East Tennessee State University

2024 Season (RS-Junior) - Goatley appeared in eight games for the Bucs in his first season with the program...The Kentucky native totaled 10 tackles (1.5 for loss), two quarterback hurries and had one pass breakup...He made his ETSU debut on August 31 at Appalachian State...Had two tackles on three occasions in his first season as a Buc...Seven of his eight games played in 2024 were against SoCon opponents. 

Prior to ETSU - Transfers to ETSU from Murray State...Played in nine games for the Racers in 2023 where he totaled 53 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and one sack...He also forced one fumble and recovered another...Earned All-OVC Newcomer Team honors in 2022...In 2022, Goatley played in all 11 games for the Racers and recorded 60 tackles to rank 19th in the OVC with 5.5 per game...Had three games with 10 tackles each against Southeastern Louisiana, Tennessee State and Robert Morris...Played two seasons at the University of Kentucky...A 2020-21 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll recipient...Ranked as one of the top 35 prospects in the Kentucky for the class of 2020 by 24/7 Sports...Four-year starter at Graves County High School...Four-time member of the All-Western Kentucky Conference Football First Team...Earned AP first-team All-State honors as a senior linebacker after totaling a team-high 139 tackles, including 55 solo...His 11.6 tackles per game ranked sixth in the state in 2019...Owns Graves County's career tackles record with 386...As a junior, led the team with 502 rushing yards and nine touchdowns as the starting running back...Named a second team All-State performer by the Courier-Journal...Also participated in basketball as a freshman and sophomore and was on the track team as a junior and senior...Ranks fourth in school history in 100-meter with a time of 11.62...Graduated cum laude...A four-year member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Future Farmers of America.