Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-13vs Youngstown State | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 17-45vs Alabama | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
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Grant Godfrey
Senior linebacker for Kentucky. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 240 lb · Suwanee, GA
CFB Index 25 · #498 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Kentucky for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
14
tackles · 2026
1 TFL · 1 sacks
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 7 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sacks, vs Alabama
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Kentucky. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Kentucky in 2023.
Grant Godfrey
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Grant Godfrey has been at Kentucky through two head coaches in three seasons. One game to point at: 7 tackles, 1 sacks against Alabama — Week 2, 2026.
14 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Kentucky4-star out of North Gwinnett
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Kentucky
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024–2025
Kentucky
2026era →
Will Stein
Kentucky
Coaching transition mid-career: Mark Stoops → Will Stein. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Kentucky4-8HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Kentucky5-7HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning
2026Kentucky1-1HC: Will Stein · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Elite: qb hurries (96th percentile). Strength: sacks (87th percentile). Concern: solo tackles (16th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 7.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Stein
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
25 · #498 of 583 LBs
Former four-star. Now #498 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #69 of 76 SEC LBs
How the All-SEC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 45–13
7 TOT · 1 SOLO · 2 QB HUR
Dominant 32-point win at home against Youngstown State.
With K. Minchey — 301 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · 17 rush yds (1 car) · T. O'Hara — 42 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 45 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kentucky
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Kentucky
Returning around him
- 4 Kentucky players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +4 net (31 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kentucky · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #23 · 2026 recruiting class #60
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Dion Hunter’s 2021 season.
Matches Dion on
TFL rate
Sack rate
Class year
Differs from Dion on
Hurry rate (lower)
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jalen Smith's sophomore season at Tennessee (2024).
Matches Jalen on
Weight
TFL rate
Sack rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Grant Godfrey
The linebacker corps · Kentucky
- #22Grant Godfrey34 tackles · 2025
- #2Sam Greene25 tackles · 2025
- #15Cedric Works16 tackles · 2025
- #8Lorenzo Cowan13 tackles · 2025
- #4Antwan Smith6 tackles · 2025
7 more on the roster · Kentucky team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology