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Davon Godchaux

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#92

Experience: 5 years

Height: 6-3

Age: 26

Weight: 311 lbs

College: LSU

2021 SEASON

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WK	OPP	RESULT	Total	Solo	AST
6	Cowboys	L 29 - 35	3	0	3
5	@Texans	W 25 - 22	4	1	3
4	Buccaneers	L 17 - 19	3	1	2
3	Saints	L 13 - 28	4	3	1
2	@Jets	W 25 - 6	2	0	2
1	Dolphins	L 16 - 17	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
2021	New England Patriots	6	6	19	7	12	0		0						0
TOTAL		58	48	181	90	91	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 signed by the New England Patriots as an unrestricted free agent from Miami on March 23, 2021. Originally was a fifth-round pick (178th overall) by the Dolphins in the 2017 NFL draft.

SEASONAL REVIEWS

2020 (5/5 - Miami)

Started all 5 games that he played in and totaled 16 tackles before suffering a season-ending injury. was placed on IR on Oct. 16.
Posted a season-high six tackles vs. Buffalo (9/20).

2019 (16/16 - Miami)

Served as a team captain
Started all 16 games and registered a career-high 75 tackles (33 solo), 2.0 sacks and 1 pass defended. His 75 tackles were the most by a Dolphins defensive lineman since at least 2000.
Posed 6 tackles (2 solo) and 1 sack against teh N.Y. Jets (11/13). Sacked QB Sam Darnold in the 4th quarter.
Tallied a season-high 9 tackles (4 solo) and 0.5 sacks. At Cleveland (11/24) Split a sack with DE Charles Harris on QB Baker Mayfield on third-and-9 in the 3rd quarter.
Made 6 tackles (2 solo) and 0.5 sacks in a win against Cincinnati (12/22) Split a sack with LB Jerome Baker on QB Andy Dalton in the 1st quarter.

2018 (16/16 - Miami)

Started all 16 games and recorded 48 tackles (31 solo) and 1 sack.
Made 3 solo tackles in the win vs. Oakland (9/23) Stuffed FB Keith Smith on fourth-and-1 at Miami's 1 yard line to prevent an Oakland touchdown.
Made 3 tackles (2 solo) and 1 sack at Minnesota (12/16) Sacked QB Kirk Cousins for a loss of 8 yards on third-and-4 in the 4th quarter. It was his 1st career sack.
Matched his single-game season highs of six tackles to close out the season in Week 16 vs. Jacksonville (12/23) and at Buffalo (12/30) 6 tackles (5 solo).

2017 (15/5 - Miami)

Played in 15 games with 5 starts and tallied 40 tackles one forced fumble and one pass defended.
Inactive for 1 game vs. Denver (12/3)
Made his NFL debut at L.A. Chargers (9/17) and made two tackles.
Posted two tackles and forced a fumble that was recovered by Miami vs. Tennessee (10/8)
Posted season highs of five tackles vs. Oakland (11/5) and vs. Tampa Bay (11/19).

COLLEGE

Played in 37 games for LSU with 34 starts; 145 tackles (51 solo), 12.5 sacks, 2 passes defended and 2 forced fumbles.
Started all 12 games as a junior in 2016 and registered 62 tackles, 6.5 sacks and one pass defended.
Started all 12 games as a sophomore in 2015 and posted 41 tackles, six, one forced fumble.
Played in all 13 games with 10 starts and finished with 42 tackles and one forced fumble.

PERSONAL

His hometown of Plaquemine honored him in 2017 by making May 9th Davon Godchaux Day.
Majored in sports management at LSU.
Had his senior season in high school cut short by injury.
Totaled 60 tackles and 4.5 sacks en route to earning first-team all-state honors as a junior in 2012.