CFB Zeitgeist Score
41
Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by yards / catch at the 89th percentile.
Donavon Greene
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
267 REC YDS · 16 REC · 2 REC TD
2026 Outlook
Returning to Virginia Tech for 2026
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 #39
WR · VIRGINIA TECH · ACC
Donavon Greene
- 4
- #3
- 6-2 | 196 lb
- Mount Airy, NC
Heisman Heat
#3848
<1% win probability
Fan Belief
Awaiting
Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.
Respect Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
Reality Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
ACCOLADE PROBABILITY
Heisman
<1%
TOP WR AWARD
Biletnikoff
—
CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. A locked-in starting role.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2022–2025-58%
Sharp dropoff (-58%) — career inflection point.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Identity & Role
The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.
Recruiting Pedigree
How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.
| Class | Profile | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4-star | 0.9089 | No. 257 recruit | HighSchool | Wake Forest |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wake Forest -> Virginia Tech | 3-star | 0.8600 | Immediate |
Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final
Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.
HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16Heisman Futures
Not yet listed on major futures markets.
No achievements unlocked yet this season.
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
Selector recognition fills in once the major honors lists (AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, SI) are scraped and ingested.
NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft
Market value, pedigree & pro outcome
Recruit stars
★★★★☆
to Wake Forest
Composite
0.9089
#257 national
Today’s Hot-Take
The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.
Anti-Take
PENDINGThe contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.
The Room on Donavon Greene
Fan sentiment · Awaiting signal
The Room reads fan conversation around a player — who’s talking, what they believe, and how that shifts. It publishes once weekly volume rebuilds; for most players that’s in-season, when game-week chatter spikes.
Cohort divergence map
Cohort divergence reads how different fanbases talk about this player. Returns once weekly mentions clear the publish floor.
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Donavon Greene
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
Signature Story
Awaiting candidate metric
He hasn't written his page yet — we'll start filling it in when there are enough snaps to rank against his peers.
Signature Moment
No signature moment on the ledger yet.
Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 6g
267Rec yards
16Receptions
2Rec TDs
Per game
44.5Rec yards
3Receptions
0Rec TDs
Projected (13g)
578.5Rec yards
35Receptions
4Rec TDs
To hit 700-yard receiver (currently 267): needs 61.9/game over remaining 7.
To hit 1,000-yard receiver (currently 267): needs 104.7/game over remaining 7.
To hit 60-catch season (currently 16): needs 6.3/game over remaining 7.
To hit 80-catch season (currently 16): needs 9.1/game over remaining 7.
To hit 8 receiving TDs (currently 2): needs 0.9/game over remaining 7.
To hit 10 receiving TDs (currently 2): needs 1.1/game over remaining 7.
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Donavon Greene's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Virginia Tech, the card already shows enough current-season production to explain why he is on the serious-player board, and the next layer is determining whether the profile is just very good or actually distinctive.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
WR season snapshot
2025 season snapshot | final
2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Player identity What kind of player is this?
30-second read
What kind of player is this?
Big-play receiver against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
16 58th
YDS
267 65th
YPR
16.7 85th
TD
2 75th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 11-24@ South Carolina | 3 | 94 | 31.3 | 0 | 37 | Season-high 94 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 20-44vs Vanderbilt | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 3 | L 26-45vs Old Dominion | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 2 | 23 | 2 TD catches |
| Wk 4 | W 38-6vs Wofford | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 5 | W 23-21@ NC State | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 6 | L 23-30vs Wake Forest | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Total | 16 | 267 | 16.3 | 2 | 37 |
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score
Traditional history
Traditional Stats
Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.
Season context · Team result + system
2022Wake Forest8-5HC: Dave Clawson · Balanced
2025Virginia Tech3-9HC: Brent Pry · Run-leaning
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Virginia Tech | 16 | 267 | 16.7 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Wake Forest | 37 | 642 | 17.4 | 6 | -- |
| Career | 2 loaded seasons | 53 | 909 | 17.2 | 8 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Virginia Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Wake Forest | -- | -- | 21 | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 loaded seasons | -- | -- | 21 | -- | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
The player's share of a team's passing-game involvement. It is the fastest way to see whether the receiver is a true focal point or more of a complementary piece.
A blended workload view that accounts for catches, designed touches, and any return-game involvement that shapes the overall profile.
Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.
The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.
