Leroy Godfrey

DL · Houston 2019 · #4

6′3″ · 240 lb · Missouri City, TX

Leroy Godfrey: DL · Houston · #4.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Ondre PipkinsTexas Tech · 2016 · 93% season match
David ManoaHawai'i · 2016 · 91% season match
Ryan VeingradFlorida Atlantic · 2020 · 87% season match
Wade FordeSouth Alabama · 2016 · 84% season match
Truman GutapfelBoston College · 2016 · 83% season match

Leroy Godfrey

DL · Houston · Sr · #4

Wins his gap play after play. Leroy Godfrey has been at Houston through three head coaches in four seasons. On tape: 2 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Prairie View A&M, Week 2, 2019.

How he plays

Play style

Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.

News and fans

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

Houston in the news

Stephon Johnson, Myles Rowser cleared to playHouston Chronicle Oct 4

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2019	Houston	2	2	1.0	0.0	--
2018	Houston	42	20	5.5	0.0	2
2017	Houston	33	20	8.5	2.0	--
2016	Houston	3	1	0.5	0.0	--
Career		80	43	15.5	2.0	2

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2019 season · 1 game

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 2	W 37-17vs Prairie View A&M	2	2	1.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 2 tackles

Signature game

Week 2 · 2019

W 37-17

vs Prairie View A&M

1 tackle for loss · 2 tackles · 2 solo tackles

Teams and coaches

2016Houston9-4HC: Tom Herman · Balanced, fast tempo

2017Houston7-5HC: Major Applewhite · Balanced

2018Houston8-5HC: Major Applewhite · Balanced, fast tempo

2019Houston4-8HC: Dana Holgorsen · Run-leaning

Our ratings

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Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

6 metrics · season cumulative

Too few games for a verdict yet; the rows below are his season so far.

Box-score production (6)

Tackles for loss#1809 / 2688 · 27th pct

1.0

QB hurries#1337 / 2688 · 25th pct

Sacks#1426 / 2688 · 23rd pct

0.0

Passes defended#1690 / 2688 · 19th pct

Solo tackles#2670 / 2688 · 1st pct

Tackles#2689 / 2689 · 0th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2019 season

Head Coach

Dana Holgorsen

Pass share

40.5%

312 pass / 458 run

Plays / game

64.2

12 games

Team sack rate

9.8%

357 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2019

2 tackles in 1 game

Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Houston in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

2 tackles in 1 game

Four seasons at Houston