Donavyn Lester
Donavyn Lester
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. The receipt on tape: 99 rush yds, 3 rush TD against Nevada, Week 7, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- game log
How it ended
One season at UNLV, 455 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Mullen
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2023
W 44–14
vs Bryant
29 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 30-point win at home against Bryant.
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Camerun Peoples’s 2021 season.
Matches Camerun on
Differs from Camerun on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Narii Gaither’s path through Gardner-Webb.
Narii Gaither
Gaej Walker
Greg McCrae
Garrett Groshek
Andrew Body
Matches Narii on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jalon Daniels's senior season at Kansas (2022).
Matches Jalon on
Differs from Jalon on