Player Dossier

2016-2019

West Virginia

Reese Donahue

DL • 6'4" • 285 lbs • Milton, WV, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Reese Donahue shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16 disruption score.

Usage Score

6

Efficiency

16

Consistency

13.9

Season Value

14.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · West Virginia

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
West Virginia
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Reese Donahue, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · West Virginia. Reese Donahue shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season

West Virginia paired 0 primary output with 8.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 16 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2019 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2019 Regular Season · West Virginia

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.7

Efficiency

16

Usage

6

Consistency

13.9

Best Game by takeover score

TCU

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Missouri: 0. NC State: 2. Kansas: 0. Texas: 0. Iowa State: 2. Oklahoma: 2. Baylor: 1. Texas Tech: 1. Kansas State: 0. Oklahoma State: 0. TCU: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Missouri: 2 by 8.3. NC State: 4 by 36.7. Kansas: 2 by 8.3. Texas: 3 by 12.5. Iowa State: 2 by 28.3. Oklahoma: 2 by 28.3. Baylor: 3 by 22.5. Texas Tech: 3 by 22.5. Kansas State: 1 by 4.2. Oklahoma State: 2 by 8.3. TCU: 2 by 8.3

Split Comparison

Wins0.5 · n=4 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · n=7 · +0.4 vs Wins
First Half0.7 · n=6 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.7 · n=6 · +0 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Oklahoma

Best efficiency game

36.7 vs NC State

Result
Fri 11/29@ TCUW 20-1721000
Sat 11/23vs Oklahoma StateL 13-2022000
Sat 11/16@ Kansas StateW 24-2011000
Sat 11/9vs Texas TechL 17-3833100
Fri 11/1@ BaylorL 14-1732001
Sat 10/19@ OklahomaL 14-5221110
Sat 10/12vs Iowa StateL 14-3821110
Sat 10/5vs TexasL 31-4231000
Sat 9/21@ KansasW 29-2420000
Sat 9/14vs NC StateW 44-2742110
Sat 9/7@ MissouriL 7-3822000
Sat 8/31vs Unknown11000

Career Arc

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

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    West Virginia

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201620172017201820182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonWest Virginia08.41.3
2017 PostseasonWest Virginia719.76.17
2017 Regular SeasonWest Virginia719.76.10
2018 PostseasonWest Virginia314.53.1-4
2018 Regular SeasonWest Virginia314.53.10
2019 Regular SeasonWest Virginia81665

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Oklahoma State

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.2 takeover score.

#2

Tennessee

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 50.1 takeover score.

#3

Baylor

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 50 takeover score.

#4

Oklahoma

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 50 takeover score.

#5

NC State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2016 Regular Season · West Virginia

0 primary output · 8.4 efficiency · 1.3 usage

36.6

#2

2017 Postseason · West Virginia

18.8

7 primary · 19.7 efficiency · 6.1 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · West Virginia

18.8

7 primary · 19.7 efficiency · 6.1 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

2

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2016 · Rating 0.8267

Cabell Midland · Ona, WV

Committed To
West Virginia
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

103

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 39 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Reese Donahue quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
103