David Godsey Jr. is a defensive back who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at UL Monroe.
Godsey erases the deep middle of the field. The five seasons at UL Monroe span two head coaches: Terry Bowden and Bryant Vincent. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against Northwestern — Week 6, 2025.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 5 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 0 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 29-0vs Saint Francis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 0-73@ No. 21 Alabama | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 31-25@ UTEP | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-16vs Arkansas State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-42@ Northwestern | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 8-23@ Coastal Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-37vs Troy | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 6-31vs Old Dominion | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-26vs South Alabama | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-31@ Texas State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 27-30@ Louisiana | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 26 | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
19%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
26tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL26 tackles · 5 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road6g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bryant Vincent
Pass share
41.4%
302 pass / 428 run
Plays / game
60.8
12 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
327 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #113 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #12 of 30 Sun Belt DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
The No. 2,416 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Sun Belt as a senior.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Terry Bowden → Bryant Vincent. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
