Usage / Role
32%
Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019West 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.
Impact Production
47
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
34
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
69
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · West Virginia
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- West Virginia
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State
Player Story
Reese Donahue built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive lineman from Milton, WV wearing No. 46, spending time with West Virginia. The clearest part of Reese Donahue's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- West Virginia
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Reese Donahue, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · West Virginia. Reese Donahue shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 103
- TFL
- 12
- Sacks
- 5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Reese Donahue quick answers
- Latest team and position
- West Virginia · DL
- Career Tackles
- 103
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 39 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · West Virginia
- Top game
- Oklahoma State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Cabell Midland · West Virginia
- High school pipeline
- Cabell Midland · 9 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 46 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 27 tackles · DL 204th (top 24%) · Big 12 118th (top 26%) · National 1,585th (top 27%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | West Virginia | 6 | 12 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.8 |
| 2017 Postseason | West Virginia | 12 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 56.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | West Virginia | 12 | 37 | 5.5 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 56.6 |
| 2018 Postseason | West Virginia | 9 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 19 |
| 2018 Regular Season | West Virginia | 9 | 21 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 19 |
| 2019 Regular Season | West Virginia | 12 | 27 | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | 0 | 42.1 |
Related Context
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Reese Donahue played DL for West Virginia. Across 4 tracked seasons, Reese Donahue recorded 103 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with West Virginia.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
West Virginia paired 9 primary output with 21.4 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: NC State
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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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
NC State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. James Madison: 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
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. James Madison: 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
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Wins0.4 · Games = 5 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 7 · +0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
NC State
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs NC State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/29 | @ TCU | W 20-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Oklahoma State | L 13-20 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Kansas State | W 24-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Texas Tech | L 17-38 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/1 | @ Baylor | L 14-17 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ OklahomaSplash game | L 14-52 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Iowa StateSplash game | L 14-38 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Texas | L 31-42 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Kansas | W 29-24 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs NC StateSplash game | W 44-27 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Missouri | L 7-38 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs James Madison | W 20-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Reese Donahue story
Reese Donahue built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive lineman from Milton, WV wearing No. 46, spending time with West Virginia. The clearest part of Reese Donahue's career was his defensive production: 103 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 39 career games in the available record. That gives Reese Donahue's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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West Virginia
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620172017201820182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | West Virginia | 0 | 8.4 | 1.3 | — |
| 2017 Postseason | West Virginia | 9 | 21.4 | 6.3 | 9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | West Virginia | 9 | 21.4 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | West Virginia | 3 | 14.5 | 3 | -6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | West Virginia | 3 | 14.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | West Virginia | 8 | 16 | 6 | 5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Oklahoma State
Week 9 · L 39-50 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#2
vs NC State
Week 3 · W 44-27
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Oklahoma
Week 8 · L 14-52 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#4
@ Tennessee
Week 1 · W 40-14
3
Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Iowa State
Week 7 · L 14-38 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
75 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · West Virginia
9 primary output · 21.4 efficiency · 6.3 usage
56.6
#2
2017 Regular Season · West Virginia
56.6
9 primary · 21.4 efficiency · 6.3 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · West Virginia
42.1
8 primary · 16 efficiency · 6 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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