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Who is the favorite to land four-star Dylan Gooden?

The projections are looking good for Rutgers and four-star Dylan Gooden.

Dylan Gooden, a four-star edge, is set to make his college decision on Aug. 9. And a pair of Big Ten programs are in the lead for one of the top players in Maryland for this recruiting cycle.

Ranked the No. 243 player in the nation according to the On3 Consensus, Gooden is an edge rusher with tremendous length. He is a standout for Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, MD).

Gooden announced a final four of Maryland, Penn State, Rutgers and Virginia Tech.

Rutgers is the leader here according to the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine. The Scarlet Knights have a 32.8 percent chance of landing Gooden.

Penn State is second at 19.4 percent. West Virginia is at 16.7 percent and in-state Maryland checks in at 7.3 percent.

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If the predictions hold up, it would be a huge recruiting win for Rutgers to land a talent like Gooden. He is a consensus four-star and ranked as one of the top players in Maryland in what is a rather deep year for the state.

The class of 2023 talent is the son of former MLB pitcher Doc Gooden. Over the weekend, Doc said that his son’s decision is going to be a “good surprise.”

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Rutgers football: Dylan Gooden posts on social media about his official visit

Rutgers football hosted four-star Dylan Gooden over the weekend.

One of the top names on the Rutgers football recruiting board, Dylan Gooden, took an official visit to the Big Ten program this past weekend. And the four-star appears to have liked the experience.

Gooden is a consensus four-star with 247Sports ranking him the second-best player in Maryland and the No. 126 recruit in the nation. Last season, he was a standout edge rusher for Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, MD).

The Falcons went 7-5 last season.

He holds offers from Power Five programs such as Arizona, Boston College, Duke, Maryland, Miami, Notre Dame, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Tennessee and Texas A&M among others.

On Twitter, Gooden called the official visit to Rutgers football “a great experience.”

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He tweeted a video about his official visit to Rutgers over the weekend:

 

Rutgers pulled in three verbal commitments from this past weekend’s official visits: Massachusetts wide receiver Jesse Ofurie, Florida offensive lineman Mozell Williams and Florida three-star linebacker Abram Wright.

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On Tuesday, three-star defensive back Jason Duclona (Naples, FL) will be making his college announcement. Duclona took an official visit over the weekend.

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Freeman visits Maryland High School that has been kind to Notre Dame

Could two more Good Counsel players be headed to South Bend?

Although Maryland isn’t known across the country for having a large contingent to football players to matriculate to play at the Power-5 level, but that doesn’t mean the state doesn’t have solid football. The Irish have still recently found two players from the state to make contributions in South Bend.

Most notably defensive back Cam Hart, who played a huge role his past fall and Davis Sherwood who just completed his first season playing for the Irish. Today, new head coach Marcus Freeman visited Our Lady of Good Counsel High School and the question is, who is on his radar.

If I had to guess, it isn’t a 2022 prospect but 2023 defensive end’s Dylan Gooden and Neeo Avery. Currently, both prospectus hold Irish offer’s so there is a very good chance Freeman was there to see them. Due to NCAA recruiting rules, he was not able to speak to them, but visiting the school is more than enough to show to Avery and Gooden that they are wanted in Blue and Gold.

Michigan State football makes top 8 of 2023 4-star edge rusher Dylan Gooden

Michigan State is one of eight schools still in the running for a top-tier edge rusher in the 2023 class

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Michigan State is one of eight schools still in the running for a top-tier edge rusher in the 2023 class.

Dylan Gooden of Olney, Md. revealed his top eight schools on Monday, with the Spartans cracking the list. Michigan State is joined by Texas A&M, West Virginia, Maryland, Miami (FL), Penn State, Notre Dame and Tennessee.

Gooden is a four-star prospect on 247Sports and ranked as the No. 98 overall recruit in the class by the recruiting service. He’s also ranked as the No. 11 edge rusher and No. 2 player from Maryland.

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Tennessee makes top eight for 2023 edge rusher

Tennessee makes top eight for a 2023 edge rusher.

