John Godfrey

Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-0
Weight:
243
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
South Bend, Ind.
High School:
St. Joseph's

2015 (R-Jr.): Saw action in two games as a reserve tight end … did not record any statistics.

2014 (R-So.): Played in 10 games to earn first letter … moved from defensive end to tight end in spring of 2015.

2013 (R-Fr.): Played in three games … saw first career collegiate action at North Texas … also played at Northern Illinois and in the GoDaddy Bowl.

2012 (Fr.): Redshirted as a walk-on.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters in football at South Bend St. Joseph's … team captain on the 2011 Indiana High School Athletic Association state runner-up team … helped team to a reach the 2010 state finals … three-year starter at center and long snapper … also started at outside linebacker as a senior … Indiana Football Coaches Association all-state as a center as a junior and senior … all-conference as a senior … named St. Joseph's 2011 Most Valuable Lineman and Special Teams’ MVP … long-snapping champion at 2010 University of Michigan Football Camp after earning runner-up honors in 2009 … also competed in swimming at St. Joseph's … top-10 finalist at the 2011 breaststroke sectional … member of the 2010 city championship swim team for St. Joseph's.

PERSONAL: Son of Chris and Daria Godfrey … father played football at Michigan and was named to the National Football League's All-Pro team as a member of the Super Bowl XXI champion New York Giants … mother was a gymnast and cheerleader at Michigan … one of six children … sister, Catherine, competed in water polo at Notre Dame … sisters, Mary Grace and Anastasia, were members of the Michigan swim team ... graduated from Ball State with a bachelor's degree in professional selling in May 2016.