Selected in the third round (84th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft by the Buccaneers.
2019 AP Second-Team All-Pro
2x NFC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 12, 2019; Week 17, 2017)
2022 Ed Block Courage Award Recipient
Has played in 104 regular season games, with 77 starts, totaling 529 receptions for 6,690 yards (12.6 avg.) with 34 receiving touchdowns. Also has 12 rushing attempts for 72 yards and two touchdowns.
Has started seven postseason contests, catching 34 passes for 402 yards and two touchdowns. Also has one six-yard rush.
Ranks second in franchise history in receptions (529) and second in receiving yards (6,690), tied for second in touchdown receptions (34) and fourth in total touchdowns (36).
Godwin's 34 post season receptions rank second in franchise history while his 402 postseason receiving yards rank second in Buccaneers playoff history.
Is one of two players in franchise history with four-or-more seasons with 1,000+ receiving yards, along with Mike Evans.
Is one of two players in franchise history with at least 500 receptions for Tampa Bay, alongside Mike Evans.
Hauled in a career-high 104 receptions in 2022, good for the second-most in a single season in franchise history.
Since becoming a full-time starter in 2019, ranks seventh in the NFL in receptions (436), 13th in receiving yards (5,323) and tied for 22nd in receiving touchdowns (26).
Has 20 career 100-yard games in the regular season — the second-most such games in franchise history. Also has one 100-yard receiving game in the postseason.
Has five career games with multiple touchdown receptions — tied for the second-most such games in franchise history.
Since 2019, Godwin has posted four games with at least 100 receiving yards and multiple receiving touchdowns, tied for the seventh-most-such games in the NFL in that span.
Godwin and teammate Mike Evans were the only duo in the NFL to record three consecutive seasons with 1,000-or- more receiving yards from 2021-23.
Ranked fourth in the NFL in receiving touchdowns (nine) and third in the league in receiving yards (1,333) in 2019, earning his first career Pro Bowl berth. his nine touchdown catches were then-tied for the fifth-most in a single season in team history while his 1,333 receiving yards ranked fourth and his 86 receptions were tied for third-most.
In 2019, Godwin and teammate Mike Evans became the first receivers in NFL history to each have three games with 150-plus receiving yards in a single season.
Set a franchise single-game record with 15 receptions at Atlanta (12/5/21).
Posted a career-high 184 receiving yards at Atlanta (11/24/19), including a career-long 71-yard touchdown reception, helping him earn NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors.
Registered a career day at L.A. Rams (9/29/19), catching 12 passes for 172 yards and two touchdowns, establishing new career best marks for receptions and receiving yards in a single game, while registering his second career multi-touchdown game.
Had a career-best two touchdown catches against Atlanta (12/30/18), which he later matched at L.A. Rams (9/29/19), at New Orleans (10/6/19), at Atlanta (11/24/19) and vs. Atlanta (1/3/21).
Caught a touchdown in four straight games (Week 17, 2017-Week 3, 2018), tying the then franchise record for most consecutive games with a touchdown catch.
Earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week against the New Orleans Saints (12/31/17), after catching seven passes for 111 yards and the game-winning touchdown with under a minute to play. It marked a career high in receptions, as well has his first career touchdown and first career 100-yard game.
Made first career start against N.Y. Jets (11/12/17).
Caught first career pass against Minnesota, an 18-yard reception (9/24/17).
Made NFL debut against Chicago (9/17/17).
Led the Buccaneers with 83 receptions in the regular season. His 83 receptions were tied for the 10th most in a single season in Buccaneers history.
Was named a team captain for the 2023 season.
Brought in five receptions for 51 yards in the Week 1 win at Minnesota. With his 51 receiving yards, he surpassed Michael Pittman (5,723) and Doug Martin (5,724) for the fifth-most yards from scrimmage in team history.
With five receptions in Week 1, Godwin extended his streak to 15 consecutive games with five-or-more receptions, good for the longest active streak in the NFL and tied with Keyshawn Johnson for the longest such streak in franchise history.
In the Week 2 victory over Chicago, hauled in five receptions for 58 yards. It marked his 16th consecutive game with five-or-more receptions, surpassing Keyshawn Johnson for the longest such streak in franchise history and tying Marvin Harrison for the 13th-longest streak in NFL history.
