Player Dossier

2020-2023

Virginia

Donovan Johnson Sr.

S • 6'2" • 200 lbs • New Orleans, LA, USA

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Usage Score

3

Efficiency

11.1

Consistency

100

Season Value

38

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Virginia

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Virginia • Duke
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Virginia

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.

Donovan Johnson Sr., S. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Virginia. Donovan Johnson Sr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

Donovan Johnson Sr. played S for Virginia and Duke. Across 4 tracked seasons, Donovan Johnson Sr. recorded 12 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Virginia.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Virginia paired 0 primary output with 11.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 11.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Virginia, Duke.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Louisville

Loss with 0 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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2022 Regular Season · Virginia

Games

3

Havoc Plays / G

0

Efficiency

11.1

Usage

3

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Louisville

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Game-by-Game Trend

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123

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Illinois: 0. Syracuse: 0. Louisville: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

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Losses0 · Games = 3
First Half0 · Games = 2
All Games0 · Games = 3

Game Log

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3 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Louisville

Best efficiency game

29.2 vs Louisville

Result
Sat 10/8vs LouisvilleL 17-3473000
Fri 9/23@ SyracuseL 20-22
Sat 9/10@ IllinoisL 3-2411000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Virginia

    2020-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Duke

    2021

    Final stop

Season Progression

20202021202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonVirginia08.31.4
2021 Regular SeasonDuke19.20.81
2021 Regular SeasonVirginia19.20.80
2022 Regular SeasonVirginia011.13-1
2023 Regular SeasonVirginia00

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Virginia

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.

#2

Louisville

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 12.5 takeover score.

#3

North Carolina

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.3 takeover score.

#4

Unknown

0

Primary metric

Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.2 takeover score.

#5

Illinois

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Regular Season · Virginia

0 primary output · 11.1 efficiency · 3 usage

38

#2

2020 Regular Season · Virginia

36.6

0 primary · 8.3 efficiency · 1.4 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Duke

17.8

1 primary · 9.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2026 · Rating 0.9557

Wadley · Wadley, AL

Committed To
Auburn
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Career Facts

2

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

12

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 6 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.