Open full stat explorer
| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receiving | Receptions | 16 | #465/1110 | 58th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 267 | #393/1107 | 65th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 2 | #281/1111 | 75th pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 16.7 | #167/1106 | 85th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Pass share | 12.9% | #325/1137 | 72nd pct | Air-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 37 | #499/1105 | 55th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 9.4% | #278/1137 | 76th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 7.3% | #432/1137 | 62nd pct | Money-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 6.9% | #251/1137 | 78th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Role share | 6.7% | #300/1137 | 74th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 6.3% | #368/1137 | 68th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 5.4% | #351/1137 | 69th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Rush share | 0.0% | #391/1137 | 66th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS WR |
Player Standing
Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION
On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION · Rung None of 16
Why he’s here
Standing classification populates when honors, Heisman, and roster signals all align.
What moves him up
What moves him down
Accolade streams
Status—Awaiting tracker
Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 40.2 | 15.1 | 0.5 |
| Road2g | 2.5 | 53.0 | 18.6 | 0.0 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins2g | 1.5 | 11.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 |
| Losses4g | 3.2 | 61.2 | 20.4 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 44.5 | 16.3 | 0.3 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
41Mid-pack
Elite: yards / catch (88th). Concern: receptions (15th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · WR · 2024
Percentile Card
Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.
P4G5All FBS
Advanced Savant
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Donavon GreeneVirginia TechNik McMillanBuffalo· 51% simHarrison Wallace IIIOle Miss· 51% simTrent WalkerOregon State· 50% sim
Yards / catch
Rec TDs
Rec yards
Long catch
Receptions
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Chas Nimrod’s 2025 season.
Chas Nimrod
85%match
#2
Jordan Kerley
83%
#3
Marlion Jackson
82%
#4
Jaden Bray
81%
#5
Mark Walker
79%
Matches Chas on
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Reception volume
Differs from Chas on
EPA / play (adj) (higher)
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Cam Vaughn’s path through West Virginia.
Cam Vaughn
93%match
All-Conference USA
#2
Kevin Austin
92%
#3
Landon Ellis
All-Sun Belt
90%
#4
Kahtero Summers
90%
#5
Jakobie Keeney-James
88%
Matches Cam on
Height
Yards per reception
Weight
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Stephon Johnson Jr.'s senior season at Houston (2025).
Stephon Johnson Jr.
75%match
#2
Rara Thomas
73%
#3
Keontra Smith
70%
#4
Umari Hatcher
69%
#5
J.Michael Sturdivant
68%
Matches Stephon on
Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
EPA / play (adj)
Differs from Stephon on
Yards / reception (higher)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Pry
Pass share
42.0%
319 pass / 441 run
Plays / game
63.3
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
9.5%
296 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coach2022
Brent Pry
Virginia Tech
2025
Brent Pry
Virginia Tech
Played his entire career under Brent Pry.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownMount Airy, NC
Height6'2"
Weight196 lb
Class4
PositionWR
Jersey3
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamVirginia Tech
ConferenceACC
Joined2025
Career arc5 season(s)
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
No formal honors on the ledger yet
All-America, all-conference, player-of-the-week, watch-list, and postseason awards land here when they're earned. The absence is the signal: most players never collect formal honors, and that's its own kind of context.
Honors Timeline
Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.
| Season | Honor | Scope | Team / Selector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No formal honors on the ledger yet. All-America, all-conference, weekly awards, watch lists, and postseason trophies land here when they’re earned. | ||||
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Wake Forest | WR4 | #3848 | #4123 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | ACC |
| 2023 | Wake Forest | WR4 | #4270 | #4544 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | ACC |
| 2022 | Wake Forest | WR4 | #345 | #429 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | ACC |
| 2021 | Wake Forest | WR4 | #2567 | #2175 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | ACC |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Virginia Tech | ACC | WR | 4 | No. 3 | 6-2 | 196 lb | Mount Airy, NC |
| 2024 | Wake Forest | ACC | WR | 4 | No. 3 | 6-2 | 196 lb | Mount Airy, NC |
| 2023 | Wake Forest | ACC | WR | 4 | No. 3 | 6-2 | 196 lb | Mount Airy, NC |
| 2022 | Wake Forest | ACC | WR | 4 | No. 3 | 6-2 | 196 lb | Mount Airy, NC |
| 2021 | Wake Forest | ACC | WR | 4 | No. 3 | 6-2 | 196 lb | Mount Airy, NC |