2023 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 88
Ryland Goede
- Position:
- TE
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 260
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Kennesaw, Ga.
- High School/Previous School:
- Kennesaw Mountain HS (Georgia)
Career Honors
2024 NFF Hampshire Honor Society
Career Notes & Records
Has appeared in 30 career games between Georgia and Mississippi State … Made his Mississippi State debut on 9/2/23 … Caught his first career pass against Ole Miss on 11/23/23.
2023 (Senior Season)
Appeared in 11 games while making seven starts … SE Louisiana (9/2): He made his Mississippi State debut ... Arizona (9/9): Started the game and was used primarily as a blocker … Alabama (9/30): Started the game but did not record any stats … at Auburn (10/28): Started the game but did not record any stats … Ole Miss (11/23): Caught his first career pass for 18 yards.
2019-2022 (Georgia)
Saw action in 19 career games for the Georgia Bulldogs from 2019-2022 … Member of back-to-back National Championship squads.
High School
Prepped at Kennesaw Mountain High School under head coach Caleb Carmean ... Four-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals … Ranked as the No. 6 tight end nationally and the No. 23 prospect in the state of Georgia … Finished his prep days as the Kennesaw Mountain all-time career leader in receptions, receiving yards and catches by a tight end … Earned All-Region 3-7A First Team honors as both a junior and senior … His senior season was cut short due to injury … Named to the USA Today 2017 All-USA Georgia Second Team offense … Hauled in 21 catches for 228 receiving yards and four touchdowns as a junior at Kennesaw Mountain.
Personal
Born Ryland Christopher Goede on June 6, 2000 … His wife, Alexa Fortin Goede, played volleyball at Mississippi State in 2023 … Son of Chris and Sara Goede … Dad, Chris, played football at Liberty … Mother, Sara, played volleyball at Liberty … Member of the Georgia baseball team in 2020-21 … Masters in Workforce Education.
Social Media
Twitter – @RylandGoede88
Instagram – rylandgoede
2024 NFF Hampshire Honor Society
Career Notes & Records
Has appeared in 30 career games between Georgia and Mississippi State … Made his Mississippi State debut on 9/2/23 … Caught his first career pass against Ole Miss on 11/23/23.
2023 (Senior Season)
Appeared in 11 games while making seven starts … SE Louisiana (9/2): He made his Mississippi State debut ... Arizona (9/9): Started the game and was used primarily as a blocker … Alabama (9/30): Started the game but did not record any stats … at Auburn (10/28): Started the game but did not record any stats … Ole Miss (11/23): Caught his first career pass for 18 yards.
2019-2022 (Georgia)
Saw action in 19 career games for the Georgia Bulldogs from 2019-2022 … Member of back-to-back National Championship squads.
High School
Prepped at Kennesaw Mountain High School under head coach Caleb Carmean ... Four-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals … Ranked as the No. 6 tight end nationally and the No. 23 prospect in the state of Georgia … Finished his prep days as the Kennesaw Mountain all-time career leader in receptions, receiving yards and catches by a tight end … Earned All-Region 3-7A First Team honors as both a junior and senior … His senior season was cut short due to injury … Named to the USA Today 2017 All-USA Georgia Second Team offense … Hauled in 21 catches for 228 receiving yards and four touchdowns as a junior at Kennesaw Mountain.
Personal
Born Ryland Christopher Goede on June 6, 2000 … His wife, Alexa Fortin Goede, played volleyball at Mississippi State in 2023 … Son of Chris and Sara Goede … Dad, Chris, played football at Liberty … Mother, Sara, played volleyball at Liberty … Member of the Georgia baseball team in 2020-21 … Masters in Workforce Education.
Social Media
Twitter – @RylandGoede88
Instagram – rylandgoede
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