New Orleans Saints · DT (DL) · 7 games through Nov 1, 2026 · LSU (2017 Round 5, Pick 178)

Davon Godchaux

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11.1

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #170 of 177 qualified DLs

Combined tackles: 134 solo · 9 ast
Sacks & QB hits: 00 QB hits
Tackles for loss: 10 forced fumbles
Coverage: 0 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps: 15121.6 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play: +0.085Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Davon Godchaux among the 177 qualified defensive linemen: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

Anderson Jr.96.6
Allen95.5
Karlaftis94.1
Hutchinson92.8
Crosby92.7
Simmons92.2
Granderson91.4
Mafe91.1
Buckner90.4
Godchaux#17011.1

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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 177 qualified DLs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per game, regressed25% weight · Raw 0.35 → Shrunk 24.63

10thpercentile

Pass-rush disruption per game28% weight · Raw 0.00 → Shrunk 0.18

6thpercentile

Weighted defensive disruption per game15% weight · Raw 0.03 → Shrunk 2.28

10thpercentile

Pass-rush disruption rate, regressed13% weight · Raw 0.0% → Shrunk 0.5%

7thpercentile

Sack rate per opponent pass play, regressed7% weight · Raw 0.0% → Shrunk 0.2%

13thpercentile

Combined tackle rate, regressed8% weight · Raw 3.0% → Shrunk 3.1%

34thpercentile

Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw +0.085 → Shrunk +0.031

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2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Davon Godchaux. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Tackles	Solo	TFL	Def. snaps
Week 1	Sep 13, 2026	@ DET	L 30-31	4	2	1	36
Week 2	Sep 20, 2026	@ BAL	W 24-17	1	0	0	23
Week 3	Sep 27, 2026	vs LV	L 27-35	5	2	0	27
Week 4	Oct 5, 2026	vs ATL	L 24-45	1	0	0	21
Week 5	Oct 11, 2026	vs MIN	L 13-23	1	0	0	18
Week 6	Oct 18, 2026	@ NYG	W 34-27	0	0	0	8
Week 7	Oct 25, 2026	vs PIT	L 10-16	1	0	0	18

College to the NFL: LSU to New Orleans Saints

Verified identity bridge linking Davon Godchaux's college regular-season tackles at LSU to official NFL game lines.

LSU (College tackles)

582016

178178th pick
2017 Draft

NO (NFL tackles)

372017

412018

702019

142020

582021

522022

482023

592024

432025

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 10 seasons.

Season	Club	G	Tackles	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL	QBH	PD	FF	Def. snaps
2017	MIA	15	37	23	14	0	1	3	1	1	500
2018	MIA	16	41	24	17	1	5	4	0	0	675
2019	MIA	16	70	28	42	2	3	7	1	0	717
2020	MIA	5	14	8	6	0	1	2	0	0	172
2021	NE	17	58	25	33	1	1	5	0	1	639
2022	NE	17	52	15	37	1.5	1	3	0	0	659
2023	NE	17	48	16	32	0	1	1	0	0	685
2024	NE	17	59	16	43	0	1	1	1	0	679
2025	NO	17	43	14	29	0	2	1	0	1	456
2026 (so far)	NO	7	13	4	9	0	1	0	0	0	151

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Davon Godchaux vs. Will Anderson Jr. (HOU)Score 11.1 vs. 96.6 Davon Godchaux vs. Zach Allen (DEN)Score 11.1 vs. 95.5 Davon Godchaux vs. George Karlaftis (KC)Score 11.1 vs. 94.1 Davon Godchaux vs. Aidan Hutchinson (DET)Score 11.1 vs. 92.8 Davon Godchaux vs. Maxx Crosby (LV)Score 11.1 vs. 92.7 Davon Godchaux vs. Jeffery Simmons (TEN)Score 11.1 vs. 92.2