Chris Godwin
Tampa Bay BuccaneersModel Score by season
Up 5.6 from last season.
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
STM Take
An elite route runner slowed by a bad ankle.
The case for
- Four career 1,000-yard seasons, two Pro Bowls (2019, 2024), and a Super Bowl LV ring. The 2019 tier 1 #1 finish (1,333 yards, 9 TDs) and 2024 #2 finish bookend a career-long elite production window.
- Wk 17 2025's 23.8 PPR shows the ceiling is intact when health cooperates. Career route running and Tom Brady-era trust patterns make him an evergreen asset to any QB.
The worry
- Crash from tier 1 #2 in 2024 to tier 7 #50 in 2025 is the worst single-season decline of his career. Six of his last eight 2025 weeks scored under 11 PPR.
- The October 2024 ankle dislocation has been the consistent overhang on his 2025 production. At 30 with that injury history, rebounding to even tier 4 is not guaranteed.
What to watch: Whether the offseason allows full ankle recovery, because his entire game depends on the route-running burst the ankle disrupts.
Full take and bio
The career arc has been jagged but elite. From tier 1 (#1) in 2019 to tier 1 (#2) in 2024 with a Super Bowl in between is a Hall-of-Very-Good baseline. But the crash to #50 (tier 7) in 2025 is the worst single-season finish of his career, and the 2025 game log (six of eight weeks under 11 PPR) suggests the ankle never returned to full speed. At 30 the rebound depends entirely on whether the ankle settles back to baseline.
Godwin came out of Penn State as Tampa Bay's 3rd-round pick (84th overall) in 2017. He has spent his entire nine-year career in Tampa Bay, posting four 1,000-yard receiving seasons, two Pro Bowl selections (2019, 2024), and a Super Bowl LV ring. His 2019 tier 1 #1 finish (1,333 yards, 9 TDs) was his career peak, and his 2024 #2 (tier 1) at age 28 showed he could still be a top-2 producer. A dislocated ankle in October 2024 derailed the back half of that season and the 2025 #50 (tier 7) finish shows the injury fallout has been deeper than expected.
Comps
Coming out: Torrey Smith, Jermaine Kearse, Stevie Johnson.
Of his 20 closest coming out: 2 stars, 5 starters, 8 backups, 5 didn't stick.
Chris Godwin Props This WeekTB at CAR Sun Oct 25
| Market | Line | Over | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 4.5 | -106 FanDuel | -106 DraftKings |
| Receiving yards | 45.5 | -114 DraftKings | -110 DraftKings |
| Longest reception | 17.5 | -115 DraftKings | -110 BetRivers |
| Anytime TD | +270 BetMGM |
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Chris Godwin Injury StatusNot listed
Chris Godwin is not on the injury report as of Oct 25. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.
This season
Every game on the Game Log, every season on Career. Advanced numbers are EPA and Next Gen Stats.
Draft & College
Round 3, pick 84 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2017, out of Penn State (Big Ten). He went about where consensus had him.
In college, 2014-2016, 40 games: 155 rec, 2,427 yds, 19 TD, 15.7 yds/rec. (partial record) Coming out: 4.42s 40 yd, 19 reps bench, 36" vertical, 126" broad, 7.01s 3-cone, 4s shuttle.