Linebacker, Kentucky, 2023–26
Grant Godfrey
Lettered 2024–25 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 22
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 240 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Suwanee, GA
Grant Godfrey plays linebacker for Kentucky. Godfrey is No. 8 in FBS in tackles this season. Last time out, at Oklahoma: 15 tackles, a career high in tackles.
2026 so far
67 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT
No. 8 in FBS in tackles
Last game: 15 tackles ★ at Oklahoma, W 21–13
Next game: vs. Vanderbilt, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
At a glance
Career highs
15tackles, career highat Oklahoma, 2026Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Kentucky | 22 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | Kentucky | 22 | LB | So. | ||
| 2025 | Kentucky | 22 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | Kentucky | 22 | LB | Sr. | 6′3″ | 240 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 Kentucky 7 games, 67 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Youngstown State | W 45–13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Alabama | L 17–45 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | at Texas A&M | W 31–21 | 11 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 26 | vs. South Alabama | W 45–21 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at South Carolina | W 35–34 | 9 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. LSU | W 35–34 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Oklahoma | W 21–13 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Kentucky 10 games, 34 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Toledo | W 24–16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Eastern Michigan | W 48–23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at Georgia | L 14–35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Texas | L 13–16 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Tennessee | L 34–56 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at Auburn | W 10–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Florida | W 38–7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Tennessee Tech | W 42–10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at Vanderbilt | L 17–45 | 9 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at Louisville | L 0–41 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Kentucky 4 games, 9 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vs. Ohio | W 41–6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | atFlorida | L 20–48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | atTennessee | L 18–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Murray State | W 48–6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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