Late in December of the 2021 season, Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin was on his way to blowing past 100 receptions as the leading target and receiver from QB Tom Brady. But that all came to a screeching halt when Godwin suffered a torn ACL and strained MCL that required surgery and abruptly ended his season.
Below, we look at Chris Godwin‘s 2022 fantasy football average draft position (ADP) and where you should draft him.
While reports out of Tampa Bay say that Godwin is making extremely good progress and the organization showed the confidence in him to re-sign him in the offseason without knowing how his recuperation would go, he is said to be targeting his return for Week 1. Where his ADP has him, if he is back anywhere close to 100 percent to start the season, he’s a bargain.
Chris Godwin’s ADP: 64.84
(ADP data courtesy of MyFantasyLeague.com; last updated at time of this publishing – ADPs continually change as more drafts occur)
There have been well-documented runs on positions according to ADP numbers and the 7th round of 10-player drafts sees a slew of wide receivers that have previously gone much higher still being available.
As ADP numbers stand now, Godwin is No. 27 among wide receivers — an incredibly low number for what he and Brady have done together. His ADP comes in the middle of a WR run that has JuJu Smith-Schuster (Kansas City Chiefs) ahead of him at 62.08, followed closely by Gabriel Davis (Buffalo Bills) at 66.69, Marquise Brown (Arizona Cardinals) at 67.75 and Amari Cooper (Cleveland Browns) at 68.63.
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Chris Godwin’s 2021 stats
Games: 14
Receptions | targets: 98 | 127
Receiving yards: 1,103
Receiving touchdowns: 5
Where should you draft Godwin?
This is a roll of the dice on Godwin’s recuperative powers. His ADP has him as a low-end WR3 and for those who opt to wait on drafting quarterbacks and tight ends, he could be a 4th wide receiver on a fantasy roster, which should make him even more valuable when not required to start every week.
At this portion of the draft, I’m willing to roll the dice on players who may have some question marks. You don’t want too many dinged up players on your roster, but there comes a point when value meets risk.
Godwin finds himself in a “prove it” type of ranking (and in his NFL career on a 1-year deal) and there are some fantasy players that won’t have him rated this high. But there only needs to be 1 in any fantasy league and, if you’ve already got 2 good WRs on your roster, don’t hesitate to pull the trigger barring a setback prior to your draft.
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