Class Sophomore Name Chris Godwin Weight 208 lb (94 kg) | Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |
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Date of birth (1996-02-27) February 27, 1996 (age 19) Place of birth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania College Penn State Nittany Lions football (2014–) | ||
Rod Christopher "Chris" Godwin Jr. (born February 27, 1996) is an American football wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State.
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- Early years
- College career
- College career statistics
- Professional career
- References
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Early years
Godwin attended Middletown High School in Middletown, Delaware, where he was a key member responsible for a 41–7 record over his four years and two State Championships. He had more than 700 yards every year of his high school career and as a senior had 1,150 yards and 16 receiving touchdowns. Some of Godwin's honors in high school were the following, Delaware Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior, was selected to play in the 2013 Under Armour All-American Game, named All-state as a sophomore, junior and senior and four time All-conference wide receiver and kick returner. Academic All-State selection and a member of the Honor Roll. Rated a four-star prospect by all four major recruiting services and was named the top player in Delaware by ESPN, Rivals.com and 247Sports.com and was among the top 30 players nationally at wide receiver, receiving the distinction from ESPN, Rivals.com and 247Sports.com.
College career
In Godwin's freshman year playing in all thirteen games, he recorded 338 yards on 26 receptions. Never receiving for more than 35 yards in a game the whole year. However, he found his way in his sophomore year recording 1,101 yards and five touchdowns. Having 100+ yards in five games including a 133 yard effort during TaxSlayer Bowl. In Godwin's junior year defenses started to double cover him after his huge previous year. After a rough few game to start the season, until week four vs the Temple Owls where he had 117 yards and a touchdown. In what proved to be his final game as a Nittany Lion Godwin recorded a career-high 187 yards, on nine catches and scored two touchdowns in a thrilling Rose Bowl loss to USC. Later that month Godwin announced he was going to declare for the 2017 NFL Draft.
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Professional career
On January 5, 2017 Godwin announced via his Twitter that he decided to enter his name in the 2017 NFL Draft foregoing his final year of eligibility at Penn State.
In March 2017, Godwin showed out at the 2017 NFL Combine, having one of the top vertical jumps and 40 yard dash time among Wide Receivers. Additionally, he was the top performer in both the bench press with 19 reps and 20-yard shuttle with 4 flat. Due to his success at the combine, he was interviewed there by multiple teams including the Philadelphia Eagles, Chicago Bears, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and San Francisco 49ers, among others. Godwin was selected by the Buccaneers in the third round (84th overall) of the draft.
