Jaguars Trade for Saints DT Davon Godchaux
Jacksonville sends a conditional 2028 sixth-round pick to New Orleans for the veteran nose tackle, its second defensive addition Monday
The Jaguars kept dealing Monday, acquiring defensive tackle Davon Godchaux from the Saints for a 2028 sixth-round pick that can elevate to a 2027 sixth if Jacksonville picks up another sixth via the compensatory formula or a separate trade, Jordan Schultz reported.
The move comes hours after Jacksonville traded for safety Jessie Bates III and fills the other hole created by season-ending injuries. Nose tackle DaVon Hamilton is out for the year with a quad tear, leaving the Jaguars thin inside even as they sit 6-2 atop the AFC South.
Sources: The #Jaguars are sending a 2028 6th-round pick to the #Saints for DT Davon Godchaux. It could elevate to a 2027 6th-round pick if Jacksonville acquires one (via comp formula or another trade)View on X →
Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report): Sources: The #Jaguars are sending a 2028 6th-round pick to the #Saints for DT Davon Godchaux. It could elevate to a 2027 6th-round pick if Jacksonville acquires one (via comp formula or another trade)
Godchaux, who turns 32 on Wednesday, is in the final year of his deal and his second season in New Orleans after earlier stops with the Dolphins and Patriots. He has started five of eight games this season and has 15 tackles and a tackle for loss. He is not a pass-rush piece — 5.5 career sacks, none since 2022 — but he is a veteran run-stopper who can eat snaps at nose.
The Saints are 1-8 and sellers into Tuesday's deadline. Godchaux had been a logical trade candidate as a pending free agent, and New Orleans receives late-round capital rather than risking him walking for nothing in March.