Davon Godchaux

DT

Experience: 5 years

Height: 6-3

Age: 26

Weight: 311 lbs

College: LSU

2020 SEASON

Advertising

Recent Games

WK	OPP	RESULT	Total	Solo	AST
3	@Jaguars	W 31 - 13	2	1	1
2	Bills	L 28 - 31	5	2	3
1	@Patriots	L 11 - 21	2	2	0
5	@49ers	W 43 - 17	2	1	1
4	Seahawks	L 23 - 31	3	2	1

Career Stats

Defense Career

SEASON	TEAM	G	GS	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TDS	FF	OPP FR
2017	Miami Dolphins	15	5	37	23	14	0		1						1
2018	Miami Dolphins	16	16	41	24	17	1		0						0
2019	Miami Dolphins	16	16	70	28	42	2		1						0
2020	Miami Dolphins	5	5	14	8	6	0		0						0
TOTAL		52	42	162	83	79	3	0	2	0	0	NaN	0	0	1	0

Biography

Davon Godchaux, 26, is a veteran of four NFL seasons with Miami after entering the NFL as a fifth-round draft pick (178th overall) out of Louisiana State in the 2017 NFL Draft. The 6-foot-3, 311-pounder has played in 52 career games with 42 starts and has registered 179 total tackles, three sacks, one forced fumble and two passes defensed. Last season he was limited to five games due to injury and finished with 16 total tackles.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS

Davon Godchaux was a fifth-round pick (178th overall) by the Dolphins in the 2017 NFL draft.

SEASONAL REVIEWS

2020 SEASON (MIAMI)

Started 5 games.
16 tackles (10 solo).
Missed the rest of the season after being placed on injured reserve on Oct. 16.
AT NEW ENGLAND (9/13): 3 solo tackles.
VS. BUFFALO (9/20): 6 tackles (3 solo).
VS. SEATTLE (10/4): 3 tackles (2 solo).

2019 SEASON (MIAMI)

Started all 16 games.
75 tackles (33 solo), 2.0 sacks and 1 pass defensed.
His 75 tackles were the most by a Dolphins defensive lineman since at least 2000.
His 75 tackles were 2nd-most by any defensive tackle and 3rd-most by any defensive lineman in the NFL that season.
Serves as a team captain.
VS. N.Y. JETS (11/3): 6 tackles (2 solo) and 1 sack. Sacked QB Sam Darnold in the 4th quarter.
AT CLEVELAND (11/24): 9 tackles (4 solo) and 0.5 sacks. Split a sack with DE Charles Harris on QB Baker Mayfield on third-and-9 in the 3rd quarter.
VS. CINCINNATI (12/22): 6 tackles (2 solo) and 0.5 sacks. Split a sack with LB Jerome Baker on QB Andy Dalton in the 1st quarter.

2018 SEASON (MIAMI)

Started all 16 games.
48 tackles (31 solo) and 1 sack.
VS. OAKLAND (9/23): 3 solo tackles. Stuffed FB Keith Smith on fourth-and-1 at Miami's 1 yard line to prevent an Oakland touchdown.
AT MINNESOTA (12/16): 3 tackles (1 solo) and 1 sack. Sacked QB Kirk Cousins for a loss of 8 yards on third-and-4 in the 4th quarter. It was his 1st career sack.
AT BUFFALO (12/30): 6 tackles (5 solo).

2017 SEASON (MIAMI)

Played in 15 games with 5 starts.
Inactive for 1 game.
40 tackles (26 solo), 1 forced fumble and 1 pass defensed.
His 40 tackles were 3rd in the NFL among rookie defensive linemen that season.
AT L.A. CHARGERS (9/17): 2 tackles (1 solo). Made NFL debut.
VS. TENNESSEE (10/8): 2 solo tackles and 1 forced fumble. Forced a RB DeMarco Murray fumble that was recovered by S Reshad Jones at the Tennessee 42-yard line in the 1st quarter.
VS. OAKLAND (11/5): 5 tackles (4 solo) and 1 pass defensed. Broke up a QB Derek Carr pass intended for RB Jalen Richard.

COLLEGE

Played in 37 games for LSU with 34 starts; 145 tackles (51 solo), 12.5 sacks, 2 passes defensed and 2 forced fumbles.

PERSONAL

His hometown of Plaquemine honored him in 2017 by making May 9th Davon Godchaux Day.
PRONUNCIATION: Name is pronounced duhVAHN GOD-chaw
MAJOR: Sports management.