Each week during the 2021 season, we'll examine our NFL draft steal of the week — a younger player whose NFL success has surpassed where he was drafted. We'll try to look back at the why and how of where they were selected and what we thought of that prospect prior to the draft.
Entering Week 13, Godwin stood only 11 catches shy of former Buccaneers receiver Mark Carrier to overtake the No. 3 spot on the franchise's all-time receptions list. Given that Godwin had only caught that many passes or more in a game once, back in 2019, it figured to take him multiple weeks to reach that spot.