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Prospect Profile - OL Carter Goad - caleb.grim - 07-26-2023
Offensive linemen tend to almost faceless. No one knows when you make the right play. Your name often comes up only when you get beat. Carter Goad likes it this way. “If I put in the work and complete my assignment each play, I’m putting my teammates in the best position to succeed and make plays. I don’t need the accolades or the praise.”
An attitude like this will help Goad, as he is an unknown player as he prepares to enter the DSFL draft this year. Without the name recognition, Goad will need to work hard and show teams that he can contribute. “I know what I am capable of. A good football team starts in the trenches. I am excited to be a part of the DSFL for this next season and show teams how I can pave the way for my teammates’ success.”
Growing up in the small Indiana town of Chesterton, Goad didn’t try football until his sophomore year of high school. He immediately fell in love with physicality of the sport and was a natural fit on the offensive line, even if he wasn’t the biggest. Goad became a technician along the offensive line to make up for his smaller frame.
Carter Goad didn’t get any scholarship offers from any big college football programs, so he ended up going to the Wichita State, a low-end division II school. His football career would have ended here under normal circumstances. His first three years, Goad (and the team) struggled. “I considered quitting football during that time. I was lost and directionless and wasn’t improving my craft. I was getting beat on a regular basis. The team was lucky just to score points much less win. But I am so happy that I stuck with it. My final year everything just came together.”
The difference? It’s hard not to point to the new hire at head coach, Ted Lasso. “Coach Lasso energized the whole building. He made the team believe that winning was possible. He taught us to trust each other and what it means to play for the person next to you. And he knew his football.”
His senior season, Goad started every game and didn’t allow a single sack as the Shockers won the Division II National Title. While he wasn’t the most well-known player on that team, his play was good enough to get an invite to the Prospect Bowl. Goad hopes to impress teams and increase his draft stock through this opportunity.
“I am ready. This opportunity doesn’t come for everyone. I’m not going to pass it up.” And if he struggles at first again, Goad now is equipped to push through and still find success. “As coach always said, ‘Be a Goldfish!’”.