Carlton Tyrell Godwin (born July 10, 1979) is an American former professional baseball outfielder.

Godwin played both football and baseball at East Bladen High School, and collegiately while attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on the Morehead Scholarship.

[1] Godwin played primarily on special teams during the 1997 and 1998 seasons, leading the Atlantic Coast Conference with a 27.8 kickoff return average in 1998 and setting a school record with a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against Stanford on September 19, 1998.

Godwin did not play football for the Tar Heels after the 1998 season, deciding instead to concentrate on baseball.

[2] He played in the Blue Jays' minor league system for four years before the Washington Nationals selected him in the rule 5 draft.