Chris Gocong
Gocong with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2007
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | November 16, 1983 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Lancaster, California | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 263 lb (119 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Carpinteria (CA) | ||||||||
| College: | Cal Poly | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2006 / Round: 3 / Pick: 71 | ||||||||
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| Tackles: | 314 |
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| Sacks: | 9.5 |
| INTs: | 0 |
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Christopher Andrew "Chris" Gocong (born November 16, 1983) is a former American football linebacker. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at FCS Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, CA.
Gocong attended Carpinteria High School in Carpinteria, California and was a letterman in football as a quarterback and linebacker. He also lettered in track and field. In football, as a linebacker, he posted 330 tackles over two years. In track and field, he was a two-time All-League honoree in the discus and shot put and set the school record in the discus (183'3") in his junior year. Gocong was a two-time All-Tri-Valley League linebacker in football and a two-time All-CIF-Southern Section linebacker.
Gocong played college football at Cal Poly where he won the Buck Buchanan Award as college football's best I-AA defensive player . He saw limited action in six games during the 2001 season at Cal Poly, recording six tackles (three solo). He redshirted in 2002 and then started the 2003 campaign as the team's nose guard. Gocong totaled 37 tackles (20 solo) with a sack and eight stops for losses that year.
In 2005, Gocong set a Division 1-AA season-record with 23.5 sacks and led the nation with 31 tackles behind the line of scrimmage. He recorded a career-high 98 tackles, caused four fumbles, recovered two others and deflected four passes. He was voted a unanimous All-American and recipient of the Buchanan Award.
In 41 games with the Mustangs, Gocong started 35 times. He recorded 212 tackles as he set an NCAA career-record with 42 sacks for minus 284 yards. His 61.5 stops for losses of 330 yards rank fourth in Division 1-AA history. He recovered three fumbles and caused six others. He also intercepted a pass, deflected eight others and blocked a kick.
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