Player Dossier

2018-2022

Houston

Donavan Mutin

LB • 6'0" • 230 lbs • Spring, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Donavan Mutin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

6.7

Efficiency

37.3

Consistency

57.4

Season Value

27.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Houston

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Houston
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech

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.

Donavan Mutin, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Houston. Donavan Mutin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.3 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season

Houston paired 0 primary output with 5.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 37.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech

Loss with 2.5 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

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2022 Regular Season · Houston

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

37.3

Usage

6.7

Consistency

57.4

Best Game by takeover score

Tulsa

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UTSA: 1. Texas Tech: 2.5. Kansas: 0. Tulane: 0. Memphis: 1.5. Navy: 0. South Florida: 1. SMU: 1. Temple: 1. East Carolina: 0. Tulsa: 1

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. UTSA: 11 by 55.8. Texas Tech: 9 by 62.5. Kansas: 3 by 12.5. Tulane: 3 by 12.5. Memphis: 6 by 40. Navy: 13 by 50. South Florida: 3 by 22.5. SMU: 11 by 55.8. Temple: 8 by 43.3. East Carolina: 5 by 20.8. Tulsa: 6 by 35

Split Comparison

Wins0.8 · n=6 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · n=5 · +0.2 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · n=6 · +0.0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · n=5 · -0.0 vs First Half

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Texas Tech

Best efficiency game

62.5 vs Texas Tech

Result
Sun 11/27vs TulsaL 30-3762100
Sat 11/19@ East CarolinaW 42-350000
Sat 11/12vs TempleW 43-3684001
Sat 11/5@ SMU10+ tacklesL 63-77116001
Sat 10/29vs South FloridaW 42-2730001
Sat 10/22@ Navy10+ tacklesW 38-20135000
Fri 10/7@ MemphisW 33-32630.5001
Fri 9/30vs TulaneL 24-2732000
Sat 9/17vs KansasL 30-4833000
Sat 9/10@ Texas TechSplash gameL 30-33962.5000
Sat 9/3@ UTSA10+ tacklesW 37-35118100

Career Arc

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

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    Houston

    2018-2022

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201820192020202120212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonHouston05.90.9
2019 Regular SeasonHouston5.525.87.65.5
2020 Regular SeasonHouston340.612.2-2.5
2021 PostseasonHouston8.531.28.45.5
2021 Regular SeasonHouston8.531.28.40
2022 Regular SeasonHouston937.36.70.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Texas Tech

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5

Primary metric

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 58.2 takeover score.

#2

Navy

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 57 takeover score.

#3

Navy

1.5

Primary metric

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 56.3 takeover score.

#4

SMU

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 52 takeover score.

#5

Auburn

1.5

Primary metric

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 46.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2018 Regular Season · Houston

0 primary output · 5.9 efficiency · 0.9 usage

35.6

#2

2020 Regular Season · Houston

29.3

3 primary · 40.6 efficiency · 12.2 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Houston

27.4

9 primary · 37.3 efficiency · 6.7 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

4

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.843

Klein Collins · Spring, TX

Committed To
Houston
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

245

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 44 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Donavan Mutin quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
245