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Dylan Gooden, the son of former New York Yankees and New York Mets right-hander Dwight Gooden, officially committed Wednesday to playing football at the University of Maryland.
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Dylan Gooden initially announced his commitment in December, and put pen to paper on National Signing Day.
The Baltimore Sun reports Gooden, a four-star linebacker, joins a Maryland 2023 recruiting class that “ranks 36th in the country and sixth in the Big Ten.”
Among the schools in the mix for Gooden was Rutgers, who visited Piscataway in June with his parents, according to NJ Advance Media’s Todderick Hunt.
Gooden is an athletic, crafty player, who excels mostly by using his hands to swipe blockers off his frame, freeing himself up to make plays. He immediately rids of contact, allowing his quickness to shine as he runs down quarterbacks and ball-carriers like a cheetah hunting its prey, and sets his edge.
Gooden can also stack-release, push-pull, has an assortment of arm-over-and-under moves and, generally, doesn’t get blocked. He always gets his hands up, batting passes and blocking passing windows for quarterbacks not in his grasp, and field goal attempts by kickers.
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Gooden comes from good genes. His father, Dwight Gooden, was a four-time All-Star and three-time World Series champion (Mets in 1986, Yankees in 1996 and 2000).
Gooden was the 1985 National League Cy Young Award winner, taking home the Triple Crown by leading the league in wins (24), ERA (1.53) and strikeouts (268).
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Mike Rosenstein may be reached at mrosenstein@njadvancemedia.com.
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