In track & field, Goodson posted personal-bests of 21.92 seconds in the 200-meter dash, 6.40 meters (20 ft, 9 in) in the long jump and 42.91 seconds in the 4 × 100 m.[1] During his college recruiting process, Goodson initially committed verbally to play for Oklahoma State in July 2005, but he decommitted in December.

[2] Goodson had problems protecting the football early in the season, fumbling twice in the Aggies opener against The Citadel (Military College).

He had a career-high 127 yards against Oklahoma and scored a critical 41-yard touchdown against the Texas Longhorns, who had the nation's leading rush defense.

Goodson bulked up for the season, weighing in at 206 lbs (previously 192), but claimed the gain did not affect his speed.

[4] He looked to play a greater role in the 2008 season as former tailback Jorvorskie Lane was converted to fullback by new head coach Mike Sherman.

[15] During a 2009 preseason game against the New York Giants, Goodson made a throat slash gesture towards the crowd after scoring a touchdown.

After a season-ending injury to starting back DeAngelo Williams in week 7, however, Goodson was featured more extensively, and was given a more heavy rotation with Jonathan Stewart.

After Stewart's return in week 13, however, Goodson received much less playing time at running back.

Goodson was traded to the Oakland Raiders on March 30, 2012, in exchange for tackle Bruce Campbell.

[22] He suffered a season-ending knee injury on October 13, 2013 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, tearing his ACL and MCL.

[25] His brother, Demetri Goodson, played college football at Baylor and is now with the Green Bay Packers.