Player Career

Donovan Porterie Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Donovan Porterie story

Donovan Porterie built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a quarterback from Port Arthur, TX wearing No. 15, spending time with New Mexico. The clearest part of Donovan Porterie's career was his passing role: 6,756 passing yards, 33 touchdown passes, and 1,058 attempts across 37 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2007 with New Mexico. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 28 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 37 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across New Mexico.

The arc is straightforward: Donovan Porterie moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    New Mexico

    2006-2009

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200620062007200720082009
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2006 PostseasonNew Mexico94660.211.6
2006 Regular SeasonNew Mexico94660.211.60
2007 PostseasonNew Mexico2,97255.513.22,026
2007 Regular SeasonNew Mexico2,97255.513.20
2008 Regular SeasonNew Mexico41950.115.1-2,553
2009 Regular SeasonNew Mexico2,37848.924.51,959

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs UNLV

Week 8 · L 17-34 · Conference game

Loss with 236 yards of offense and 60.4 efficiency.

236

Total Offense

77.6 takeover

236 total offense with 60.4 efficiency.

#2

vs Texas A&M

Week 2 · L 22-28

199

Total Offense

67.4 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

199 total offense with 60.2 efficiency.

#3

vs BYU

Week 11 · L 19-24 · Conference game

258

Total Offense

67 takeover

Loss with 258 yards of offense and 53.8 efficiency.

258 total offense with 53.8 efficiency.

#4

@ Texas Tech

Week 5 · L 28-48

326

Total Offense

66 takeover

Loss with 326 yards of offense and 53.7 efficiency.

326 total offense with 53.7 efficiency.

#5

@ Texas A&M

Week 1 · L 6-41

180

Total Offense

65.4 takeover

Loss with 180 yards of offense and 54.1 efficiency.

180 total offense with 54.1 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2007 Postseason · New Mexico

2,972 primary output · 55.5 efficiency · 13.2 usage

66.7

#2

2007 Regular Season · New Mexico

66.7

2,972 primary · 55.5 efficiency · 13.2 usage

#3

2009 Regular Season · New Mexico

66.3

2,378 primary · 48.9 efficiency · 24.5 usage

Milestones

8

250+ passing yards

5

300+ total offense

3

3+ TD games

9

Above avg efficiency