Trent Goens

Northwestern University Football against Duke September 8, 2018 in Evanston, Ill.

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Northwestern University football against Michigan State October 6, 2018 in East Lansing, MI

Photo by: S. J. Carrera, Inc.

Height:
6-3
Weight:
254
Position:
DL
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Chino Hills, Calif.
High School:
Chino Hills

2019: Appeared in all 12 games for the Wildcats during his senior campaign ... Brought home one tackle against Stanford in the season opener (8/31) ... Recorded a sack for a loss of eight yards and four tackles against UMass (11/16) ... In his last game as a Wildcat helped with a season high of 6 tackles and forced a fumble at Illinois (11/30).

2018: Appeared in 13 games in his junior season … Teamed up with redshirt first-year Trevor Kent in the season-opening win at Purdue (8/30) to bring his career sacks up to 4.5 ... Tied his career high with two solo tackles and two tackles for loss on two separate occasions this season at No. 20 Michigan State (10/6) and at Minnesota (11/17) … Finished with two total tackles and half a tackle for loss in the Big Ten Championship against Ohio State (12/1) ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2017: Appeared in all 12 regular season games for the Wildcats ... Had two tackles, a tackle for loss, and a sack in the 49-7 win over Bowling Green ... Recorded a career-high four tackles, career-high two tackles for loss, and a sack against Penn State ... Tied his career-highs with four tackles and two tackles for loss, and set a new career high with two sacks in the Wildcats’ 23-13 win over Purdue ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2016: Appeared in nine games as a backup defensive end and on special teams ... Had two solo tackles, including one for loss, versus Illinois State ... Had a season-high three tackles in the Wildcats’ 54-40 win at Michigan State ... Intercepted a pass for the first time in his career in the ’Cats’ 45-17 win at Purdue ... Named Northwestern Defensive Practice Player of the Week following the Wisconsin game ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2015: Redshirted his true freshman season.

High School: Three-star prospect and rated as the fourth-best defensive end in California according to Scout ... Ranked as a top-75 player in the state by Rivals ... Earned All-League, All-Area San Gabriel Valley, All-Inland Empire and All-CIF honors as a senior ... Registered 67 tackles, 26 tackles for loss, 12 sacks and four forced fumbles in 2014 ... Also played tight end where he caught 11 passes for 172 yards and a touchdown ... Finished career with 189 tackles, 62 TFL and 31 sacks ... Three-time All-Area San Gabriel Valley honoree ... Captained the Huskies ... Also wrestled for two seasons ... AP Scholar.

Personal: Born Trent A. Goens in Chino Hills, Calif. ... Son of Randy and Christine Goens ... Father, Randy, played football at Long Beach State ... Grandfather played basketball at Nebraska ... Chose Northwestern over offers from Arizona, Cal, Washington and Miami ... Majoring in economics with a minor in business institutions.