Player Dossier

2021-2024

Pittsburgh

Donovan McMillon

DB • 6'2" • 205 lbs • Mcmurray, PA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Donovan McMillon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.2 disruption score.

Usage Score

6.4

Efficiency

42.2

Consistency

58

Season Value

51.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Pittsburgh

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Florida • Pittsburgh
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: West Virginia

Scouting Read

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Donovan McMillon, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Pittsburgh. Donovan McMillon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.2 disruption score.

Donovan McMillon played DB for Florida and Pittsburgh. Across 4 tracked seasons, Donovan McMillon recorded 250 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Pittsburgh.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason

Pittsburgh paired 9 primary output with 42.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 42.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Florida, Pittsburgh.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Toledo

Loss with 2 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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2024 Postseason · Pittsburgh

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

0.7

Efficiency

42.2

Usage

6.4

Consistency

58

Best Game by takeover score

Toledo

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Toledo: 2. Kent State: 1. Cincinnati: 0. West Virginia: 1. Youngstown State: 1. North Carolina: 1. California: 0. Syracuse: 0. SMU: 1. Virginia: 1. Clemson: 1. Louisville: 0. Boston College: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Toledo: 7 by 49.2. Kent State: 4 by 26.7. Cincinnati: 15 by 50. West Virginia: 13 by 60. Youngstown State: 3 by 22.5. North Carolina: 10 by 51.7. California: 11 by 45.8. Syracuse: 6 by 25. SMU: 5 by 30.8. Virginia: 10 by 51.7. Clemson: 7 by 39.2. Louisville: 13 by 50. Boston College: 11 by 45.8

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.6 · Games = 7 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 6 · +0.3 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

Toledo

Best efficiency game

60 vs West Virginia

Result
Thu 12/26@ ToledoSplash gameL 46-4874101
Sat 11/30@ Boston College10+ tacklesL 23-34113000
Sat 11/23@ Louisville10+ tacklesL 9-37135000
Sat 11/16vs ClemsonL 20-2473001
Sun 11/10vs Virginia10+ tacklesL 19-24106001
Sun 11/3@ SMUL 25-4852001
Thu 10/24vs SyracuseW 41-1363000
Sat 10/12vs California10+ tacklesW 17-15114000
Sat 10/5@ North Carolina10+ tacklesW 34-24107001
Sat 9/21vs Youngstown StateW 73-1732001
Sat 9/14vs West Virginia10+ tacklesW 38-34135001
Sat 9/7@ Cincinnati10+ tacklesW 28-271510000
Sat 8/31vs Kent StateW 55-24410010

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Florida

    2021-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Pittsburgh

    2023-2024

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 PostseasonFlorida060.9
2021 Regular SeasonFlorida060.90
2022 Regular SeasonFlorida110.42.21
2023 Regular SeasonPittsburgh1.538.56.50.5
2024 PostseasonPittsburgh942.26.47.5
2024 Regular SeasonPittsburgh942.26.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

West Virginia

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.1 takeover score.

#2

Toledo

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.8 takeover score.

#3

Texas A&M

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.6 takeover score.

#4

West Virginia

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.4 takeover score.

#5

North Carolina

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Postseason · Pittsburgh

9 primary output · 42.2 efficiency · 6.4 usage

51.7

#2

2024 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

51.7

9 primary · 42.2 efficiency · 6.4 usage

#3

2021 Postseason · Florida

35.6

0 primary · 6 efficiency · 0.9 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

12

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.9237

Peters Township · Canonsburg, PA

Committed To
Florida
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

250

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 40 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.