Matt Godin: DT · Michigan · #99.
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Matt Godin
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches at Michigan: Brady Hoke and Jim Harbaugh. One game to point at: 5 tackles against UCF — Week 2, 2016.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 63-3vs Hawai'i | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 51-14vs UCF | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 45-28vs Colorado | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-10vs Penn State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 14-7vs No. 8 Wisconsin | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 78-0@ Rutgers | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 41-8vs Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 32-23@ Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 59-3vs Maryland | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 13-14@ Iowa | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 20-10vs Indiana | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 27-30@ No. 2 Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 32-33vs No. 10 Florida State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 18 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 4 · 2016
W 49-10
vs Penn State
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 4 tackles
Dominant 39-point win at home against Penn State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
11%3 TFLSack rate
4%1 sackHurry rate
0%0 hurries27 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Harbaugh
Pass share
39.7%
370 pass / 563 run
Plays / game
71.8
13 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
393 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Michigan, 27 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brady Hoke → Jim Harbaugh. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