Second-year Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel and his staff continue to recruit future Vols.

2023 edge rusher Dylan Gooden has Tennessee as a top school in his recruitment.

The 6-foot-6, 204-pound prospect is from Our Lady Good Counsel High School in Olney, Maryland.

Gooden released his top eight schools Monday and includes the Vols. Below are Gooden’s top eight schools in his recruitment.

Tennessee offers 2023 prospect Dylan Gooden

Tennessee offers 2023 prospect Dylan Gooden.

Josh Heupel and Tennessee’s coaching staff continue to recruit future Vols.

The Vols offered a scholarship to 2023 prospect Dylan Gooden.

“Extremely blessed to receive an offer from the University of Tennessee,” Gooden said on Twitter.

The 6-foot-6, 200-pound Gooden is from Our Lady Good Counsel High School in Olney, Maryland.

Gooden plays as an edge defender. He has Power Five offers from Tennessee, Arizona, Boston College, Kentucky, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Ole Miss, Penn State, Texas A&M and West Virginia.

The Vols do not have a commitment for its 2023 recruiting class.

Tennessee’s 2022 football commitment tracker

Big board: Tennessee’s 2022 football recruiting class by position

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Dylan Gooden, Doc Gooden’s son, emerging as elite 2023 football recruit

Dylan Gooden, the son of former MLB All-Star pitcher Doc Gooden, is developing into a force on the gridiron.

When former Major League Baseball Pitcher Doc Gooden was a teenager, he made a habit of dominating hitters on a regular basis, winning 17 games as a member of the New York Mets and appearing in the 1984 MLB All-Star at just 19-years-old.

Now, his son, Dylan, is also starting to dominate at a young age. Instead of toeing the rubber and striking people out with ease, Gooden is wreaking havoc as a pass rusher at Our Lady Good Counsel High School in Maryland.

Gooden, a 6-foot-6, 200-pound defensive end, broke into 247Sports’ latest class of 2023 Top247 rankings on Wednesday afternoon, checking in No. 143 in his class. Gooden started his sophomore year at Our Lady Good Counsel as a wide receiver, but made the switch over to defense midway through the season and instantly reaped the benefits. Gooden notched four sacks in just two games, with one of those matchups coming against national powerhouse St. Frances Academy.

“The coaches wanted him on defense,” Dwight Gooden said in an interview with 247Sports’ Brian Dohn. “I told him, ‘I think defensive end is probably your thing.’ He said, ‘Yeah, but I want to play wide receiver.’ I told him, ‘Good, and I am not telling you not to, but I don’t want you to cheat yourself.’

“If the coaches at Good Counsel see you that way, if the coaches who recruited you (into high school) see you that way, get better at it. Play wide receiver as well, but learn the defense because the higher up you go, the tougher it gets.”

The younger Gooden’s newfound stardom as a pass rusher has garnered the attention of college football coaching staffs across the nation. Arizona, Boston College, Kentucky, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Ole Miss, Penn State, Texas A&M and West Virginia have already offered Gooden and that list figures to only grow as he continues to familiarize himself with his new position.

“It’s exciting,” Dylan Gooden said. “I’m blessed. They came out of nowhere because I wasn’t expecting it. I only played two games. It all happened so fast.”

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Michigan State is latest power five program to offer 2023 ATH Dylan Gooden

Michigan State has joined numerous power five programs in offering 2023 athlete prospect Dylan Gooden of Olney, Md.

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Michigan State has joined numerous power five programs in offering 2023 athlete prospect Dylan Gooden of Olney, Md.

Gooden — who is listed at 6-foot-6 and 200 pounds — announced the scholarship offer from the Spartans on Thursday.

Gooden is yet to be ranked by any of the major recruiting media outlets but that should change shortly. Despite being unranked, he already has scholarship offers from the following schools: Arizona, Boston College, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Penn State, Texas A&M, Ole Miss, and West Virginia.

Check out highlights of Gooden from this past season below:

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