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2008 First-Team All-ACC by Associated Press
2008 Second-Team All-America by Associated Press
2008 Second-Team All-America by Walter Camp Football Foundation
2008 Honorable-Mention All-America by Scout
2008 Thorpe Award Semifinalist
Led the NCAA in interceptions with seven
2008 - Senior Season
Started 31 games at UNC, including the final 25 of his career Tied for the national lead with seven interceptions Posted six tackles in the bowl game vs. West Virginia Sealed the Duke victory with an interception deep in UNC territory with 27 seconds remaining Also had five tackles, forced a fumble and broke up a pass against the Blue Devils Had three tackles against NC State Recorded four tackles and broke up a pass at Maryland Had two tackles and intercepted a pass in the 28-7 win over No. 22 Georgia Tech Intercepted a pass and returned it 51 yards for a touchdown in the 45-24 win over No. 23 Boston College Also added three tackles against the Eagles Had four tackles, including one tackle for loss, at Virginia Posted five tackles, forced a fumble, recovered a fumble and broke up a pass in Carolina's 29-24 win over Notre Dame Recovered the fumble on Notre Dame's final offensive play of the game, which sealed the win Returned an interception 33 yards and had four tackles in Carolina's 38-12 win over No. 24 Connecticut Was the team's defensive MVP for his performance in the Miami victory when he posted a team-high eight tackles, intercepted two passes and broke up another On the final play of the Miami game, Goddard picked off a pass in the end zone to seal a 28-24 win That play was voted the Pontiac Game-Changing Performance on ESPN.com He also had a 35-yard interception return earlier in the game Posted two tackles vs. Virginia Tech Had six tackles, assisted on a tackle for loss and broke up a pass in the 44-12 win over Rutgers Intercepted a pass and posted two tackles in Carolina's 35-27 win over McNeese State Was named by the UNC coaches as a co-defensive player of the week.
2007: Stared all 12 games at safety
Most experienced player in the defensive backfield with 18 career starts
Ranked tied for second on the team with 59 tackles and was second with two
interceptions Finished second in the ACC with three forced fumbles Led
the team with five pass breakups Had one tackle and broke up a pass
against Duke Made four tackles and forced a fumble at Georgia Tech Had
seven tackles at NC State Posted a season-high 10 tackles, including eight
solo stops and two assists in the win over Maryland Also had an
interception that led to a field goal and broke up a pass against the Terps
Recorded seven tackles, including four solo stops, at Wake Forest Had
five tackles, including four solo stops, and assisted on a tackle for loss
against No. 7 South Carolina Also broke up two passes against the
Gamecocks Forced a fumble and had three solo tackles in the win over Miami
Had two tackles, including one tackle for loss, at Virginia Tech
Recorded eight tackles, including seven solo stops and one assist, at No. 23
South Florida Made two tackles, including a 1-yard tackle for loss, forced
a fumble and broke up a pass in the loss to Virginia Posted five tackles,
including three solo stops, in the loss at ECU Had five tackles and picked
off a pass in Carolina's 37-14 victory over James Madison.
2005 - Sophomore Season
Played in all 11 games and started the last six at strong safety Posted 53
tackles, 2.5 tackles for losses Had a team-best three interceptions, broke
up five passes and recovered a fumble Had seven tackles at Virginia Tech
Had seven tackles and picked off a pass against Duke Made a career-high 11
tackles against Maryland Recorded six tackles and one pass breakup in the
win over Boston College Had a team-high nine tackles and made his first
two career interceptions at Miami It was the first two-interception game
for a Tar Heel since Jacoby Watkins vs. Georgia Tech in 2004, a span of 17
games Made his first career start in the win over Virginia Finished with
three tackles, a tackle for loss, broke up a pass and had a quarterback
hurry His pass breakup led to Cedrick Holt's interception on Virginia's
final offensive play Posted four tackles, had one tackle for loss and
recovered a fumble in the win over Utah Had two tackles in the win over
NC State.
2004 - Freshman Season
True freshman who played in every game as a backup cornerback and on special
teams One of 13 true freshmen to see action Had nine kickoff returns for
175 yards, an average of 19.4 and a long of 46 yards Had 16 tackles,
including eight primary stops and eight assists Made one tackle and had
one kickoff return for 15 yards in the Continental Tire Bowl against Boston
College Had one tackle and one kickoff return for 12 yards in the win at
Duke Returned two kickoffs for 37 yards in the win over Wake Forest Made
three tackles against Virginia Tech Returned one kickoff for 13 yards
against No. 4 Miami Had one kickoff return for 15 yards and assisted on
one tackle against Utah Assisted on two tackles against NC State and
returned a kickoff 17 yards Registered one tackle against Louisville Had
four tackles, including three solo and one assist, at Virginia Made two
tackles against William & Mary.
Roanoke High School
Ranked one of the best players in North Carolina by every major recruiting
service One of the 10 best cornerbacks in the nation by Rivals.com
Ranked the No. 7 player in North Carolina by The Charlotte Observer Ranked
the No. 6 player in North Carolina by Rivals Member of the North Carolina
Shrine Bowl Team Caught a touchdown pass and ran for another in North
Carolina's 21-12 victory over South Carolina's all-stars Named Mr.
Football in Class 1-A Earned Associated Press all-state honors three times
Named the Washington Daily News (N.C.) Offensive Player of the Year
Played defensive back, quarterback and tailback in high school Earned
all-state honors on defense three times Rushed for 1,881 yards and 25
touchdowns while playing quarterback as a senior Also threw for 900 yards
and 11 touchdowns Posted 102 tackles, broke up 18 passes and had four
interceptions Finished his junior season with 1,857 rushing yards, 800
yards passing and 39 total touchdowns Had 124 tackles and six
interceptions as a junior Finished his career with more than 5,000 rushing
yards and scored 64 touchdowns Posted more than 375 tackles and picked off
21 passes Team was 29-15-1 over four years with Goddard in the lineup
Coached by Donnie Kiefer.
Personal
Son of Christopher and Debra Moore Born on April 5, 1986 Would like to
switch places for a day with NFL cornerback Dre' Bly Selected No. 31
because of Bly Says the best word to describe him is "energetic" His
dream vacation is earning a trip to the Pro Bowl in Hawaii Sociology
major.
Year Pri A Total TFL SACKS INT PBU FF FR
2004 8 8 16 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0
2005 36 17 53 2.5-6 0-0 3-1 5 0 1-0
2007 41 18 59 2.5-2 1-1 2-0 5 3 0-0
2008 37 17 54 1.5-2 0-0 7-156 5 2 1-0
Totals 122 60 182 6.5-10 1-1 12-157 15 5 2-0
Career Highs: 11 tackles vs. Maryland (2005), 2 interceptions vs. Miami (2005, 2008), 3 PBU's vs. Virginia (2005)