Player Dossier

2020-2023

Virginia

Donovan Johnson Sr.

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

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

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Usage Score

0.8

Efficiency

9.2

Consistency

50

Season Value

17.8

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.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Virginia paired 0 primary output with 11.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 9.2 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: Virginia

Loss with 1 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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2021 Regular Season · Duke

Games

2

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

9.2

Usage

0.8

Consistency

50

Best Game by takeover score

Virginia

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Game-by-Game Trend

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12

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. North Carolina: 0. Virginia: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.

Split Comparison

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Losses0.5 · Games = 2
All Games0.5 · Games = 2

Game Log

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

2 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Virginia

Best efficiency game

10 vs Virginia

Result
Sat 10/16@ VirginiaL 0-4800001
Sat 9/18@ North CarolinaL 39-5922000

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.

Quick Answers

Donovan Johnson Sr. quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
S
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
12