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Last Chance U: Where are former star players in 2019?

By Phil Poling

FAYETTEVILLE, AR - OCTOBER 27: Rakeem Boyd #5 of the Arkansas Razorbacks runs the ball in the first half of a game against the Vanderbilt Commodores at Razorback Stadium on October 27, 2018 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Commodores defeated the Razorbacks 45-31. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
FAYETTEVILLE, AR - OCTOBER 27: Rakeem Boyd #5 of the Arkansas Razorbacks runs the ball in the first half of a game against the Vanderbilt Commodores at Razorback Stadium on October 27, 2018 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Commodores defeated the Razorbacks 45-31. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /
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KNOXVILLE, TN – OCTOBER 20: Brian Robinson Jr. #24 of the Alabama Crimson Tide is tackled by Defensive lineman Emmit Gooden #93 of the Tennessee Volunteers, Linebacker Daniel Bituli #35 of the Tennessee Volunteers, and Linebacker Matt Ballard of the Tennessee Volunteers during the second half of the game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium on October 20, 2018 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Donald Page/Getty Images)
KNOXVILLE, TN – OCTOBER 20: Brian Robinson Jr. #24 of the Alabama Crimson Tide is tackled by Defensive lineman Emmit Gooden #93 of the Tennessee Volunteers, Linebacker Daniel Bituli #35 of the Tennessee Volunteers, and Linebacker Matt Ballard of the Tennessee Volunteers during the second half of the game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium on October 20, 2018 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Donald Page/Getty Images) /

Scouting Report. Senior. Emmit Gooden. 93. player. 839. Pick Analysis. Defensive Tackle

Yet another Last Chance U-product in the SEC, Emmit Gooden is preparing for his senior season at Tennessee after a stint at Indy C.C. He was only featured in INDY: Part 3 of the Netflix docu-series, but Gooden spent both the 2016 and 2017 seasons as a member of the Pirates.

With two years of eligibility, Gooden chose Tennessee and enrolled in May of 2018. In his first season, he added depth along the defensive line and played in all 12 games. At 6-foot-3 and 302 pounds, though, Gooden finally fits in where he belongs — among the best lineman in the country; the SEC.

Gooden projects to be a major fixture along the Volunteers’ front in 2019. He only managed 33 tackles, but his 7.5 tackles for loss ranked third on the team. He’s the returning tackles leader among defensive linemen, too, so his experience could be relied upon heavily.

If Gooden’s able to improve his impact, the Volunteers could be a surprise riser in the SEC after their 5-7 finish a season ago. Tennessee did have a nice recruiting haul in the 2019 class, too — the 12th-overall class, per 247Sports — and they should provide more competition for second-year head coach Jeremy Pruitt.

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