018, recording six tackles. In 2019 he played in 13 games and had seven tackles and one interceptions. In 2020 he started four of eight games, recording 13 tackles and two interceptions. As a senior in 2021, he had 42 tackles, two interceptions and a touchdown in 12 starts. He was named the MVP of the 2021 Cheez-It Bowl in his final collegiate game.[4][5][6]
| Clemson | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | GP | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
| Solo | Ast | Cmb | TfL | Sck | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FR | FF | TD | ||
| 2018 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11 | 26 | 16 | 42 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 31 | 39 | 29 | 68 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 0+1⁄4 in (1.84 m) |
176 lb (80 kg) |
30+5⁄8 in (0.78 m) |
9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) |
4.52 s | 1.56 s | 2.62 s | 31.0 in (0.79 m) |
10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) | ||||
| Sources:[7][8] | ||||||||||||
After going unselected in the 2022 NFL draft, Goodrich was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent on April 30.[9] He was waived on August 30, 2022, and signed to the practice squad the next day.[10][11] On February 15, 2023, Goodrich signed a reserve/future contract with the Eagles.[12]
On October 18, 2023, Goodrich was waived by the Eagles and re-signed to the practice squad.[13] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 18, 2024.[14] Goodrich was waived on July 30.[15]
On July 31, 2024, Goodrich was claimed off waivers by the New York Giants.[16] He was waived/injured on August 27.[17]
On February 7, 2025, Goodrich signed with the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL).[18]
On June 18, 2025, Goodrich was signed by the Denver Broncos following the conclusion of the 2025 UFL season.[19] On August 1, he was waived by the Broncos.[20]
On August 2, 2025, Goodrich was claimed off waivers by the New York Jets.[21] He was waived on August 23.[22]
