Phillip Goodrich Jr
Phillip Goodrich Jr
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Oliver West | Prep Redzone Scout
Transferred from: Carmel Catholic (Mundelein, Illinois) to St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale, Florida)
The state of Illinois has really lost some high-end talent in the next couple cycles. National powerhouse St. Thomas Aquinas down in Ft. Lauderdale got a good one in 2026 6′, 210 lb. LB Phillip Goodrich Jr., who was already making waves in the Land of Lincoln as a freshman starter with Carmel Catholic in suburban Chicago, a recruiting power themselves as of late who are home to the #1 player in the Illinois 2027 class. He posted 38 tackles, 6 TFLs, 4 PBUs, and 3 sacks, along with 38 rushes for 237 yards and 3 TDs with the Corsairs as a freshman in 2022, but moved to Florida in the offseason. After his sophomore season with STA, the offers began to roll in, beginning with Florida International in December of 2023. Pitt, South Florida, Indiana, Florida Atlantic, Temple, and West Virginia all offered during the winter contact period, and Goodrich Jr. has been on the grind ever since. He wrestles in the winter, making it to the FSHAA regional championships in the 215 lb. bracket, and made some visits to the USF spring game, as well as to Florida and Miami, for unofficials this spring. Still a lot of time left in this recruitment, folks.
Playing varsity with the vaunted STA Raiders in 2023 as a sophomore, Goodrich Jr. showed that speed and aggression were the name of his game in 2023, and although there are still some questions about his size, the athleticism can be somewhat verified by the fact that he started and greatly contributed to one of South Florida’s and the nation’s top producers of high school football talent. A powerful tackler who does a good job of working underneath the blocking attempts of OL scramping to the second level, Goodrich Jr. is smooth when navigating through traffic and triggering on the football, displays a strong open field tackle capability, and has pursuit range and closes with pace. Goodrich Jr. showed he is quick and elusive with the ball in his hands, as shown by his INT for a TD last fall, and he’s a good special teams player who is especially impressive on kickoff coverage, showing some eye-catching speed and physicality. I’d like to see him broaden his game and production in 2024, but given the role he carved out as a sophomore in 2023, you can bet your butt he’s put himself in a good position to continue to develop. Repping Illinois well, young man!
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