Chris Godwin

WR · Penn State 2016 · #12

Last confirmed: Penn State, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′1″ · Middletown, DE

Chris Godwin: WR · Penn State · #12.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

John JohnsonTroy · 2016 · 96% season match
Matt VandeBergIowa · 2017 · 95% season match
Michael GallupColorado State · 2016 · 82% season match
Rodney AdamsSouth Florida · 2015 · 78% season match
Devin LucienArizona State · 2015 · 77% season match

Chris Godwin

WR · Penn State · #12

Beats you over the top. He has spent three seasons in the Penn State receiving corps. One game to point at: 187 receiving yards and 9 receptions against USC — Bowl, 2016.

How he plays

Play style

Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Penn State in the news

Penn State RB's father apologizes to playerBleacher Report Oct 20
QB commit flips to BCOct 18
Penn State LB Alex Tatsch out for seasonOct 14

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2016	Penn State	59	982	16.6	11
2015	Penn State	69	1,101	16.0	5
2014	Penn State	26	338	13.0	2
Career		154	2,421	15.7	18

Season	Team
2016	Penn State	1	13
2015	Penn State	--	--
2014	Penn State	2	1
Career		3	14

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 33-13vs Kent State	7	67	9.6	0	26	2 TD catches
Wk 2	L 39-42@ Pittsburgh	4	36	9.0	0	15
Wk 3	W 34-27vs Temple	7	117	16.7	1	52
Wk 4	L 10-49@ No. 4 Michigan	1	8	8.0	1	8
Wk 5	W 29-26vs Minnesota	4	97	24.3	0	36
Wk 8	W 24-21vs No. 2 Ohio State	2	39	19.5	1	20
Wk 9	W 62-24@ Purdue	5	58	11.6	2	38	2 TD catches
Wk 10	W 41-14vs Iowa	4	87	21.8	0	45
Wk 11	W 45-31@ Indiana	5	82	16.4	2	26	2 TD catches
Wk 12	W 39-0@ Rutgers	3	36	12.0	0	22
Wk 13	W 45-12vs Michigan State	5	135	27.0	2	59	2 TD catches
Wk 14	W 38-31vs No. 6 Wisconsin	3	33	11.0	0	14
Bowl	L 49-52vs No. 9 USC	9	187	20.8	2	72
Total		59	982	16.6	11	72

Signature game

Bowl · 2016

L 49-52

vs USC · neutral site

9 rec · 187 yds · 2 TD

With S. Barkley — 194 rush yds (25 car) · 2 TD · 5 rec · 55 yds · 1 TD · B. Gillikin — 50.8 yards per punt · 5 punts · 65 long

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 1 · USC · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +5.86Trace McSorley pass complete to Chris Godwin for 72 yds for a TD, (Tyler Davis KICK)
Week 13 · Michigan State · 2nd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +5.38Trace McSorley pass complete to Chris Godwin for 59 yds for a TD, (Tyler Davis KICK)
Week 3 · Temple · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +4.70McSorley to Godwin: a 52-yard touchdown pass.
Week 9 · Purdue · 2nd and 11 · Q2 · EPA +3.99McSorley to Godwin: a 38-yard touchdown pass.
Week 13 · Michigan State · 3rd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.33Trace McSorley pass complete to Chris Godwin for 18 yds to the MchSt 39 for a
Week 13 · Michigan State · 2nd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +3.29Trace McSorley pass complete to Chris Godwin for 34 yds for a TD, (Tyler Davis KICK)

4 more plays

Week 1 · USC · 2nd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +3.29Trace McSorley pass complete to Chris Godwin for 30 yds for a TD, (Tyler Davis KICK)
Week 5 · Minnesota · 3rd and 15 · Q4 · EPA +3.23Trace McSorley pass complete to Chris Godwin for 32 yds to the PnSt 47 for a
Week 8 · Ohio State · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.99Trace McSorley pass complete to Chris Godwin for 20 yds for a TD, (Tyler Davis KICK)
Week 8 · Ohio State · 3rd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +2.89Trace McSorley pass complete to Chris Godwin for 19 yds to the PnSt 47 for a

Teams and coaches

3 seasons under James Franklin — 25-15 over that span.

2014Penn State7-6HC: James Franklin · Balanced

2015Penn State7-6HC: James Franklin · Balanced

2016Penn State11-3HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: td rate (87th percentile). Strength: explosive rate (86th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#91 / 674 · 87th pct

9.2%

Explosive rate#96 / 674 · 86th pct

18.4%

Yards / catch#108 / 674 · 84th pct

15.9

EPA / target#165 / 674 · 76th pct

0.69

Catch rate#410 / 674 · 39th pct

64.4%

Box-score rates (7)

Rec TDs#21 / 524 · 96th pct

Rec yards#40 / 524 · 92nd pct

982

Receptions#73 / 524 · 86th pct

Yards / catch#75 / 524 · 85th pct

16.6

Long catch#93 / 524 · 82nd pct

Rush yards#137 / 257 · 46th pct

Rush TDs#56 / 257 · 39th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

80th → 76th percentile

Explosive rate

79th → 86th percentile

Catch rate

34th → 39th percentile

TD rate

42nd → 87th percentile

Yards / catch

87th → 84th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	4.8	90.3	19.8	0.7
Road5g	3.6	44.0	11.4	1.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	5.3	85.3	14.7	0.7
Weeks 8+7g	3.9	67.1	17.0	1.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2016 season

Head Coach

James Franklin

Pass share

42.6%

390 pass / 525 run

Plays / game

65.4

14 games

Team sack rate

5.6%

427 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Starter

59 catches and 1 carry in 13 games, about as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Chris Godwin

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Penn State in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

Starter

Three seasons at Penn State, drafted

His moves

2014 13 games

2017