Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Memphis
Donald Pennington
DL • 6'2" • Amite, LA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Donald Pennington shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
19
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Memphis
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Memphis
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Temple
Player Story
Donald Pennington built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive lineman from Amite, LA wearing No. 58, spending time with Memphis. The clearest part of Donald Pennington's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Memphis
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2011
Donald Pennington, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Memphis. Donald Pennington shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 21
- TFL
- 2
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Donald Pennington quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Memphis · DL
- Career Tackles
- 21
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 12 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Memphis
- Top game
- Temple
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Amite · Memphis
- High school pipeline
- Amite · 14 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 58 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 21 tackles · DL 270th (top 39%) · American Athletic 184th (top 36%) · National 1,910th (top 34%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Memphis | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Memphis | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Memphis | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Memphis | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Memphis | 12 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 34.8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Memphis | 12 | 19 | 2 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 34.8 |
Related Context
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Donald Pennington played DL for Memphis. Across 5 tracked seasons, Donald Pennington recorded 21 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Memphis.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Memphis paired 5 primary output with 11.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 11.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Temple
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Memphis
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
11.5
Usage
2
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Temple
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Western Kentucky: 0. Southeast Missouri State: 1. Kansas: 0. Ole Miss: 0. Temple: 2. Tulane: 0. Navy: 0. Tulsa: 0. SMU: 1. South Florida: 0. Cincinnati: 0. Houston: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Kentucky: 2 by 8.3. Southeast Missouri State: 1 by 14.2. Kansas: 1 by 4.2. Ole Miss: 1 by 4.2. Temple: 2 by 28.3. Tulane: 3 by 12.5. Navy: 2 by 8.3. Tulsa: 2 by 8.3. SMU: 2 by 18.3. South Florida: 2 by 8.3. Cincinnati: 1 by 4.2. Houston: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 7 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 5 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Temple
Best efficiency game
28.3 vs Temple
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/21 | @ Western Kentucky | L 31-51 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/25 | vs Houston | W 48-44 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Cincinnati | W 34-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/13 | vs South Florida | L 42-49 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ SMU | W 51-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/30 | vs Tulsa | L 30-59 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Navy | L 28-42 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Tulane | W 24-14 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/7 | vs TempleSplash game | W 34-27 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Ole Miss | L 28-48 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Kansas | W 43-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Southeast Missouri State | W 35-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Donald Pennington story
Donald Pennington built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive lineman from Amite, LA wearing No. 58, spending time with Memphis. The clearest part of Donald Pennington's career was his defensive production: 21 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, and 3 passes defended across 12 career games in the available record. That gives Donald Pennington's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Memphis
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Memphis | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Memphis | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Memphis | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Memphis | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Memphis | 5 | 11.5 | 2 | 5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Memphis | 5 | 11.5 | 2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Temple
Week 6 · W 34-27 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
47.5 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.5 takeover score.
#2
vs Houston
Week 13 · W 48-44 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
38.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Southeast Missouri State
Week 1 · W 35-17
1
Havoc Plays
35.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 35.3 takeover score.
#4
@ SMU
Week 10 · W 51-7 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
28 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 28 takeover score.
#5
@ Tulane
Week 7 · W 24-14 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
10.6 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 10.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Memphis
5 primary output · 11.5 efficiency · 2 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Memphis
34.8
5 primary · 11.5 efficiency · 2 usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · Memphis
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
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Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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