Lawrence Central HS: Four-year letterwinner for head coach Will Patterson … as a senior, earned First-Team Senior All-State honors while also being named a first-team all-conference and all-county selection … averaged 12.9 yards per carry and scored 12 total touchdowns in final prep season (9 rushing, 3 receiving) … totaled 1,165 yards on the ground and tallied 262 receiving yards out of the backfield … as a junior, rushed for 445 yards and earned first-team all-conference honors … as a sophomore, ran for 691 yards and seven touchdowns and added 109 yards and a score through the air … earned first-team underclassman conference honors … also a four-year letterwinner in basketball.

Personal: Born December 3, 2007 in Fort Wayne, Indiana … son of AJ Gooden and Erica Wilson … one of three children … his father, AJ, and his grandfather both played college basketball … Distinguished honor roll recipient.