Usage / Role
33%
Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2023UNLV
Donavyn Lester
RB • 6'2" • 215 lbs • Plano, TX, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Donavyn Lester leans balanced backfield option traits and 44.9 efficiency.
Impact Production
44
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
38
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
68
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · UNLV
23
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 1
- Program Path
- UNLV
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Charlotte
Player Story
Donavyn Lester built his college career in 2023 as a running back from Plano, TX wearing No. 4, spending time with UNLV. The clearest part of Donavyn Lester's career was his backfield work: 455 rushing yards, 95...
Read the storyDonavyn Lester, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · UNLV. Donavyn Lester leans balanced backfield option traits and 44.9 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 473
- Rushing yards
- 455
- Receiving yards
- 18
- Touchdowns
- 9
Quick Answers
Donavyn Lester quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UNLV · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 473
- Tracked sample
- 1 unique seasons · 1 entries · 16 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · UNLV
- Top game
- Charlotte
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Junior
- 2023 Scrimmage yards rank
- 473 scrimmage yards · RB 203rd (top 29%) · Mountain West 42nd (top 19%) · National 481st (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | UNLV | 13 | 473 | 455 | 18 | 9 | 56.2 |
Related Context
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Donavyn Lester played RB for UNLV. Across 1 tracked season, Donavyn Lester recorded 455 rushing yards, 18 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with UNLV.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
UNLV paired 473 primary output with 44.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 44.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i
Win with 98 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 92.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · UNLV
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
36.4
Efficiency
44.9
Usage
12.8
Consistency
43.4
Best Game by takeover score
Hawai'i
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Bryant: 29. Michigan: 7. Vanderbilt: 16. UTEP: 18. Hawai'i: 98. Nevada: 101. Colorado State: 67. Fresno State: 53. New Mexico: 11. Wyoming: 30. Air Force: 8. San José State: 29. Boise State: 6
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Bryant: 8 by 37.8. Michigan: 3 by 25.3. Vanderbilt: 5 by 33.3. UTEP: 8 by 23.4. Hawai'i: 12 by 84. Nevada: 11 by 88.3. Colorado State: 14 by 48.8. Fresno State: 17 by 33.3. New Mexico: 3 by 38.2. Wyoming: 8 by 39.1. Air Force: 4 by 20.8. San José State: 6 by 48.9. Boise State: 1 by 62.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins42 · Games = 9 · +18.3 vs Losses
Losses23.8 · Games = 4 · -18.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Hawai'i
Best efficiency game
88.3 vs Nevada
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/2 | vs Boise State | L 20-44 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 |
| Sat 11/25 | vs San José State | L 31-37 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4.8 |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Air Force | W 31-27 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Wyoming | W 34-14 | 8 | 30 | 3.80 | 0 | — | — | 3.8 |
| Sat 11/4 | @ New Mexico | W 56-14 | 3 | 11 | 3.70 | 1 | — | — | 3.7 |
| Sun 10/29 | @ Fresno State | L 24-31 | 16 | 52 | 3.30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.1 |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Colorado State | W 25-23 | 13 | 60 | 4.60 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4.8 |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Nevada2+ TD | W 45-27 | 10 | 99 | 9.90 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9.2 |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Hawai'i | W 44-20 | 12 | 98 | 8.20 | 1 | — | — | 8.2 |
| Sun 9/24 | @ UTEP | W 45-28 | 8 | 18 | 2.30 | 1 | — | — | 2.3 |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Vanderbilt | W 40-37 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | — | — | 3.2 |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Michigan | L 7-35 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Bryant | W 44-14 | 8 | 29 | 3.60 | 1 | — | — | 3.6 |
Player Story
Donavyn Lester story
Donavyn Lester built his college career in 2023 as a running back from Plano, TX wearing No. 4, spending time with UNLV. The clearest part of Donavyn Lester's career was his backfield work: 455 rushing yards, 95 carries, 9 rushing touchdowns, and 18 receiving yards across 16 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with UNLV. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 18 receiving yards, 1 tackle, and 82 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 16 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across UNLV.
The arc is straightforward: Donavyn Lester 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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UNLV
2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | UNLV | 473 | 44.9 | 12.8 | — |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Charlotte
Week 1
Game with 46 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
46
Scrimmage Yards
94.2 takeover
46 scrimmage yards and — usage.
#2
@ Virginia
Week 2
10
Scrimmage Yards
91.7 takeover
Game with 10 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
10 scrimmage yards and — usage.
#3
vs Hawai'i
Week 5 · W 44-20 · Conference game
98
Scrimmage Yards
80 takeover
Win with 98 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
98 scrimmage yards and 20.7 usage.
#4
@ Nevada
Week 7 · W 45-27 · Conference game
101
Scrimmage Yards
78.4 takeover
Win with 101 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
101 scrimmage yards and 16.4 usage.
#5
@ Virginia
Week 1
65
Scrimmage Yards
70 takeover
Game with 65 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
65 scrimmage yards and — usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · UNLV
473 primary output · 44.9 efficiency · 12.8 usage
56.2
Milestones
0
100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
1
2+ TD games
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