Donavon Greene
Donavon Greene
Beats you over the top. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Dave Clawson and Brent Pry. The receipt on tape: 94 rec yds, 3 receptions against South Carolina, Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Virginia Tech | 16 | 267 | 16.7 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Wake Forest | 23 | 380 | 16.5 | 3 | -- |
| 2022 | Wake Forest | 37 | 642 | 17.4 | 6 | -- |
| Career | 76 | 1,289 | 17.0 | 11 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Virginia Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Wake Forest | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Wake Forest | -- | -- | 21 | -- | -- |
| Career | -- | -- | 21 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2025
W 23–21
at NC State
2 rec · 12 yds
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Virginia Tech
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Wide receiver · Virginia Tech
Returning around him
- 50% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: +0 net (27 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Virginia Tech · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #40 · 2026 recruiting class #30
DNA match
Player DNA
Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Chas Nimrod’s 2025 season.
Matches Chas on
Differs from Chas on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Cam Vaughn’s path through West Virginia.
Matches Cam on
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Stephon Johnson Jr.'s graduate season at Houston (2025).
Matches Stephon on
Differs from Stephon on
Player DNA
Players who play like Donavon Greene
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2022–2025-58%
Sharp dropoff (-58%) — career inflection point.