Ryland Goede

Height:
6-6
Weight:
240
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Kennesaw, Ga.
High School:
Kennesaw Mountain
Shop:
R/R

2021 (Baseball/Redshirt-Freshman): Joined the team in January but did not see any action while shoulder healed up as team went 31-25 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll

2020 (Football/Redshirt Freshman): On the football team but did not see any action due to shoulder surgery and recovery as team went 8-2 including a win over No. 8 Cincinnati in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll

2020 (Baseball/Freshman): Redshirted as team went 14-4 and finished ranked as high as No. 2 (USA TODAY Sports Top 25) in the national polls

2019 (Football/Freshman): Signed with UGA as a tight end and saw action versus Murray State and Arkansas State
*Helped team go 12-2 including winning the SEC Eastern Division and then the 2020 Sugar Bowl over No. 7 Baylor to finish with a No. 4 national ranking
*Joined the baseball team as a first baseman in January and planned to go through Spring football practice with the Bulldogs when the pandemic halted all collegiate athletics in mid-March

High School: A graduate of Kennesaw Mountain and played for George Hansen in baseball and Caleb Carmean in football
*Enrolled at UGA in January of 2019 and participated in spring football drills
*A four-star prospect at tight end according to ESPN.com, Rivals.com and 247Sports.com and the No. 6 tight end nationally by PrepStar Magazine
*Finished prep career as the all-time leader in receptions and reception yards at KMHS and two-time All-Region 3-7A First Team selection
*Senior year was cut short due to an ACL tear in October
*Named to the 2017 USA Today All-USA Georgia Second Team after tallying 21 receptions for 228 yards and four touchdowns as a junior
*Ranked as the No. 3 first baseman in Georgia and No. 23 first baseman nationally by Perfect Game in 2018
*Earned All-Region honors in Region 3-7A by the Georgia Dugout Club
*Played summer baseball with the 643 DP Cougars and hit .378 in 2017
*Named the 2017 Offensive Player of the Year on the 16U squad

Personal: Born June 6, 2000
*Son of Chris and Sara Goede
*Ryland’s dad played football for Liberty while his mother played volleyball for the Flames
*Intended Major: Journalism