The Saints are moving on from Davon Godchaux just before the NFL trade deadline, sending the veteran defensive tackle to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday, Nov. 9, according to multiple reports.
New Orleans will get a conditional sixth-round pick in the 2028 NFL draft, with the deal carrying a path to becoming a 2027 sixth-rounder, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported. Jacksonville does not currently have a sixth-round pick in 2027, but would send one to the Saints if it later acquires that selection.
The trade comes with the deadline set for Tuesday at 3 p.m. CST.
Godchaux heads to a Jaguars team that is clearly loading up for a postseason push. Jacksonville sits at 6-2 and leads the AFC South, and the club already made another splash Monday by landing standout safety Jessie Bates III in a deal with Atlanta.
For New Orleans, the move comes while the Saints are tied with Carolina for first in the NFC South despite a 3-5 record. The division matchup between the Saints and Panthers is set for Sunday, Nov. 15, at noon at Caesars Superdome.
Godchaux, 31, arrived in New Orleans in March 2025 in a trade with the New England Patriots. That move brought the Louisiana native back home; the 6-3, 330-pound lineman starred at Plaquemine High School and LSU before entering the NFL.
This season, Godchaux appeared in the Saints’ first eight games and finished with 15 tackles, including five solo stops, without a sack.
He was originally a fifth-round pick of the Miami Dolphins in the 2017 NFL draft.
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