Davon Godchaux
American football player (born 1994)
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Davon Montel Godchaux (born November 11, 1994) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL).[1] He played college football for the LSU Tigers from 2014 to 2016.[2] He was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL draft, and played for the team from 2017 to 2020.
Plaquemine, Louisiana, U.S.
Godchaux in 2019 | |||||||||||||
| No. 92 – New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Defensive tackle | ||||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||||
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| Born | November 11, 1994 Plaquemine, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 330 lb (150 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school | Plaquemine | ||||||||||||
| College | LSU (2014–2016) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2017: 5th round, 178th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||||||||||
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Early life
A native of Plaquemine, Louisiana, Godchaux attended Plaquemine Senior High School, where he was an All-State defensive lineman. He compiled 60 tackles, 22 tackles for a loss, and 4.5 sacks in his junior season in 2012, which earned him first-team All-State honors for Class 4A. In the season opener of his senior year, he tore his anterior cruciate ligament, causing him to miss the rest of the season.[3] Nonetheless he was honored as a U.S. Army All-American and attended the bowl game.[4] Regarded as a four-star recruit, Godchaux was ranked as the No. 22 defensive end prospect by ESPN.[5] He chose LSU over offers from Mississippi, Auburn, and UCLA, among others.
College career
At LSU, Godchaux started 26 games for the Tigers in three seasons. He took over as a starter after three games into his true freshman season in 2014, and he has served as a rotating player at defensive end in LSU’s 3–4 defense.[6] As a junior, Godchaux recorded 62 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, one pass defensed, and two fumble recoveries. He declared for the 2017 NFL draft the day after the 2016 Citrus Bowl.[2]
Professional career
Pre-draft
Godchaux pulled a hamstring during the NFL Combine and could not complete all drills.[7]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
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| 6 ft 3+3⁄8 in (1.91 m) | 310 lb (141 kg) | 32+3⁄8 in (0.82 m) | 10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) | 6 ft 6+1⁄2 in (1.99 m) | 5.27 s | 1.83 s | 3.04 s | 4.91 s | 7.82 s | 29.5 in (0.75 m) | 8 ft 8 in (2.64 m) | 22 reps |
| All values from 2017 NFL Combine/Pro Day[8][9][10][11] | ||||||||||||
Miami Dolphins
Godchaux was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the fifth round, 178th overall, in the 2017 NFL draft.[12]
Godchaux was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on August 5, 2020,[13] and was activated from the list two days later.[14] He was placed on injured reserve on October 16, 2020.[15]
New England Patriots
Godchaux signed a two-year contract with the New England Patriots on March 23, 2021.[16] He signed a contract extension with the team on July 27, 2022.[17]
On July 31, 2024, Godchaux and the Patriots agreed to a two–year, $16.5 million contract extension.[18]
New Orleans Saints
On March 12, 2025, Godchaux was traded to the New Orleans Saints.[19]
NFL career statistics
| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2017 | MIA | 15 | 5 | 40 | 26 | 14 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | MIA | 16 | 16 | 48 | 31 | 17 | 1.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | MIA | 16 | 16 | 75 | 33 | 42 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | MIA | 5 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | NE | 17 | 16 | 65 | 32 | 33 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | NE | 17 | 17 | 62 | 25 | 37 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | NE | 17 | 17 | 56 | 24 | 32 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | NE | 17 | 17 | 67 | 24 | 43 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | NO | 17 | 14 | 43 | 14 | 29 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 137 | 123 | 472 | 219 | 253 | 5.5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Postseason
Personal
Godchaux has a son.
In 2022, he began dating former model Chanel Iman. The couple announced they were engaged on May 30, 2023. Iman gave birth to their daughter Capri on September 19, 2023.[20] The couple married in a civil ceremony in New York on 10 January 2024[21] then island hopped with family in the Caribbean and had another ceremony.
