Player Dossier

2025-2025

San Diego State

Donovan Brown

WR • 6'1" • 180 lbs • Montgomery Village, MD, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Donovan Brown reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

15%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

36

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

32

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · San Diego State

2525

Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
1
Program Path
San Diego State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico

Player Story

Donovan Brown built his college career in 2025 as a wide receiver from Montgomery Village, MD wearing No. 82, spending time with San Diego State. The clearest part of Donovan Brown's career was his receiving role: 33...

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Donovan Brown, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · San Diego State. Donovan Brown reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
518
Receptions
33
Touchdowns
2

Quick Answers

Donovan Brown quick answers

Latest team and position
San Diego State · WR
Career Receiving Yards
518
Tracked sample
1 unique seasons · 2 entries · 12 games
Best season
2025 Postseason · San Diego State
Top game
New Mexico
Latest roster
No. 82 · Junior
2025 Receiving yards rank
518 receiving yards · WR 205th (top 19%) · Mountain West 17th (top 10%) · National 219th (top 10%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2025 PostseasonSan Diego State12343080.3
2025 Regular SeasonSan Diego State1230475280.3

Related Context

Donovan Brown played WR for San Diego State. Across 1 tracked season, Donovan Brown recorded 8 rushing yards, 518 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with San Diego State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason

San Diego State paired 518 primary output with 77.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 77.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. 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 Postseason · San Diego State

Games

12

Receiving Yards / G

43.2

Efficiency

77.4

Usage

21.9

Consistency

71.1

Best Game by takeover score

New Mexico

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. North Texas: 43. Stony Brook: 48. Washington State: -5. Northern Illinois: 42. Colorado State: 55. Nevada: 58. Fresno State: 11. Wyoming: 51. Hawai'i: 60. Boise State: 1. San José State: 63. New Mexico: 91

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. North Texas: 3 by 95.6. Stony Brook: 2 by 100. Washington State: 3 by 0. Northern Illinois: 5 by 56. Colorado State: 2 by 100. Nevada: 4 by 96.7. Fresno State: 1 by 73.3. Wyoming: 2 by 100. Hawai'i: 3 by 100. Boise State: 1 by 6.7. San José State: 2 by 100. New Mexico: 5 by 100

Split Comparison

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

Wins41.1 · Games = 8 · -6.1 vs Losses
Losses47.3 · Games = 4 · +6.1 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

New Mexico

Best efficiency game

100 vs New Mexico

Result
Sat 12/27vs North TexasL 47-4934314.314.30022
Fri 11/28@ New MexicoL 17-2359118.218.20146
Sun 11/23vs San José StateW 25-326320.331.50052
Sun 11/16vs Boise StateW 17-7111101
Sun 11/9@ Hawai'iL 6-383602020045
Sat 11/1vs WyomingW 24-72511925.50040
Sat 10/25@ Fresno StateW 23-01111111011
Sun 10/12@ NevadaW 44-1045814.514.50030
Sat 10/4vs Colorado StateW 45-2425527.527.50145
Sat 9/27@ Northern IllinoisW 6-35428.48.40013
Sun 9/7@ Washington StateL 13-363-5-0.3-1.7000
Fri 8/29vs Stony BrookW 42-02482424044

Player Story

Donovan Brown story

Donovan Brown built his college career in 2025 as a wide receiver from Montgomery Village, MD wearing No. 82, spending time with San Diego State. The clearest part of Donovan Brown's career was his receiving role: 33 catches, 518 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns, and 8 rushing yards across 12 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with San Diego State. 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 8 rushing yards, 1 tackle, and 68 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 12 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across San Diego State.

The arc is straightforward: Donovan Brown 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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    San Diego State

    2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2025 PostseasonSan Diego State51877.421.9
2025 Regular SeasonSan Diego State51877.421.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ No. 73 New Mexico

Week 14 · L 17-23 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

91

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

91 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ No. 68 Hawai'i

Week 11 · L 6-38 · Conference game

60

Receiving Yards

88.6 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

60 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ No. 116 Nevada

Week 7 · W 44-10 · Conference game

58

Receiving Yards

85.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

58 receiving yards with a 96.7 efficiency score.

#4

vs No. 118 San José State

Week 13 · W 25-3 · Conference game

63

Receiving Yards

84.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

63 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs No. 110 Wyoming

Week 10 · W 24-7 · Conference game

51

Receiving Yards

72.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

51 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Postseason · San Diego State

518 primary output · 77.4 efficiency · 21.9 usage

80.3

#2

2025 Regular Season · San Diego State

80.3

518 primary · 77.4 efficiency · 21.9 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

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8+ catch outings

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2+ TD games