Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Western Kentucky
Steve Donatell
TE • 6'6" • Lone Tree, CO, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Steve Donatell reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
39
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
37
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Wake Forest
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Wake Forest • Western Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Old Dominion
Player Story
Steve Donatell built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a tight end from Lone Tree, CO wearing No. 17, spending time with Wake Forest and Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Steve Donatell's career was...
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- Committed To
- Wake Forest
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Steve Donatell, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Wake Forest. Steve Donatell reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 156
- Receptions
- 16
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Steve Donatell quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Kentucky · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 156
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 14 games
- Best season
- 2014 Regular Season · Wake Forest
- Top game
- Old Dominion
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Highlands Ranch · Wake Forest
- High school pipeline
- Highlands Ranch · 8 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 17 · Class 2016
- 2016 Receiving yards rank
- 125 receiving yards · TE 102nd (top 33%) · Conference USA 85th (top 43%) · National 793rd (top 42%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 2 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 44.9 |
| 2016 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 61 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 11 | 12 | 121 | 1 | 61 |
Related Context
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Steve Donatell played TE for Wake Forest and Western Kentucky. Across 5 tracked seasons, Steve Donatell recorded 156 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Western Kentucky.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season
Wake Forest paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 61.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 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 Wake Forest, Western Kentucky.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Old Dominion
Win 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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2016 Postseason · Western Kentucky
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
11.4
Efficiency
61.4
Usage
5.9
Consistency
62.8
Best Game by takeover score
Old Dominion
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Memphis: 4. Rice: 11. Alabama: 20. Vanderbilt: 4. Houston Christian: 17. Louisiana Tech: 15. Middle Tennessee: 5. Old Dominion: 22. Florida Atlantic: 9. North Texas: 18. Louisiana Tech: 0
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. Memphis: 1 by 26.7. Rice: 1 by 73.3. Alabama: 3 by 44.4. Vanderbilt: 1 by 26.7. Houston Christian: 1 by 100. Louisiana Tech: 2 by 50. Middle Tennessee: 1 by 33.3. Old Dominion: 1 by 100. Florida Atlantic: 1 by 60. North Texas: 1 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins10.8 · Games = 8 · -2.3 vs Losses
Losses13 · Games = 3 · +2.3 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
Old Dominion
Best efficiency game
100 vs North Texas
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/21 | vs Memphis | W 51-31 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Sat 12/3 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 58-44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs North Texas | W 45-7 | — | 1 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Florida Atlantic | W 52-3 | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9 |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Old Dominion | W 59-24 | — | 1 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Middle Tennessee | W 44-43 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Fri 10/7 | @ Louisiana Tech | L 52-55 | — | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Houston Christian | W 50-3 | — | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Vanderbilt | L 30-31 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Alabama | L 10-38 | — | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 6.70 | 0 | 10 |
| Fri 9/2 | vs Rice | W 46-14 | — | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
Player Story
Steve Donatell story
Steve Donatell built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a tight end from Lone Tree, CO wearing No. 17, spending time with Wake Forest and Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Steve Donatell's career was his receiving role: 16 catches, 156 receiving yards, and 2 touchdowns across 14 career games in the available record. His career also includes 78 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Steve Donatell's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Wake Forest
2012-2015
Opening stop
- 2
Western Kentucky
2016
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201220132014201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 31 | 66.7 | 5.6 | 31 |
| 2016 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 125 | 61.4 | 5.9 | 94 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 125 | 61.4 | 5.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Old Dominion
Week 8 · W 59-24 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
22
Receiving Yards
70.7 takeover
22 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs North Texas
Week 11 · W 45-7 · Conference game
18
Receiving Yards
67.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
18 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Houston Christian
Week 5 · W 50-3
17
Receiving Yards
66.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
17 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Elon
Week 1 · W 41-3
22
Receiving Yards
65.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
22 receiving yards with a 73.3 efficiency score.
#5
@ Alabama
Week 2 · L 10-38
20
Receiving Yards
61.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
20 receiving yards with a 44.4 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Regular Season · Wake Forest
0 primary output · — efficiency · — usage
100
#2
2016 Postseason · Western Kentucky
61
125 primary · 61.4 efficiency · 5.9 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
61
125 primary · 61.4 efficiency · 5.9 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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