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Retrospective scouting report · Class of 2017R5 · #178
DT· Round 5

Davon
Godchaux.

Davon Godchaux
Sickos Grade
49/100

LSU official athletic logoLSU· 6'3"· 310 lb· 5.27s 40

/ Recruiting profile
★★★★stars.9364
National · #146HS class · 2014
Plaquemine, LA
247Sports composite via CFBD
R5 · #178 · MIA
02Scheme fit
Ideal system

Davon Godchaux projects best in a 4-3 one-gap penetrating front that prioritizes quickness and disruption from interior linemen.

1-tech NT3-tech DTShade Nose
Best role

As a rookie, Godchaux can contribute as a rotational 1-tech, but he has the potential to develop into a starting 3-tech player.

Wrong fit

A 3-4 two-gap scheme would significantly diminish Godchaux's impact due to his struggles shedding blocks and holding ground against double teams.

Godchaux's quickness and motor are valuable assets for systems that ask their defensive tackles to consistently attack gaps.

07Athletic testing
Height
6'3"
Weight
310 lb
40 yd
5.27s
Bench
18
Relative Athletic Score
2.51
/10 · official

Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.

06Athletic profilevs. DT on Big Board
40VERTBRD3CSHTLBNCH

— — — positional median (p50)

40 yd
5.27sp50
Vertical
in
Broad jump
in
Three-cone
s
Shuttle
s
Bench
18repp50
08College production
YrTeamGTklSkIntPDFF
2016LSU12626.5010
Career12626.5010

A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.

10In hindsight

Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.

Pro Bowls
0
All-Pro
0
Seasons
9
Career AV
49
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