Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2023Syracuse
Donovan Brown
WR • 6'1" • 178 lbs • Montgomery Village, MD, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Donovan Brown reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
21
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Syracuse
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Syracuse
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan
Player Story
Donovan Brown built his college career from 2022 through 2023 as a wide receiver from Montgomery Village, MD wearing No. 87, spending time with Syracuse. The clearest part of Donovan Brown's career was his receiving...
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- Committed To
- Syracuse
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Donovan Brown, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Syracuse. Donovan Brown reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 321
- Receptions
- 27
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Donovan Brown quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Syracuse · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 321
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 12 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Syracuse
- Top game
- Western Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Quince Orchard · Syracuse
- High school pipeline
- Quince Orchard · 20 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 87 · Freshman
- 2023 Receiving yards rank
- 321 receiving yards · WR 351st (top 34%) · ACC 40th (top 19%) · National 411th (top 20%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Syracuse | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2023 Postseason | Syracuse | 11 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 67.3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Syracuse | 11 | 25 | 309 | 1 | 67.3 |
Related Context
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Donovan Brown played WR for Syracuse. Across 2 tracked seasons, Donovan Brown recorded 9 passing yards, -3 rushing yards, and 321 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Syracuse.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Syracuse paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 62.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · Syracuse
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
29.2
Efficiency
62.1
Usage
17.6
Consistency
48.2
Best Game by takeover score
Western Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. South Florida: 12. Colgate: 65. Western Michigan: 89. Purdue: 52. Army: 33. Clemson: 34. North Carolina: 25. Florida State: 0. Virginia Tech: 7. Boston College: 0. Georgia Tech: 4
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.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Florida: 2 by 40. Colgate: 5 by 86.7. Western Michigan: 3 by 100. Purdue: 4 by 86.7. Army: 3 by 73.3. Clemson: 4 by 56.7. North Carolina: 3 by 55.6. Virginia Tech: 1 by 46.7. Georgia Tech: 2 by 13.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins59.8 · Games = 4 · +48.0 vs Losses
Losses11.7 · Games = 7 · -48.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Western Michigan
Best efficiency game
100 vs Western Michigan
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/22 | vs South Florida | L 0-45 | — | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| Sun 11/19 | @ Georgia Tech | L 22-31 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Fri 11/3 | vs Boston College | L 10-17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thu 10/26 | @ Virginia Tech | L 10-38 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Florida State | L 3-41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ North Carolina | L 7-40 | — | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 8.30 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Clemson | L 14-31 | — | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Army | W 29-16 | — | 3 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Purdue | W 35-20 | — | 4 | 52 | 9.8 | 13 | 0 | 26 |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Western Michigan | W 48-7 | — | 3 | 89 | 29.7 | 29.70 | 1 | 86 |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Colgate | W 65-0 | — | 5 | 65 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 15 |
Player Story
Donovan Brown story
Donovan Brown built his college career from 2022 through 2023 as a wide receiver from Montgomery Village, MD wearing No. 87, spending time with Syracuse. The clearest part of Donovan Brown's career was his receiving role: 27 catches, 321 receiving yards, and 1 touchdown across 12 career games in the available record. His career also includes 9 passing yards, 1 tackle, and 39 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Donovan Brown's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Syracuse
2022-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202220232023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Syracuse | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Syracuse | 321 | 62.1 | 17.6 | 321 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Syracuse | 321 | 62.1 | 17.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Western Michigan
Week 2 · W 48-7
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
80.6 takeover
89 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Purdue
Week 3 · W 35-20
52
Receiving Yards
80.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
52 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.
#3
vs Colgate
Week 1 · W 65-0
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Receiving Yards
73.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
65 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.
#4
vs Clemson
Week 5 · L 14-31 · Conference game
34
Receiving Yards
59.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
34 receiving yards with a 56.7 efficiency score.
#5
vs Army
Week 4 · W 29-16
33
Receiving Yards
52.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
33 receiving yards with a 73.3 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Syracuse
0 primary output · — efficiency · — usage
100
#2
2023 Postseason · Syracuse
67.3
321 primary · 62.1 efficiency · 17.6 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Syracuse
67.3
321 primary · 62.1 efficiency · 17.6 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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