News broke Monday afternoon that the New Orleans Saints are trading defensive tackle Davon Godchaux to the Jacksonville Jaguars. This was first reported by Tom Pelissero for the Ringer. The Jaguars have had a busy Monday. Earlier in the day, Jacksonville acquired safety Jessie Bates III from the Atlanta Falcons via trade in exchange for a 2027 second-round draft pick and 2028 third-round choice. Now, the Jaguars get some defensive line help from another NFC South team in the Saints.
According to NFL insider Jordan Schultz, in exchange for Godchaux, the Saints will get a 2028 sixth-round draft pick from Jacksonville, but that choice could move up to a sixth-round pick in the 2027 NFL Draft if the Jaguars acquire one through another trade or the compensatory
picks formula.
Davon Godchaux is a 10-year NFL veteran who turns 32 later this week. He has been with the Saints for the last two seasons since a 2025 trade to acquire him from the New England Patriots. Godchaux was born in Plaquemine, Louisiana, and played collegiately for the LSU Tigers. He was a fifth round pick of the Miami Dolphins in the 2017 NFL Draft. After playing four seasons with the Dolphins, Godchaux played for the Patriots from 2021 through 2024.
Godchaux had appeared in all eight games for the Saints this season, making five starts and playing 163 defensive snaps, 30% of that unit's total. He had 15 total tackles, including 1 for loss, after 43 tackles and 2 for loss in 2025 with New Orleans. Godchaux now joins a 6-2 Jaguars squad in need of defensive line help after a season-ending quad injury to defensive tackle DaVon Hamilton.
This article originally appeared on Saints Wire: TRADE: Saints sending defensive tackle Davon Godchaux to the Jaguars
