Last confirmed: LSU, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′4″ · Plaquemine, LA
Davon Godchaux: DT · LSU · #57.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Davon Godchaux
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. On tape: 9 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Ole Miss, Week 8, 2016.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
62 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 8.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | LSU | 62 | 24 | 8.5 | 6.5 | 1 |
| Career | 62 | 24 | 8.5 | 6.5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-16@ Wisconsin | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-13vs Jacksonville State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 23-20vs Mississippi State | 6 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-18@ Auburn | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-7vs Missouri | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 45-10vs Southern Miss | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-21vs No. 23 Ole Miss | 9 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 0-10vs No. 1 Alabama | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-10@ Arkansas | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-16vs No. 21 Florida | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 54-39@ No. 22 Texas A&M | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 29-9@ No. 15 Louisville | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 62 | 24 | 8.5 | 6.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
14%8 TFLSack rate
10%6 sacksHurry rate
5%3 hurries62 tackles · 8.5 for loss · 6.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 5.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 4.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ed Orgeron
Pass share
39.6%
298 pass / 455 run
Plays / game
62.8
12 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
320 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2016
62 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
One season at LSU, 62 tackles — drafted at #178 overall by the Miami Dolphins.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2014–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Les Miles → Ed Orgeron. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where he ended up · NFL
Miami DolphinsEntering 10th NFL season
Miami DolphinsEntering 10th NFL season
