Donnie Cheers

Junior wide receiver for Nevada. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.

WR · Nevada · Jr. · #5

6′0″ · 180 lb · Marion, AR

How he plays

Rush TDs: 94th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3

3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 32 yds, 1 TD, vs Western Kentucky

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Junior wide receiver for Nevada. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.

The full story, with sources

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Donnie Cheers

WR · Nevada · Jr · #5

The receipt: 39 rec yds, 11 rush yds against Montana State — Week 2, 2026.

71 REC YDS · 5 REC · 1 REC TD

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

season totals
game log

Career stats

Season	Team
2026	Nevada	5	71	14.2	1	--
Career		5	71	14.2	1	--

Season	Team
2026	Nevada	6	17	--	--	--
Career		6	17	--	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 3 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 49-14vs Western Kentucky	1	32	32.0	1	32
Wk 2	L 7-20vs Montana State	4	39	9.8	0	14	Season-high 39 yds
Wk 3	L 20-27@ Middle Tennessee	—	—	—	—	—
Total		5	71	20.9	1	32

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026

W 49–14

vs Western Kentucky

27 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD

Dominant 35-point win at home against Western Kentucky.

With C. Jones — 163 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 72.0 · 50 rush yds (6 car) · E. Baulch — 48 yards per punt · 3 punts · 2 inside the 20

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 1 · Western Kentucky · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.87(11:08) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Jones pass complete deep right to #5 D.Cheers caught at WKU03, for 32 yards to the WKU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:01, 1ST DOWN #84 J.McFadden kick attempt good (H: #10 A.Bianco, LS: #51 C.Stack)
Week 1 · Western Kentucky · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.62(02:28) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Cheers rush right for 20 yards gain to the WKU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:21, 1ST DOWN #84 J.McFadden kick attempt good (H: #10 A.Bianco, LS: #51 C.Stack)
Week 2 · Montana State · 2&9 · Q1 · EPA +1.67(00:56) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Cheers rush right for 10 yards gain to the Nevada39 (#2 T.Uluilakepa), 1ST DOWN
Week 3 · Middle Tennessee · 2&9 · Q2 · EPA -1.13(10:25) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Cheers rush right for 4 yards loss to the MTSU26 (#26 K.Smith)
Week 2 · Montana State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.12(01:04) Shotgun #10 A.Bianco pass complete short middle to #5 D.Cheers caught at Nevada20, for 14 yards to the Nevada36 (#2 T.Uluilakepa), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · Montana State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.88(03:12) Shotgun #10 A.Bianco pass complete short left to #5 D.Cheers caught at Nevada31, for 13 yards to the Nevada31, out of bounds at Nevada31, 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · Montana State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.70(11:58) Shotgun #12 L.Duncan pass complete short right to #5 D.Cheers caught at Nevada31, for 7 yards to the Nevada41 (#6 B.Meredith; #34 C.Taylor)
Week 1 · Western Kentucky · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.63(10:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Cheers rush right for 7 yards gain to the WKU46 (#7 J.Lewis), out of bounds
Week 2 · Montana State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.39(11:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Cheers rush right for 1 yard gain to the MSU27 (#10 J.Woods)
Week 2 · Montana State · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.07(00:16) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Bianco pass complete short middle to #5 D.Cheers caught at MSU45, for 5 yards to the MSU39 (#24 C.Petre)

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2026Nevada1-2HC: Jeff Choate · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rush tds (94th percentile). Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (7)

Rush TDs#1 / 49 · 94th pct

Rush yards#12 / 49 · 77th pct

Yards / catch#62 / 141 · 56th pct

14.2

Rec TDs#70 / 141 · 34th pct

Long catch#105 / 141 · 24th pct

Rec yards#142 / 141 · 0th pct

Receptions#142 / 141 · 0th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2026 season · 3 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home2g	2.5	35.5	20.9	0.5

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-73g	1.7	23.7	20.9	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jeff Choate

Pass share

41.4%

77 pass / 109 run

Plays / game

62.0

3 games

Team sack rate

1.2%

83 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

The receiver room · Nevada

#9Marshaun BrownWR · Jr.164 receiving yards · 2025
#7Gary Givens IIIWR · Jr.145 receiving yards · 2025
#8Daijon CalimonWR · So.34 receiving yards · 2025
#11Damien MounWR · Sr.3 games · 2026
#5Donnie CheersWR · Jr.3 games · 2026

10 more on the roster · Nevada team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology