James Goode
1991 · Round 5 · Pick 114 · LB · Atlanta Falcons
James Goode was a linebacker at Oklahoma. Atlanta drafted him in the fifth round, 114th overall, in 1991. Note: there is no Wikipedia article on him so this bio covers only his draft slot. Pro Football Reference has no player page for him. SoonerStats lists him on OU's roster for 1986 FR, 1987 FR DE, 1988 SO DE, 1989 JR DE, 1990 SR DE. His listed size in 1990 was 6-4, 240 lb. It gives his hometown as Houston, TX and his high school as Yates. It lists his birth as January 21, 1968. Pro Football Archives lists him as a letterman at Oklahoma in 1988, 1989 and 1990. Its transaction log shows that the Atlanta Falcons (NFL) signed and released him in 1991; the Cleveland Browns (NFL) signed and released him in 1992; the Detroit Drive (ARFL) signed him in 1993; and the Orlando Predators (ARFL) signed him in 1994. The Oklahoman wrote on February 13, 1986: "OU signed four players listed among the nation's top 100 by the National High School Scouting Service: Hall, Peters, Clay and lineman James Goode of Houston Yates."
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https://soonersports.com/sports/2019/8/13/208798496 | https://soonerstats.com/football/players/details.cfm?playerid=595 | https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/g/good01530.html | The Oklahoman, 1986-02-13, "16 Undecideds Signed Up in Routine Harvest" (via NewsBank The Oklahoman)