Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2016LSU
Davon Godchaux
DT • 6'4" • Plaquemine, LA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Davon Godchaux shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
94
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · LSU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- LSU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss
Player Story
Davon Godchaux built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a defensive tackle from Plaquemine, LA wearing No. 57, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of Davon Godchaux's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- LSU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2017
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 35
- Overall
- No. 178
- NFL Team
- Miami Dolphins
Davon Godchaux, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · LSU. Davon Godchaux shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 62
- TFL
- 8.5
- Sacks
- 6.5
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Davon Godchaux quick answers
- Latest team and position
- LSU · DT
- Career Tackles
- 62
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 12 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · LSU
- Top game
- Ole Miss
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Plaquemine · LSU
- High school pipeline
- Plaquemine · 12 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2017 · Round 5 · Pick 35 · Miami Dolphins
- Latest roster
- No. 57 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 62 tackles · DT 5th (top 3%) · SEC 44th (top 8%) · National 455th (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | LSU | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | LSU | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | LSU | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 69.1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | LSU | 12 | 58 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 69.1 |
Related Context
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Davon Godchaux played DT for LSU. Across 3 tracked seasons, Davon Godchaux recorded 62 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with LSU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
LSU paired 19 primary output with 37.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 37.4 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: Ole Miss
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 91.7th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · LSU
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.6
Efficiency
37.4
Usage
10.3
Consistency
53.5
Best Game by takeover score
Ole Miss
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Louisville: 4. Wisconsin: 0. Jacksonville State: 0. Mississippi State: 2. Auburn: 2. Missouri: 3. Southern Miss: 0. Ole Miss: 3.5. Alabama: 0.5. Arkansas: 1. Florida: 1. Texas A&M: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisville: 4 by 56.7. Wisconsin: 9 by 37.5. Jacksonville State: 2 by 8.3. Mississippi State: 6 by 45. Auburn: 3 by 32.5. Missouri: 3 by 42.5. Southern Miss: 2 by 8.3. Ole Miss: 9 by 72.5. Alabama: 7 by 34.2. Arkansas: 5 by 30.8. Florida: 6 by 35. Texas A&M: 6 by 45
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.9 · Games = 8 · +1.1 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 4 · -1.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ole Miss
Best efficiency game
72.5 vs Ole Miss
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/31 | @ LouisvilleSplash game | W 29-9 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 11/25 | @ Texas A&MSplash game | W 54-39 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Florida | L 10-16 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/13 | @ Arkansas | W 38-10 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/6 | vs Alabama | L 0-10 | 7 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/23 | vs Ole MissSplash game | W 38-21 | 9 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Southern Miss | W 45-10 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs MissouriSplash game | W 42-7 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ AuburnSplash game | L 13-18 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Mississippi StateSplash game | W 23-20 | 6 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Jacksonville State | W 34-13 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | @ Wisconsin | L 14-16 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Davon Godchaux story
Davon Godchaux built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a defensive tackle from Plaquemine, LA wearing No. 57, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of Davon Godchaux's career was his defensive production: 62 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 12 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with LSU. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Davon Godchaux's production has multiple signals. With 12 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across LSU.
The arc is straightforward: Davon Godchaux moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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LSU
2014-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | LSU | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | LSU | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | LSU | 19 | 37.4 | 10.3 | 19 |
| 2016 Regular Season | LSU | 19 | 37.4 | 10.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Ole Miss
Week 8 · W 38-21 · Conference game
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
86.7 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Louisville
Week 1 · W 29-9 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Missouri
Week 5 · W 42-7 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
72.5 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 72.5 takeover score.
#4
@ Texas A&M
Week 13 · W 54-39 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
65 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
#5
vs Mississippi State
Week 3 · W 23-20 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
60.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · LSU
19 primary output · 37.4 efficiency · 10.3 usage
69.1
#2
2016 Regular Season · LSU
69.1
19 primary · 37.4 efficiency · 10.3 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · LSU
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
6
Splash games
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10+ tackle games
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