Chris Godwin Fantasy Football Profile, News and Stats

Chris Godwin
WR
, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Age: 24
Weight: 209 lbs
Height: 6' 1"

ADP: 23
Depth Chart Ranking: 1

Pts	RecYds	RecTD	Rec	RuYds
188	1333	9	86	8

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Draft note

by John Paulsen

The 2019 Godwin Breakout was predicted by many after his 59-842-7 sophomore season and he didn’t disappoint, racking up 86 catches for 1,333 yards and nine scores in 14 games. He was the No. 2 fantasy receiver last season despite missing two games, so his 16.5 PPG (half-PPR) was far and away the second-best at his position (to Michael Thomas). The only question mark heading into 2020 is the quarterback change to Tom Brady after three seasons with Jameis Winston. In recent years, Brady has emphasized the short passing game and Godwin excels out of the slot. He’s also good downfield so if the Bucs play more two-TE and move him outside, it shouldn’t lead to a drop in production.

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Tom Brady expected to sign with Buccaneers

Ian Rapoport

Mar 17 · 7:34 PM EDT

Brady announced earlier today that he was leaving the Patriots, and word broke later that the Chargers didn't feel that they were in the running anymore. The Bucs offer a good set of weapons -- Chris Godwin, Mike Evans and O.J. Howard, whose career may get a jumpstart with Brady under center -- so Brady could be very fantasy relevant in 2020. However, the Bucs were third in passing yards, seventh in completions and third in passing touchdowns, so Godwin and Evans will be hard-pressed to match their numbers from last year even if the overall efficiency of the Tampa offense improves. Jarrett Stidham currently sits atop the New England depth chart.

Scouting report

by Jordan Heck

· Jul 31 · 10:17 AM EDT

TB WR Chris Godwin - 2020 Fantasy Football Outlook

Fantasy Upside
Nearly everyone had Chris Godwin as a breakout candidate heading into 2019, and he delivered. Godwin finished 86-1333-9 on 120 targets in 14 games played, finishing as the No. 2 WR (half-PPR). Godwin excelled in the slot as he was fifth in the league in picking up first downs last season. He was second (per PFF) in contested-catch percentage (66.67%), behind only Michael Thomas. Godwin is a high-powered offense, and his role shouldn’t change much from what we saw a year ago.

Fantasy Downside
There’s always a bit of worry when a team switches quarterbacks, even if it’s Tom Brady. The Buccaneers also added another receiving threat in Rob Gronkowski who could steal some of those shorter passes away. The Bucs also had the fourth-highest pass attempts of all teams last season, mostly due to Jameis Winston’s turnovers keeping opponents in games. It wouldn’t be surprising to see Tampa’s pass attempts go down, therefore leading to fewer overall targets.

2020 Bottom Line
Godwin is an exceptional talent, and should be viewed easily as a top 10 receiver and arguably as a top five. He was very efficient last season, finishing second in fantasy points scored despite being 20th in targets. It’s hard to see him improving on what he did last season, but that’s fine because last season worked. We expect similar production from Godwin in 2020, putting him near the top five wideouts.

2020 Strength of Schedule - TB

W1	W2	W3	W4	W5	W6	W7	W8	W9	W10	W11	W12	W13	W14	W15	W16	W17
20 @NO	14 CAR	13 @DEN	4 LAC	3 @CHI	16 GB	27 @LV	30 @NYG	20 NO	14 @CAR	8 LAR	5 KC	BYE	26 MIN	21 @ATL	32 @DET	21 ATL

Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.

2019 Game Stats

Week	Opp	Rec	RecYds	RecTD	Tgts	YPR	RuAtt	RuYds	RuTD	Fum	YPC	STD	PPR	Snaps	%
1	SF	3	53	1	6	17.67	0	0	0	0	0.00	11.3	14.3	64/70	91.4%
2	@CAR	8	121	1	9	15.12	0	0	0	0	0.00	18.1	26.1	62/65	95.4%
3	NYG	3	40	0	4	13.33	0	0	0	0	0.00	4.0	7.0	74/77	96.1%
4	@LAR	12	172	2	14	14.33	0	0	0	0	0.00	29.2	41.2	70/74	94.6%
5	@NO	7	125	2	9	17.86	0	0	0	0	0.00	24.5	31.5	57/59	96.6%
6	CAR	10	151	0	12	15.10	0	0	0	0	0.00	15.1	25.1	77/80	96.3%
7	BYE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8	@TEN	4	43	0	8	10.75	0	0	0	0	0.00	4.3	8.3	82/83	98.8%
9	@SEA	7	61	0	9	8.71	1	8	0	0	8.00	6.9	13.9	76/79	96.2%
10	ARI	6	74	0	12	12.33	0	0	0	0	0.00	7.4	13.4	79/85	92.9%
11	NO	3	47	1	6	15.67	0	0	0	0	0.00	10.7	13.7	68/68	100.0%
12	@ATL	7	184	2	8	26.29	0	0	0	0	0.00	30.4	37.4	58/66	87.9%
13	@JAX	4	50	0	6	12.50	0	0	0	0	0.00	5.0	9.0	70/76	92.1%
14	IND	7	91	0	9	13.00	0	0	0	0	0.00	9.1	16.1	74/78	94.9%
15	@DET	5	121	0	7	24.20	0	0	0	0	0.00	12.1	17.1	46/75	61.3%
16	HOU	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
17	ATL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Per game		6.14	95.21	0.64	8.50	15.50	0.07	0.57	0	0	8.00	13.44	19.58	68.36/73.93	92.46%
Totals		86	1333	9	119	15.50	1	8	0	0	8.00	188.1	274.1	957/1035	92.46%