Player Dossier

2014-2016

Penn State

Chris Godwin

WR • 6'1" • Middletown, DE, USA

Alpha targetExplosive finisher

Chris Godwin reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

58%

Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

96

Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Penn State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Penn State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Maryland

Player Story

Chris Godwin built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Middletown, DE wearing No. 12, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Chris Godwin's career was his receiving role:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2014 · Rating 0.9293

Middletown · Middletown, DE

Committed To
Penn State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2014

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2017
Selection
Round 3 · Pick 20
Overall
No. 84
NFL Team
Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Chris Godwin, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Penn State. Chris Godwin reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
2,421
Receptions
154
Touchdowns
18
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2016 · Penn State · Player Highlight

Chris Godwin college highlights at Penn State.

Season
2016
Type
Player highlight

Quick Answers

Chris Godwin quick answers

Latest team and position
Penn State · WR
Career Receiving Yards
2,421
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 39 games
Best season
2015 Postseason · Penn State
Top game
Maryland
Recruit profile
4-star · Middletown · Penn State
High school pipeline
Middletown · 7 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
NFL Draft
2017 · Round 3 · Pick 20 · Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Latest roster
No. 12 · Class 2016
2016 Receiving yards rank
982 receiving yards · WR 40th (top 5%) · Big Ten 3rd (top 2%) · National 40th (top 3%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2014 PostseasonPenn State137140143.6
2014 Regular SeasonPenn State1319198143.6
2015 PostseasonPenn State136133091.5
2015 Regular SeasonPenn State1363968591.5
2016 PostseasonPenn State139187282.1
2016 Regular SeasonPenn State1350795982.1

Related Context

Chris Godwin played WR for Penn State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Chris Godwin recorded 14 rushing yards, 2,421 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Penn State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason

Penn State paired 1,101 primary output with 90.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 85.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: USC

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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Season Workbench

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2016 Postseason · Penn State

Games

13

Receiving Yards / G

75.5

Efficiency

85.2

Usage

28.2

Consistency

59.8

Best Game by takeover score

USC

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. USC: 187. Kent State: 67. Pittsburgh: 36. Temple: 117. Michigan: 8. Minnesota: 97. Ohio State: 39. Purdue: 58. Iowa: 87. Indiana: 82. Rutgers: 36. Michigan State: 135. Wisconsin: 33

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. USC: 9 by 100. Kent State: 7 by 63.8. Pittsburgh: 4 by 60. Temple: 7 by 100. Michigan: 1 by 53.3. Minnesota: 4 by 100. Ohio State: 2 by 100. Purdue: 5 by 77.3. Iowa: 4 by 100. Indiana: 5 by 100. Rutgers: 3 by 80. Michigan State: 5 by 100. Wisconsin: 3 by 73.3

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins75.1 · Games = 10 · -1.9 vs Losses
Losses77 · Games = 3 · +1.9 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

USC

Best efficiency game

100 vs USC

Result
Mon 1/2vs USC100 receiving yards · High volumeL 49-52918720.820.80272
Sun 12/4vs WisconsinW 38-313331111014
Sat 11/26vs Michigan State100 receiving yards · 2+ TDW 45-1251352727259
Sun 11/20@ RutgersW 39-03361212022
Sat 11/12@ Indiana2+ TDW 45-3158216.416.40226
Sat 11/5vs IowaW 41-1448721.821.80045
Sat 10/29@ Purdue2+ TDW 62-2455811.611.60238
Sun 10/23vs Ohio StateW 24-2123917.319.50120
Sat 10/1vs MinnesotaW 29-2649724.324.30036
Sat 9/24@ MichiganL 10-49188818
Sat 9/17vs Temple100 receiving yardsW 34-27711716.716.70152
Sat 9/10@ PittsburghL 39-4243699015
Sat 9/3vs Kent StateW 33-137679.69.60026

Player Story

Chris Godwin story

Chris Godwin built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Middletown, DE wearing No. 12, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Chris Godwin's career was his receiving role: 154 catches, 2,421 receiving yards, 18 touchdowns, and 14 rushing yards across 39 career games in the available record. His career also includes 14 rushing yards and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Chris Godwin's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Penn State

    2014-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201420142015201520162016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 PostseasonPenn State3387710.4
2014 Regular SeasonPenn State3387710.40
2015 PostseasonPenn State1,10190.433.5763
2015 Regular SeasonPenn State1,10190.433.50
2016 PostseasonPenn State98285.228.2-119
2016 Regular SeasonPenn State98285.228.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Maryland

Week 8 · W 31-30 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

135

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

135 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs USC

Week 1 · L 49-52 · Postseason

187

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

187 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Georgia

Week 1 · L 17-24 · Postseason

133

Receiving Yards

96.5 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

133 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Ohio State

Week 7 · L 10-38 · Conference game

103

Receiving Yards

92.1 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

103 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Boston College

Week 1 · W 31-30 · Postseason

140

Receiving Yards

89.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

140 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2015 Postseason · Penn State

1,101 primary output · 90.4 efficiency · 33.5 usage

91.5

#2

2015 Regular Season · Penn State

91.5

1,101 primary · 90.4 efficiency · 33.5 usage

#3

2016 Postseason · Penn State

82.1

982 primary · 85.2 efficiency · 28.2 usage

Milestones

9

100+ receiving yards

3

8+ catch outings

5

2+ TD games