Godwin's 58 receiving yards in Week 2 marked his 10th straight game with 50-or-more receiving yards, extending his own league-leading streak.
In Week 3 vs. Philadelphia, played 38- of-44 offensive snaps and finished with three receptions for 32 yards.
In the Week 4 victory at New Orleans, played 53-of-71 offensive snaps and finished with a team-high eight receptions for 114 yards.
Godwin's 114 yards in Week 4 marked his 19th career 100-yard performance, second-most in franchise history behind only Mike Evans.
In Week 6 vs. Detroit, played 47-of-56 offensive snaps and finished with a team- high six receptions for 77 yards. It marked the 12th time in Godwin's previous 13 games that he had recorded five-or-more receptions and 50-or-more receiving yards.
According to Pro Football Focus, was Tampa Bay's highest-graded offensive player in Week 6 vs. Detroit, earning a 77.2 grade.
In Week 7 vs. Atlanta, played 51-of-73 offensive snaps and finished with six receptions for 66 yards. He became the second player in franchise history to eclipse 6,000 career receiving yards.
Following Week 7, Godwin had recorded five-or-more receptions and 50-or-more receiving yards in 13 of his previous 14 games.
In Week 8 at Buffalo, played 58-of- 68 offensive snaps and finished with five receptions for 54 yards and one touchdown. It marked his 33rd career receiving touchdown, tying him for third- most in franchise history.
Godwin's touchdown reception in Week 8 marked his 34th career touchdown from scrimmage, tying him for fourth-most in franchise history.
In Week 9 at Houston, played 58-of- 66 offensive snaps and brought in two receptions for 16 yards.
In the Week 10 victory over Tennessee, played 50-of-65 offensive snaps and finished with four receptions for 54 yards.
Played 57-of-71 offensive snaps in Week 11 at San Francisco, finishing with a team- high-tying six receptions for 39 yards.
In Week 12 at Indianapolis, played 50-of- 60 offensive snaps and brought in three receptions for 45 yards.
Played 52-of-62 offensive snaps in the Week 13 victory over Carolina, finishing with one carry for 19 yards and a touchdown.
Godwin's rushing touchdown in Week 13 marked his 35th career touchdown from scrimmage, breaking a tie with Jimmie Giles to move into sole possession of fourth place in franchise history.
In the Week 14 victory over Atlanta, brought in a team-high five receptions for a team-high 53 yards. Logged a 32-yard reception on third-and-10 in the final 75 seconds of the game.
Week 14 marked Godwin's 100th career game, and the game in which he recorded his 500th career reception. In doing so, Godwin became just the 30th player in league history with 500+ receptions through their first 100 career games.
In Week 14, Godwin joined Mike Evans as the only players in franchise history to record 500-or-more receptions as a member of the Buccaneers.
In the Week 15 victory at Green Bay, played 50-of-62 offensive snaps and led the team with then-season-highs in receptions (10) and receiving yards (155).
In Week 15, Godwin surpassed the 60-catch milestone for the fifth consecutive season, making him one of just eight players with 60+ receptions in each of the past five seasons (2019-23).
Godwin's Week 15 performance marked his 20th career game with 100+ receiving yards. His 155 receiving yards were the third-most he had recorded in a game in his career.
In the Week 16 victory over Jacksonville, played 59-of-74 offensive snaps and brought in six receptions for 78 yards.
In Week 17 vs. New Orleans, played 48- of-56 offensive snaps and hauled in three receptions for 81 yards and one touchdown. His touchdown catch was the 34th of his career. tying Jimmie Giles and surpassing Cameron Brate (33) for the second-most touchdown receptions in team history.
From Weeks 15-17, Godwin recorded 78-or-more receiving yards in each contest after doing so just once in Weeks 1-14.
In the Week 18 victory at Carolina, played 50-of-65 offensive snaps and brought in six receptions for 51 yards.
Godwin finished the 2023 regular season with 1,024 receiving yards, surpassing the 1,000-yard receiving mark for the fourth time in his career and for the third consecutive season.
With his 1,000 yards in 2023, Godwin surpassed Joey Galloway and Vincent Jackson (three each) for the second- most 1,000-yard receiving seasons in franchise history, trailing only teammate Mike Evans (10).
Godwin finished the 2023 regular season campaign with 83 receptions, marking his fourth 80-catch season — two more than any other player in franchise history.
