Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-8vs NC State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 27-38vs West Virginia | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
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Donavon Platt
Senior defensive back on Virginia's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 212 lb · Jamestown, NC · Lucy Ragsdale (USMAPS)
CFB Index 55 · #157 of 364 cornersLow confidence
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
Senior defensive back on Virginia's 2026 roster.
- Transferred from Army to Virginia in 2025.
Donavon Platt
Erases the deep middle of the field. Across five seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Jeff Monken and Tony Elliott. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against West Virginia, Week 3, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
202513 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coach2022–2026
Virginia
Played his entire career under Tony Elliott.
Career stats
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 34–8
vs NC State
1 pass breakups
Dominant 26-point win at home against NC State.
With B. Pribula — 155 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 97.4 · 110 rush yds (15 car) · D. Sparks — 45.4 yards per punt · 5 punts · 1 inside the 20
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +2 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2022Army6-6HC: Jeff Monken · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2023Army6-6HC: Jeff Monken · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2024Army12-2HC: Jeff Monken · Run-heavy
2025Virginia11-3HC: Tony Elliott · Balanced
2026Virginia2-1HC: Tony Elliott · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Elliott
Pass share
34.3%
68 pass / 130 run
Plays / game
66.0
3 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
76 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
55 · #157 of 364 corners
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #29 of 75 ACC DBs
How the All-ACC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
How he plays
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Centerfielder
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jordan Young’s 2023 season.
Matches Jordan on
PD rate
Weight
TFL rate
Differs from Jordan on
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jabari Moore's senior season at Army (2023).
91%match
Matches Jabari on
Class year
Tackle volume
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Donavon Platt
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- #18Jalen McNair50 tackles · 2025
- #6Brandyn Hillman49 tackles · 2025
- #30Ethan Minter47 tackles · 2025
- #2Donavon Platt34 tackles · 2025
18 more on the roster · Virginia team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology