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2024 Football Roster

Illinois Fighting Illini
Illinois Fighting Illini

84 Carson Goda

  • Position TE
  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 235
  • Major Communication
  • Hometown Bradenton, Fla.
  • High School Braden River
  • Prev School Saint Anselm (N.H.)
  • Instagram carson.goda
  • Twitter CarsonGoda

Biography

2024 Senior

  • Played in 10 regular-season games
  • Set career-high marks in receptions (2) and yards (27) vs. Minnesota (11/2/24)
  • Caught his first touchdown as an Illini at #9 Penn State (9/28/24)
  • Transferred to Illinois in the Summer 2024 with one year of eligibility remaining

2023 Junior (Saint Anselm)

  • Played in all ten games
  • 48 receptions for 566 receiving yards and five receiving touchdowns on the season
  • Ranked second in the Northeast-10 for receptions, receiving yards, and receiving yards per game
  • Ranked fourth in the Northeast-10 in receiving touchdowns
  • Set a season high against Pace on Oct. 28 with 128 receiving yards and a touchdown on ten catches

2022 Sophomore (Saint Anselm)

  • Played in all ten games
  • 50 receptions for 594 receiving yards and four receiving touchdowns on the season
  • Ranked fifth in the Northeast-10 in both receiving yards and receiving yards per game
  • Ranked third in the Northeast-10 in receptions per game
  • Career-high 130 receiving yards, with a long of 61 yards, against Southern Conn. St. on Sep. 24 along with a touchdown on seven receptions

2021 Freshman (Saint Anselm)

  • Played in nine games
  • 24 receptions for 296 yards and three receiving touchdown on the season
  • Five catches for 54 yards against NCAA Division I Merrimack in his collegiate debut on Sept. 4
  • First collegiate touchdown against nationally-ranked Bentley on Oct. 2

High School

  • Played football and baseball Braden River High School
  • All-Area tight end and outfielder
  • Honor Roll

Personal

  • Son of John and Amy Goda
  • Two brothers, Collin and Maddison
  • Brother, Collin plays baseball at Lincoln Memorial University
  • Graduated from the University of Illinois in August 2025 with a degree in communication
  • Majored in business at Saint Anselm

Statistics

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