Dolphins defensive tackle Davon Godchaux is trying to take everything in stride. The successful rookie season. The five starts. The 40 tackles.
Godchaux, the 2017 fifth-round pick from LSU who also had a forced fumble and a pass defended last season, said he doesn’t want to rest on his laurels from his first year in the NFL.
“You don’t want to take that approach,” he said Wednesday, the second day of this week’s three-day organized team activities.
Godchaux, somewhat of a surprise last season after earning a spot in the defensive tackle rotation, is expected to make a move at defensive tackle this year. There’s a good chance Godchaux competes with veterans Akeem Spence and Jordan Phillips for one of the two starting jobs.
Defensive line coach Kris Kocurek said he’s liked what he’s seen so far from Godchaux and knows what he wants to see this season.
“It’s just like all young players, just consistency, down in and own out,” Kocurek said. “In our scheme we play an aggressive, attacking fast style of defense, so just playing as fast as he can every single down. We can live with the mistakes if he’s playing fast. We want take the guesswork out of things, get him going as fast as he can go and that should lead to production.”
Participation update
Cornerback Tony Lippett and wide receiver Leonte Carroo weren’t spotted at Wednesday’s OTA . Defensive end Charles Harris, last year’s first-round pick, didn’t participate in 11-on-11 drills late in practice. Instead he did conditioning drills with a team trainer.
Running back Frank Gore, who didn’t do much 11 on 11 during last week’s OTAs, had limited participation Wednesday but had a touchdown in what appeared to be a red-zone drill.
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