Davon Montel Godchaux (born November 11, 1994) is an American football defensive tackle for the National Football League’s New England Patriots (NFL). From 2014 to 2016, he was an LSU football player. He was drafted in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins, and he played for the team from 2017 to 2020.
Contract
Godchaux signed a one-year contract with his current team.
Salary per year
In 2022, Godchaux will earn a base salary of $1,500,000, a signing bonus of $10,500,000, and a roster bonus of $1,000,000, while carrying a $8,750,000 cap hit and a dead cap value of $18,100,000.
Net worth
Davon Godchaux’s net worth is estimated to be $10 million.
Godchaux, a native of Plaquemine, Louisiana, attended Plaquemine Senior High School and was an All-State defensive lineman. In his junior season in 2012, he had 60 tackles, 22 tackles for a loss, and 4.5 sacks, earning him first-team All-State honors for Class 4A. He tore his anterior cruciate ligament in the first game of his senior year, forcing him to miss the rest of the season. Despite this, he was named a US Army All-American and attended the bowl game. Godchaux, a four-star recruit, was ranked by ESPN as the No. 22 defensive end prospect. He chose LSU over Mississippi, Auburn, and UCLA, among other offers.
