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Donavyn Pellot

LB · UCLA · R-Jr.

Returning to UCLA for 2026
R-Jr. · Las Vegas, Nev. → Silverado HS
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This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Donavyn Pellot

LB · UCLA · Fr

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#877 national
CFB
College
UCLA
2023–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025

2 coaches
2023
2025
Deshaun Foster
UCLA
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Chip Kelly → Deshaun Foster. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023UCLA8-5HC: Chip Kelly · Run-leaning
2025UCLA3-9HC: Deshaun Foster · Balanced, slow tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025UCLA19110.00.0------
2023UCLA331.01.0------
Career22141.01.0------

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2025

W 42–37

vs Penn State

2 TOT  ·  2 SOLO

Edged out Penn State at home in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

UCLA

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Linebacker · UCLA

Returning around him

  • 22% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • Transfer portal: +13 net (42 in / 29 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

UCLA · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #26 · 2026 recruiting class #62

DNA match

Player DNA

Sideline-to-Sideline

Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.

LB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Eli Coppess’s 2024 season.

Eli Coppess

75%match

Miami (OH) · 2024

#2

Tylan McNichols

UAB · 2024

74%
#3

Jackson Kaufusi

BYU · 2021

73%
#4

Martell Hughes

Arizona State · 2024

73%
#5

Joey Gerlach

Minnesota · 2024

70%

Matches Eli on

Tackle volume
Weight
Solo tackle rate

Differs from Eli on

Class year (lower)
Height (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Quentin Reddish's sophomore season at Virginia Tech (2025).

Virginia Tech · 2025

#2

Nick Taylor

West Virginia · 2025

75%
#3

Elijah Wood

San José State · 2022

72%
#4

Tyree Alualu

Temple · 2025

72%
#5

Joe Lott

Troy · 2025

72%

Matches Quentin on

Solo tackle rate
Tackle volume
Weight

Differs from Quentin on

Class year (lower)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #13533

Final rank
#14026
Avg #13924.3
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #13533 this season.

Background

Career Summary Pellot has played in 17 games across three seasons ... has tallied 22 total tackles (14-8-22), 1.0 tackle for loss and 1.0 sack … career high in tackles is six (2-4-6) coming at Ohio State in 2025. 2025 Played in all 12 games as a reserve linebacker and on special teams … totaled 1...

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