Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2017Bowling Green
Donovan Wilson
RB • 6'0" • 225 lbs • Dublin, OH, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Donovan Wilson leans balanced backfield option traits and 38.2 efficiency.
Impact Production
11
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
6
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
26
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Bowling Green
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Bowling Green
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kent State
Player Story
Donovan Wilson built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a running back from Dublin, OH wearing No. 45, spending time with Bowling Green. The clearest part of Donovan Wilson's career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Georgia Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Donovan Wilson, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Bowling Green. Donovan Wilson leans balanced backfield option traits and 38.2 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 817
- Rushing yards
- 757
- Receiving yards
- 60
- Touchdowns
- 13
Quick Answers
Donovan Wilson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Bowling Green · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 817
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Bowling Green
- Top game
- Kent State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Dublin Jerome · Georgia Tech
- High school pipeline
- Dublin Jerome · 9 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 45 · Class 2017
- 2017 Scrimmage yards rank
- 200 scrimmage yards · RB 347th (top 58%) · Mid-American 90th (top 41%) · National 1,032nd (top 43%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 9 | 80 | 78 | 2 | 7 | 23.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 10 | 537 | 503 | 34 | 6 | 55.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 11 | 200 | 176 | 24 | 0 | 36.5 |
Related Context
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Donovan Wilson played RB for Bowling Green. Across 3 tracked seasons, Donovan Wilson recorded 757 rushing yards, 60 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Bowling Green.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Bowling Green paired 537 primary output with 41.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 38.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: South Dakota
Loss with 52 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Bowling Green
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
18.2
Efficiency
38.2
Usage
9.4
Consistency
43.6
Best Game by takeover score
South Dakota
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Michigan State: 13. South Dakota: 52. Northwestern: 21. Middle Tennessee: 1. Akron: 7. Miami (OH): 43. Northern Illinois: 10. Kent State: 24. Buffalo: 2. Toledo: 20. Eastern Michigan: 7
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Michigan State: 7 by 17.1. South Dakota: 11 by 48.6. Northwestern: 8 by 27.3. Middle Tennessee: 1 by 10.4. Akron: 3 by 24.3. Miami (OH): 9 by 49.8. Northern Illinois: 4 by 26. Kent State: 3 by 83.3. Buffalo: 1 by 20.8. Toledo: 5 by 40.1. Eastern Michigan: 1 by 72.9
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins33.5 · Games = 2 · +18.7 vs Losses
Losses14.8 · Games = 9 · -18.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
South Dakota
Best efficiency game
83.3 vs Kent State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 11/22 | @ Eastern Michigan | L 31-34 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 |
| Thu 11/16 | vs Toledo | L 37-66 | 4 | 15 | 3.80 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Wed 11/8 | @ Buffalo | L 28-38 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| Wed 11/1 | @ Kent State | W 44-16 | 3 | 24 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Northern Illinois | L 17-48 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | — | — | 2.5 |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Miami (OH) | W 37-29 | 9 | 43 | 4.80 | 0 | — | — | 4.8 |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Akron | L 23-34 | 3 | 7 | 2.30 | 0 | — | — | 2.3 |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Middle Tennessee | L 13-24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Northwestern | L 7-49 | 8 | 21 | 2.60 | 0 | — | — | 2.6 |
| Sat 9/9 | vs South Dakota | L 27-35 | 8 | 37 | 4.60 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 4.7 |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Michigan State | L 10-35 | 6 | 9 | 1.50 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.9 |
Player Story
Donovan Wilson story
Donovan Wilson built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a running back from Dublin, OH wearing No. 45, spending time with Bowling Green. The clearest part of Donovan Wilson's career was his backfield work: 757 rushing yards, 194 carries, 12 rushing touchdowns, and 60 receiving yards across 30 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Bowling Green. 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 60 receiving yards and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 30 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Bowling Green.
The arc is straightforward: Donovan Wilson 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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Bowling Green
2015-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 80 | 19.5 | 5.6 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 537 | 41.9 | 16.8 | 457 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 200 | 38.2 | 9.4 | -337 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Kent State
Week 12 · W 42-7 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
164
Scrimmage Yards
84.2 takeover
164 scrimmage yards and 39.7 usage.
#2
@ Akron
Week 11 · W 38-28 · Conference game
119
Scrimmage Yards
77.2 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
119 scrimmage yards and 36.8 usage.
#3
vs South Dakota
Week 2 · L 27-35
52
Scrimmage Yards
69 takeover
Loss with 52 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
52 scrimmage yards and 20.4 usage.
#4
vs Buffalo
Week 13 · W 27-19 · Conference game
111
Scrimmage Yards
68.7 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
111 scrimmage yards and 32.9 usage.
#5
@ Miami (OH)
Week 6 · W 37-29 · Conference game
43
Scrimmage Yards
60.4 takeover
Win with 43 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
43 scrimmage yards and 17 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Bowling Green
537 primary output · 41.9 efficiency · 16.8 usage
55.7
#2
2017 Regular Season · Bowling Green
36.5
200 primary · 38.2 efficiency · 9.4 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Bowling Green
23.5
80 primary · 19.5 efficiency · 5.6 usage
Milestones
3
100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
4
2+ TD games
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