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Davon Godchaux

Top 45% all-time pass rushersDurable Contributor🌅 Early Bloomer · 2019

Height6'3"

Weight330 lb

BornNov 11, 1994

Age31

CollegeLSU See College Stats

ConferenceSoutheastern

Rookie yr2017

Draft2017 · Rd 5, Pick 178 · MIA

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A edge rusher who maximized value through excellent availability over their career. Their middle-tier career was extended by consistently being on the field.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 34 · #2517 · Role Player

Worth 34 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 55% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +4.9 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

2 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+4.9

Avg surplus

peak +10

7 seasons × ~4.9 surplus ≈ VORP 34

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2017	—	MIA	15	—	37	23	14	1	3	0.0	4.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	500	51.5%	81	20.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	MIA	15	—	41	24	17	6	4	1.0	11.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	675	61.8%	85	18.8%	0	0	—	—	—	8	4	3	1	5	0.1
2019	—	MIA	16	—	70	28	42	4	7	2.0	13.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	717	64.9%	97	21.1%	2	2	1.0	112.5	-1.0	8	1	4	1	7	0.1
2020	—	MIA	5	—	14	8	6	1	2	0.0	3.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	172	54.2%	25	20.4%	0	0	—	—	—	3	1	2	0	0	0.0
2021	—	NE	17	—	58	25	33	2	5	1.0	8.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	639	59.3%	69	15.6%	1	0	0.0	39.6	-6.0	5	1	3	0	2	0.0
2022	—	NE	17	—	52	15	37	3	3	1.5	7.5	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	659	58.3%	5	12.5%	1	0	0.0	39.6	1.0	5	2	1	0	2	0.0
2023	—	NE	17	—	48	16	32	2	1	0.0	3.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	685	60.1%	—	0.0%	1	1	1.0	112.5	-3.0	4	3	1	0	3	0.1
2024	—	NE	17	—	59	16	43	1	1	0.0	2.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	679	60.8%	41	19.9%	0	0	—	—	—	2	1	1	0	2	0.0
2025	—	NO	15	—	43	14	29	2	1	0.0	3.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	456	41.6%	19	21.7%	0	0	—	—	—	4	3	1	0	0	0.0
Career		—	134	—	422	169	253	22	27	5.5	54.5	0	3	3	1	0	0	—	0.0%	5,182	56.9%	422	18.8%	5	3	—	—	—	39	16	16	2	21	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2017	23	MIA	15	8*	37	23	14	1	3	0.0	4.0	1	1	—	6
2018	24	MIA	15	10*	41	24	17	6	4	1.0	11.0	0	0	—	7.3
2019	25	MIA	16	10*	70	28	42	4	7	2.0	13.0	1	0	—	8.7
2020	26	MIA	5	3*	14	8	6	1	2	0.0	3.0	0	0	—	2.3
2021	27	NE	17	10*	58	25	33	2	5	1.0	8.0	0	1	—	7.4
2022	28	NE	17	10*	52	15	37	3	3	1.5	7.5	0	0	—	7.6
2023	29	NE	17	10*	48	16	32	2	1	0.0	3.0	0	0	1	6.4
2024	30	NE	17	10*	59	16	43	1	1	0.0	2.0	1	0	—	5.7
2025	31	NO	15	0*	43	14	29	2	1	0.0	3.0	0	1	—	5.8
Career			134	71*	422	169	253	22	27	—	—	3	3	1	57.2

