#57 Davon Godchaux Season 2016

2017 NFL Draft: 5th round (178th overall) by Miami Dolphins

CAREER
Three-year starter on the defensive line for the Tigers … Played in 37 games, starting 24 times … Opted to forgo senior season and entered the 2017 NFL Draft where he was selected in the fifth round by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers … Finished LSU career with 145 tackles, 18.5 tackles for loss and 12.0 sacks … Started the final 33 games of his career … Started at defensive tackle in LSU’s 4-3 scheme in 2014 and 2015 and then shifted to defensive end in the Tigers’ 3-4 alignment in 2016.

JUNIOR SEASON (2016)
Started all 12 games for the Tigers, leading all defensive linemen with 62 tackles … Added 8.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks for an LSU defense that allowed only 16 touchdowns all season, the fewest of any FBS team … Closed out LSU career with 4 tackles and a sack in 29-9 win over Louisville and the Citrus Bowl … In that game, he helped limit Louisville, the nation’s top-scoring offense, to a season-low nine points and to just 220 total yards … Had a sack in three straight games – at Auburn, Missouri and Southern Miss … Added a half-sack against Arkansas and then closed the regular season with a sack and 6 tackles in road win over Texas A&M … Opened season with a career-best 9 tackles against Wisconsin … Matched his career-high in win over Ole Miss as the Tigers held the Rebels scoreless in the second half of a 38-21 victory … Had 7 tackles the following week against Alabama as the LSU defense pitched a shutout for the first three quarters in a 10-0 setback to the Crimson Tide.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2015)
Started all 12 games at defensive tackle … A key reason why LSU ranked No. 3 in the SEC in rushing defense at 122.9 yards per game … Clogged the middle and pressured the quarterback throughout the season as he finished second on the team with 6.0 sacks and third on the squad with 9.0 tackles for loss … Recovered a fumble versus Texas A&M … Picked up his fourth sack of the season at Ole Miss and added two quarterback hurries … Recorded another tackle for a loss against Western Kentucky … Tallied six tackles and one TFL vs. Eastern Michigan … Leader on an LSU defense that limited Auburn to 260 total yards (160 rushing, 100 passing) … Had 4 tackles, 2.0 sacks for 5 yards in losses and batted down a pass in the 45-21 LSU win over Auburn … His two sacks were a career-best … Opened the season with five tackles and his first career sack for a loss of 12 yards at Mississippi State … Matched his career high with 2.0 sacks and a forced fumble in the Texas Bowl against Texas Tech.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2014)
One of the top true freshmen defensive linemen in the SEC in 2014 … Took over as a starter at defensive tackle for the Tigers New Mexico State and never relinquished that role … Played in all 13 games with 10 starts … Started final nine games of the season … Was one of 17 true freshmen to see action for the Tigers in 2014 … Had breakout game against Florida with five tackles in what was just his second road start … had three tackles and a half-tackle for loss in upset win over No. 3 ranked and undefeated Ole Miss … Added three tackles, a quarterback hurry and a half-tackle for loss in overtime setback to Alabama … Capped-season with career-best eight tackles against Notre Dame in the Music City Bowl … Had two quarterback hurries and five tackles at Arkansas … Had four tackles and forced a fumble in win over New Mexico State … Had at least one tackle in every game.

HIGH SCHOOL
A powerful defensive lineman who was rated as a consensus four-star prospect by every recruiting website as a senior in 2013 … Made four tackles in the opener before suffering a season-ending knee injury in his senior season … Honored as a U.S. Army All-American and attended the all-star game … Named first-team All-State for Class 4A in his junior season after he compiled 60 tackles, 22 tackles for a loss and 4.5 sacks for Plaquemine … Rated the nation’s No. 9 defensive end by Rivals.com, No. 10 by 247Sports.com, No. 21 by Scout.com and No. 22 by ESPN.com … Member of the 247Sports Top 247, the Rivals 250, Scout 300 and ESPN 300 … Named a member of The Baton Rouge Advocate Second Dozen … Coached by Paul Distefano.

PERSONAL
Parents are Albertha Godchaux and Raynard Parker … Has a son … Born Nov. 11, 1994 … Majoring in kinesiology.

CAREER HIGHS
Total tackles: 9, twice (Last: vs. Ole Miss, 2016; First: vs. Wisconsin, 2016)
Tackles for loss: 2.0, twice (Last: vs. Texas Tech, 2015; First: vs. Auburn, 2015)
Sacks: 2.0, twice (Last: vs. Texas Tech, 2015; First: vs. Auburn, 2015)

GODCHAUX’S CAREER STATISTICS