Boston College Falls Short of Landing '26 Four Star DL Carter Gooden

The Eagles have 27 total commitments for their class of 2026 so far in this recruiting cycle.

Carter Gooden (Cartergooden8) via X

Throughout the month of June, Bill O'Brien and the Boston College staff have been on an incredible hot streak on the recruiting trail, adding 13 commitments to the 2026 class as official visit season comes to a close.

However, the program started off July on a bad foot, falling short of landing four-star defensive lineman Carter Goodman, who made his commitment to UCLA official on Thursday afternoon.

100% committed @UCLAFootball! @DeShaunFoster26 @CoachJFrank @MalloeMalloe @CoachJeffMoore @CoachMas_ pic.twitter.com/KKmyNavVL0

— Carter Gooden (@Cartergooden8) July 10, 2025

Standing at 6-foot-4, 260 lbs., Gooden is ranked as the No. 29 player at his position in the nation and the No. 1 player in the state of Mass., according to 247Sports' composite ranking. He is a relatively inexperienced prospect, having grown up in Canada, but truly began to shine in his junior season.

2024 saw the highly touted prospect finish with 49 tackles, 29 TFL's, 7.0 sacks and two forced fumbles. He was absolutely dominant for one of the top schools in the state of Mass., helping lead the Tabor Academy Seawolves to an 8-1 record.

Despite his inexperience, Gooden is extremely explosive off the ball and able to frequently find himself in the backfield before a play even fully develops.

As of now, Boston College holds 27 commitments for the upcoming class.

2026 Football Commitments

1. CB DJ Biggins, 6-foot-1, 170 lbs. - West Hartford, Connecticut (Committed 01/20/2025)
2. CB Gerald Green, Jr., 6-foot-1, 175 lbs. - Staten island, New York (Committed 01/20/2025)
3. DL Mac Fitzgerald, 6-foot-4, 250 lbs. - West Roxbury, Mass. (Committed 07/25/2024)
4. EDGE Mason Leak, 6-foot-5, 220 lbs. - Colchester, Connecticut (Committed 10/03/2024)
5. EDGE Dominic Funke, 6-foot-3, 230 lbs. - Westwood, Mass. (Committed 01/15/2025)
6. OL Marcelino Antunes, Jr., 6-foot-7, 285 lbs. - West Roxbury, Mass. (Committed 03/03/2024)
7. OL Brady Bekkenhuis, 6-foot-6, 295 lbs. - Arlington, Mass. (Committed 08/03/2024)
8. OL Dean Ruksnaitis, 6-foot-3, 270 lbs. - Easthampton, Mass. (Committed 07/25/2024)
9. OL Marek Jin, 6-foot-3, 285 lbs. - Exeter, New Hampshire (Committed 04/09/2025)
10. QB DJ Bordeaux, 6-foot-2, 195 lbs. - Parker, Colorado (Committed 04/14/2025)
11. RB Billy Barrett, 5-foot-8, 185 lbs. - Mountain Lakes, New Jersey (Committed 04/14/2025)
12. WR Alex Voss, 6-foot-3, 190 lbs. - Waxhaw, North Carolina (Committed 04/18/2025)
13. TE William Vaughn, 6-foot-3, 225 lbs. - Kings Mountain, North Carolina (Committed 05/24/2025)
14. ATH Steve Klein, 6-foot-2, 200 lbs. - Westwood, New Jersey (Committed 05/02/2025)
15. S Da'Jon Green, 6-foot, 190 lbs. - Choctaw, Oklahoma (Committed 06/07/2025)
16. RB Sedric Addison, 6-foot, 198 lbs. - Suwanee, Georgia (Committed 06/09/2025)
17. DL Gavin Neil, 6-foot-3, 285 lbs. - Chicago Heights, Illinois (Committed 06/15/2025)
18. WR Kelvin Brown, Jr., 5-foot-10, 165 lbs. - Jacksonville, Florida (Committed 06/15/2025)
19. K Jonathan Hewitt, 6-foot-2, 175 lbs. - Eaton, Ohio (Committed 06/16/2025)
20. ATH Mekhi Volcy, 6-foot-4, 210 lbs. - Bedford, Mass. (Committed 06/18/2025)
21. CB Xavier Myers, 6-foot-2, 190 lbs. - Baltimore, Maryland (Committed 06/20/2025)
22. S Jordan Rodriguez, 6-foot-1, 200 lbs. - Jersey City, New Jersey (Committed 06/21/25)
23. OL Bruno Werner, 6-foot-9, 275 lbs. - Germany (Committed 06/22/2025)
24. OT Lawrence Iyalekhue, 6-foot-9, 325 lbs. - Yonkers, New York (Committed 06/24/2025)
25. DT Jackson Carlisle, 6-foot-3, 265 lbs. - Tuscaloosa, Alabama (Committed 06/24/2025)
26. WR Nyqir Helton, 6-foot, 175 lbs. - Atco, New Jersey (Committed 06/27/2025)
27. QB Femi Babalola, 6-foot-3, 215 lbs. - Brentwood, Tennessee (Committed 06/30/2025)

Check out the Boston College Football Recruiting Tracker to stay up to date with the 2026 class and beyond.