In the Wild Card round victory over Philadelphia, Godwin brought in four receptions for 45 yards and one touchdown.
With his four receptions in the Wild Card round, Godwin surpassed Warrick Dunn (26) and Leonard Fournette (28) for the second-most postseason receptions in club history.
With his touchdown catch, Godwin tied Cameron Brate, Antonio Brown and Keenan McCardell (2) for the third-most touchdown receptions in franchise playoff history.
In the Divisional round contest at Detroit, played 58-of-64 offensive snaps and brought in four receptions for 40 yards. He surpassed Keyshawn Johnson (375) and Warrick Dunn (387) for the fourth-most playoff yards from scrimmage in franchise history. He also surpassed Keyshawn Johnson (375) for the second-most playoff receiving yards in franchise history.
Played in 40 games, with 28 starts, catching 153 passes for 2,404 yards (15.7 avg.) and 18 touchdowns.
Ranks fourth in Penn State history in touchdown receptions (18) and receiving yards (2,404), while standing at seventh on the all-time reception list (153).
Recorded nine 100-yard receiving games (three in 2016, five in 2015 and against Boston College in the 2014 New Era Pinstripe Bowl) and five games with multiple touchdown catches (four in 2016, one in 2015).
Started all 14 games as a true junior (2016), catching 59 passes for 982 yards and 11 touchdowns. His 11 touchdown receptions were the second-most in a single season in Penn State history.
Earned All-Bowl team honors from NCAA.com, Sports Illustrated, Athlon Sports (second team) and Associated Press (honorable mention), while also being named to the ESPN.com Big Ten All-Bowl Team.
Named All-Big Ten by ProFootballFocus (second team) Phil Steele and Athlon Sports (third team) and the league's coaches (honorable mention).
In the Rose Bowl against USC, recorded a career-high and Penn State bowl record 187 receiving yards, the fourth- most in Rose Bowl history, while adding two touchdown catches, which tied the school's bowl game record.
During his sophomore season (2015), started 11-of-13 games caught 69 passes for 1,101 yards and five touchdowns. He became one of only three Penn State receivers to eclipse 1,000 receiving yards in a season (also Bobby Engram & Allen Robinson) and his 1,101 yards are the second-most in a single season in school history.
Named All-Big ten by the Big Ten media (second team) and coaches (third team), while earning second-team All-Big Ten honors from the Associated Press.
As a true freshman (2014), was named to the BTN.com Big Ten All-Freshman Team after playing in 13 games with three starts, catching 26 passes for 338 yards and two touchdowns.
Earned ESPN.com All-Bowl Team honors after catching seven passes for 140 yards and one touchdown against Boston College in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl.
Attended Middletown High School (Middletown, Delaware)
As a senior, set a Delaware prep record with 18 receiving touchdowns and was named Delaware Gatorade Player of the Year, as well as being named first-team all-state and first-team All-Blue Hen Conference.
Selected to play in the Under Armour All-American Game.
Son of Rod Sr. and Lisa Godwin. Has a brother, Marcus, and two sisters, Sharhonda and Rian.
Born Rod Christopher Godwin on February 27, 1996 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
In 2020, supported his Team Godwin Foundation as part of the NFL's My Cause, My Cleats initiative.
In 2019, Godwin launched his foundation. The Team Godwin Foundation helps provide at-risk children and animals a second chance through advocacy and financial support.
Godwin sat in on bail and probation hearings at the Hillsborough County Courthouse to gain perspective on the criminal justice system.
As a response to COVID-19, Godwin invited Bucs fans to send him a tweet shouting out an unsung hero and rewarded first responders around the country.
In November 2019. launched the Team Godwin Foundation, an organization designed to provide financial assistance to local shelter and rescue groups.
In December 2017, visited Lopez Elementary School in Seffner to present a $10,000 Fuel Up to Play 60 Hometown Grant, an initiative developed by the NFL to provide grants to support physical activity and nutrition programs in school districts.
In December 2017, visited patients battling illness at All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg to raise their spirits during the holidays.
In June 2017, toured MacDill Air Force Base to greet military servicemen and servicewomen and learn about the important role that the base plays in the Tampa community and beyond.
In June 2017, went go-karting with first- year members from Tampa Fire Rescue.