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2017	23	MIA	15	8*	—	0.0%	500	51.5%	81	20.1%
2018	24	MIA	16	10*	—	0.0%	675	61.8%	85	18.8%
2019	25	MIA	16	10*	—	0.0%	717	64.9%	97	21.1%
2020	26	MIA	5	3*	—	0.0%	172	54.2%	25	20.4%
2021	27	NE	17	10*	—	0.0%	639	59.3%	69	15.6%
2022	28	NE	17	10*	—	0.0%	659	58.3%	5	12.5%
2023	29	NE	17	10*	—	0.0%	685	60.1%	—	0.0%
2024	30	NE	17	10*	—	0.0%	679	60.8%	41	19.9%
2025	31	NO	17	0*	—	0.0%	456	41.6%	19	21.7%
Career			137	71*	—	—	5,182	—	422	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	24	MIA	16	10*	0	0	—	—	—	8	4	3	1	5	0.1
2019	25	MIA	16	10*	2	2	1.0	112.5	-1.0	8	1	4	1	7	0.1
2020	26	MIA	5	3*	0	0	—	—	—	3	1	2	0	0	0.0
2021	27	NE	17	10*	1	0	0.0	39.6	-6.0	5	1	3	0	2	0.0
2022	28	NE	17	10*	1	0	0.0	39.6	1.0	5	2	1	0	2	0.0
2023	29	NE	17	10*	1	1	1.0	112.5	-3.0	4	3	1	0	3	0.1
2024	30	NE	17	10*	0	0	—	—	—	2	1	1	0	2	0.0
2025	31	NO	17	0*	0	0	—	—	—	4	3	1	0	0	0.0
Career			122	63*	5	3	—	—	—	39	16	16	2	21	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 52 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 52 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 52 × longevity 1 = KV-H 52· confidence 96%

What builds the career mark of 50

On-field 31.2

Availability 18.8

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)

2017bestavg 482025

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 3% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

3% of the all-time Sacks leader3

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 90%.

Per-Snap Impact

Interior D-Line · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.168See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.168Snap share56.9%Def snaps5,182VolatileCV 0.42

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within interior d-line, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive linemen aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2017

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

DL · 2017 class

5.27s

40-Yard

Low · 12th pct

Pos 12thAll 6thClass Pos 11thClass All 6th

18 reps

Bench

Low · 3th pct

Pos 3thAll 33thClass Pos 3thClass All 42th

College Stats

LSUCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (LSU), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2017 Draft Class· this player went #178

#167Avery MossDE #168Marquel LeeMLB #169Treston DecoudDB #170Rodney AdamsWR #171Nathan PetermanQB #172Isaiah McKenzieWR #174Eric SaubertTE #177Trent TaylorWR #179T.J. LoganRB #180Danny IsidoraG #181Dylan DonahueLB #182Aaron JonesRB #183Ukeme EligweLB #184Nate GerryLB #185Caleb BrantleyDT #186Chuck ClarkSAF

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Davon inherited the Miami Dolphins DL room from Andre Branch (2016–2018), and handed it to Christian Wilkins (2019–2023).

Marco Coleman 1992–1995Tim Bowens 1994–2004Trace Armstrong 1995–2000Shane Burton 1996–1998Daryl Gardener 1996–2001Kenny Mixon

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2025team change
Joined NO (from NE)
2025final season
Last recorded season with NO
2021team change
Joined NE (from MIA)
2017draft
Drafted by MIA — Round 5, Pick 178

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 330 lb

Frame

310 lb at 5.27s

Size-speed

18 reps

Bench power

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Designations
2023	NE	W4Questionable· AnkleW5Questionable· AnkleW6Questionable· AnkleW7Questionable· AnkleW9Questionable· Illness
2022	NE	W3Questionable· BackW4Questionable· Back
2021	NE	W7Questionable· FingerW8Questionable· Finger
2019	MIA	W10Questionable· Shoulder
2018	MIA	W4Questionable· AnkleW12Questionable· Shin
2017	MIA	W13Questionable· KneeW14Questionable· Knee

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 9-season peers. See all →

peak 55

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C2017

C+2018

C+2019

F2020

C+2021

C+2022

C2023

C2024

C2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

92%

Era Translator

Sacks translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Sacks	Sacks/G	→ 2025 Sacks	→ 2025 /G
2017	0	0	0	0
2018	1	0.1	1	0.1
2019	2	0.1	2	0.1
2020	0	0	0	0
2021	1	0.1	1	0.1
2022	1.5	0.1	2+0.5	0.1
2023	0	0	0	0
2024	0	0	0	0
2025	0	0	0	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

34 career value over replacement — #2517 all-time of 4,642. 3.8/season above a replacement-level DL.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #178 (Rd 5) · MIA · 2017 · +25.1 vs expected KV-H

52actual

26.9 expected · Δ+25.1

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2017

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2017 Draft Class· this player went #178

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

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