Honors
- MVFC President's Council Academic Excellence Award: 2023
- MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
- MVFC Honor Roll: 2020-21, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
- MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024
2024
Started all 12 games during his final season with the Bears, including 11 starts at right tackle and one start at right guard in the Murray State game (11/9/24) ... Named Offensive Grinder of the game at Montana (8/31/24) ... Also named to Phil Steele MVFC fourth-team all-conference list ... Key part of MSU offensive line that eclipsed 5,000 total yards and 400 points for just the fourth time in team history while producing the third-most first downs (259) in Bears history ... Bears produced the No. 4 passing offense in the nation (306.2 ypg) and No. 4 team in FCS in pass efficiency (169.98) ... Earned MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and MVFC Honor Roll distinction ... Named to MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2024 semester.
2023
Played in 4 games in his fourth campaign at MoState with a pair of starts ... Earned time in three of the squad's first four games, including a start at right tackle in the season opener at Kansas (9/1/23)... Earned playing time in home win over Utah Tech (9/23/23) and started contest at No. 10 Southern Illinois (9/30/23) at left tackle ... Also earned playing time in season finale at No. 1-ranked South Dakota State (11/18/23) ... Helped Bears rack up a school-record 3,303 passing yards on the season which ranked 5th nationally, to go along with 400.8 total yards per game which ranked 25th ... Was on travel squad for 5-of-6 road games ... Named to MVFC President's Council Academic Excellence Award, Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and MVFC Honor Roll.... Also named to MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 semesters.
2022
Saw action in all 11 games as a redshirt freshman in 2022 ... Primary contributor on extra points and field goals ... Bears averaged 5.2 yards per carry on rushing plays for the season and 366.4 yards of total offense per game ... Earned MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and MVFC Honor Roll status ... Named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 semesters.
2021
Saw action in three games in his second year with the Bears, including road wins at Illinois State (10/2/21) and Dixie State (11/20/21) ... Also earned time in the home win over Indiana State (10/16/21) ... Was also on travel squad for 5 of 6 road contests ... Earned MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and MVFC Honor Roll status ... Earned spot on MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 semesters.
2020-21
Started first game of his collegiate career in his hometown of Norman, Okla., with the game at No. 6 Oklahoma (9/12/20) ... Also started at UCA (9/26/20) at right tackle ... Earned spot on MVFC Honor Roll ... Named to MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters.
High School
Anchored a Norman (Okla.) High offensive line that was responsible for the Tigers racking up 41.6 points and 545 yards per game his senior season (2019) … Racked up 56 pancake blocks and earned all-state honorable mention honors as part of a 7-4 run by coach Rocky Martin's squad his senior season … Earned all-district distinction three years and all-conference laurels twice … Tigers were 6-5 his junior year after he tallied 43 pancake blocks … Accounted for 21 knockdown blocks as a sophomore.
Personal
Grant Michael Goodson was born 3/12/02 in Shelby, N.C. … Son of Michael and Leslie Goodson of Norman, Okla. … Has a brother, Connor … Earned degree in Construction Management in May 2023 (cum laude) ... Currently pursuing a M.S. in Project Management.
