Usage Score
2.4
Player Dossier
2022-2025Notre Dame
Donovan Hinish
DL • 6'2" • 277 lbs • Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Donovan Hinish shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.8 disruption score.
Efficiency
8.8
Consistency
8.3
Season Value
6.5
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Notre Dame
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Notre Dame
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida State
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 Hinish, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Notre Dame. Donovan Hinish shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.8 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Notre Dame paired 9 primary output with 19.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 8.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
Win 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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2025 Regular Season · Notre Dame
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
8.8
Usage
2.4
Consistency
8.3
Best Game by takeover score
Syracuse
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Miami: 0. Texas A&M: 0. Purdue: 1. Boise State: 0. USC: 0. Boston College: 0. Pittsburgh: 0. Syracuse: 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. Miami: 1 by 4.2. Texas A&M: 4 by 16.7. Purdue: 1 by 14.2. Boise State: 1 by 4.2. USC: 2 by 8.3. Boston College: 1 by 4.2. Pittsburgh: 1 by 4.2. Syracuse: 1 by 14.2
Split Comparison
Wins0.3 · n=6 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=2 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · n=4 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=4 · +0 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Purdue
Best efficiency game
16.7 vs Texas A&M
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Notre Dame
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
20222023202420242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 2 | 11.3 | 7.5 | 2 |
| 2024 Postseason | Notre Dame | 9 | 19.3 | 4.9 | 7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 9 | 19.3 | 4.9 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 2 | 8.8 | 2.4 | -7 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Florida State
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Primary metric
4 disruption/tackle impact with 58.5 takeover score.
#2
NC State
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.2 takeover score.
#3
Purdue
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.7 takeover score.
#4
Syracuse
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.1 takeover score.
#5
Virginia
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 34.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2024 Postseason · Notre Dame
9 primary output · 19.3 efficiency · 4.9 usage
16.1
#2
2024 Regular Season · Notre Dame
16.1
9 primary · 19.3 efficiency · 4.9 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Notre Dame
8.4
2 primary · 11.3 efficiency · 7.5 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2022 · Rating 0.8837
Central Catholic · Pittsburgh, PA
- Committed To
- Notre Dame
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
52
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 24 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.