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Zaviar Gooden # prospect in 2013 NFL Draft.

Zaviar Gooden NFL Draft Bio

Zaviar Gooden (born January 1, 1990) is an American football linebacker for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). Gooden played college football for the University of Missouri. The Tennessee Titans picked him in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft.

Gooden was born in Pflugerville, Texas. He attended Pflugerville High School, and played for he Pflugerville Panthers high school football team. During high school, he played as both a safety and running back. Rivals.com rated Gooden as the 32nd best high school linebacker prospect his age, and the 56th best all round prospect in Texas. H e graduated from high school with a 3.9 grade point average (GPA). Gooden received athletic scholarship offers from Oklahoma State, Purdue and Stanford, but chose to attend the University of Missouri.

Gooden enrolled in the University of Missouri, where played for coach Gary Pinkel's Missouri Tigers football team from 2009 to 2012. Before the start of his freshman season, Gooden made the transition from safety to linebacker. During his first season he was used as backup to the starting linebackers, but played in 13 games, making 30 tackles and forcing one fumble.

It was his sophomore season that Gooden became a starter and immediately made a big impact. From the 13 games, he led the team in defense, making 84 tackles and three sacks, breaking up five passes and making two interceptions. He kept up his momentum in his junior season, with 80 tackles, one sack, two interceptions and four broken up passes in his 13 games.

His senior season was broken up by a hamstring injury and he played only 10 games, from which he made 61 tackles and a single interception, which was returned for a touchdown versus Southeastern Louisiana Lions.

Draft Year: 2013 NFL Football Draft Prospect Stats for Zaviar Gooden

Pre-Rank	Prospect Name	Position Played	Height	Weight
	Zaviar Gooden	Linebacker	6 ft 1 in	234 lbs
Round	Selected	Team	School	Hometown
3	97	Tennessee Titans	Missouri	Pflugerville, Texas, United States

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