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Player Dossier
2018-2022Houston
Donavan Mutin
LB • 6'0" • 230 lbs • Spring, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Donavan Mutin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
80
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Houston
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Houston
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Navy
Player Story
Donavan Mutin built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a linebacker from Spring, TX wearing No. 3, spending time with Houston. The clearest part of Donavan Mutin's career was his defensive production: 245...
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- Committed To
- Houston
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Donavan Mutin, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Houston. Donavan Mutin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 245
- TFL
- 18
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 10
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Donavan Mutin quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Houston · LB
- Career Tackles
- 245
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Houston
- Top game
- Navy
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Klein Collins · Houston
- High school pipeline
- Basha · 24 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 78 tackles · LB 115th (top 10%) · American Athletic 15th (top 4%) · National 159th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Houston | 5 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Houston | 12 | 61 | 4.5 | 0 | 4 | - | 0 | 57 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Houston | 3 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 54.2 |
| 2021 Postseason | Houston | 13 | 8 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 68.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Houston | 13 | 69 | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | 68.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Houston | 11 | 78 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 66 |
Related Context
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Donavan Mutin played LB for Houston. Across 5 tracked seasons, Donavan Mutin recorded 50 rushing yards and 245 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Houston.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Houston paired 11.5 primary output with 33.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 33.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Temple
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Houston
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
33.5
Usage
10.3
Consistency
54
Best Game by takeover score
Temple
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Auburn: 1.5. Texas Tech: 0.5. Rice: 2. Grambling: 1.5. Navy: 0. Tulsa: 0. Tulane: 0. East Carolina: 1. SMU: 2. South Florida: 0. Temple: 2. Memphis: 0. Cincinnati: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Auburn: 8 by 48.3. Texas Tech: 8 by 38.3. Rice: 2 by 28.3. Grambling: 7 by 44.2. Navy: 8 by 33.3. Tulsa: 3 by 12.5. Tulane: 7 by 29.2. East Carolina: 9 by 47.5. SMU: 5 by 40.8. South Florida: 4 by 16.7. Temple: 8 by 53.3. Memphis: 4 by 16.7. Cincinnati: 4 by 26.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.9 · Games = 11 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 2 · -0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Temple
Best efficiency game
53.3 vs Temple
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/28 | @ Auburn | W 17-13 | 8 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/4 | @ Cincinnati | L 20-35 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Memphis | W 31-13 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | @ TempleSplash game | W 37-8 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ South Florida | W 54-42 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs SMUSplash game | W 44-37 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | vs East Carolina | W 31-24 | 9 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/7 | @ Tulane | W 40-22 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/1 | @ Tulsa | W 45-10 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Navy | W 28-20 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Grambling | W 45-0 | 7 | 5 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | @ RiceSplash game | W 44-7 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Texas Tech | L 21-38 | 8 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Donavan Mutin story
Donavan Mutin built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a linebacker from Spring, TX wearing No. 3, spending time with Houston. The clearest part of Donavan Mutin's career was his defensive production: 245 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 1 interception across 44 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Houston. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Donavan Mutin's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 50 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 44 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Houston.
The arc is straightforward: Donavan Mutin 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
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Houston
2018-2022
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Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Houston | 0 | 5.9 | 0.9 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Houston | 9.5 | 29.1 | 8.1 | 9.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Houston | 4 | 43.9 | 12 | -5.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Houston | 11.5 | 33.5 | 10.3 | 7.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Houston | 11.5 | 33.5 | 10.3 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Houston | 11 | 39.2 | 7.7 | -0.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Navy
Week 8 · W 37-21 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
87.8 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 87.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Texas Tech
Week 2 · L 30-33
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Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Temple
Week 11 · W 37-8 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
#4
@ Tulsa
Week 13 · W 24-14 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#5
@ SMU
Week 10 · L 63-77 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
81.9 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Houston
11.5 primary output · 33.5 efficiency · 10.3 usage
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#2
2021 Regular Season · Houston
68.3
11.5 primary · 33.5 efficiency · 10.3 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Houston
66
11 primary · 39.2 efficiency · 7.7 usage
Milestones
16
Impact games
8
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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