Joe Golden

Photo by: Karl Maasdam

Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-5
Year:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Colorado Springs, Colo.
High School:
Doherty

2023 (REDSHIRT SENIOR)
• Played in all 13 games
• Totaled 42 tackles with four tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, a fumble recovery and two quarterback hurries
• Tallied solo sacks against Utah, UCLA and Arizona and half a sack against San Diego State
• Recorded a season-high eight tackles in the win over UCLA
• Picked up five tackles against Notre Dame in the Sun Bowl, and four each against Washington State, Utah and Arizona
• Recovered a fumble in the win over UC Davis

2022 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
• Played in eight games
• Made four tackles
• Made two tackles in his first game as a Beaver, against Boise State
• Tallied solo tackles at Fresno State and at home versus Oregon

NORTHERN COLORADO
• Played in 28 games at Northern Colorado
• Totaled 81 tackles with six sacks and 11.5 tackles for loss during his career
• Picked up 42 tackles in 2021, finishing with seven tackles for loss and three sacks
• Recorded a career-best eight tackles versus Lamar on Sept. 18, 2021. Had 2.5 TFLs and one sack in that game
• Finished with 36 tackles in 2019, which led the UNC defensive line. Also picked up 4.5 TFLs and three sacks

DOHERTY HIGH SCHOOL
• Three-year letterwinner for head coach Jeff Krumlauf
• Honorable mention all-state selection as a senior
• Earned first-team all-league honors as a senior at both tight end and defensive end
• Second-team all-league at tight end as a junior after being named honorable mention his sophomore season
• Also lettered three years in basketball

PERSONAL
• Born in Denver, Colo.
• Son of Karen and Kelly Golden
• Has one sister, Amy
• Graduated with a degree in communications
• Chose Oregon State because “I fell in love with the town, the coaching staff and the players.”