Position: | Wide receiver |
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Personal information | |
Date of birth: | January 1, 1992 |
Place of birth: | Miami, Florida |
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Miami (FL) Central |
College: | UCF |
Undrafted: | 2014 |
Career history | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Jeffrey Godfrey IV (born January 1, 1992) is a former American football quarterback and wide receiver. Godfrey played for the University of Central Florida Knights. He led the Knights to the Conference USA Championship in his freshman year (2010), becoming the first true freshman quarterback to win an FBS conference championship game.
Following his sophomore year, Godfrey transitioned to the wide receiver position.
Godfrey was born to Jeffrey Godfrey, Jr., and Roshanda Spencer in Miami, Florida on January 1, 1992. Godfrey attended high school at Miami Central High School, located in Miami, Florida. He graduated as the leading passer in Miami-Dade County history with 7,251 yards, beating the previous record set by Jacory Harris of Miami Northwestern. In high school, Godfrey was rated as one of the top quarterbacks in Florida, and amongst the nation's top 10 dual-threat quarterbacks. Due to his performance, Godfrey has been called "Mr. Dade Football".
During his senior year, he committed to UCF. He chose the Knights over Florida State, Miami, Georgia, Tennessee, Michigan, Ohio State, Oregon, USF and FIU.
Jeff Godfrey enrolled as a freshman in January 2010, and participated in spring practice. At the start of the season he was second on the depth chart behind starting junior quarterback Rob Calabrese.