#80

Donny Navarro

WR · Northwestern · Sr. · #80

Northwestern 2022 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Donny Navarro

WR · Northwestern · Sr · #80

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Northwestern
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Illinois3-9HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-leaning
2022Northwestern1-11HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Northwestern312377.62--
2021Northwestern171679.80--
Career484048.42--
SeasonTeam
2022Northwestern------19--
2021Northwestern----49121--
Career----49140--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2022

W 31–28

vs Nebraska

4 rec · 29 yds · 1 TD

Edged out Nebraska at home in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Moves the chains on third down.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Possession Receiver

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

WR

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Tyler Walton’s 2021 season.

Tyler Walton

82%match

Ohio · 2021

#2

Jerjuan Newton

Toledo · 2021

81%
#3

Jalen Bracey

Florida International · 2022

81%
#4

Jeremiah Knight

UL Monroe · 2022

79%
#5

Jamaal Bell

Nevada · 2021

79%

Matches Tyler on

Reception volume
Weight
EPA / play (adj)

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Daniel Crawford’s path through Northern Illinois.

Daniel Crawford

100%match

Northern Illinois · 2020

All-MAC
#2

JoJo Stone

Florida International · 2025

98%
#3

Briley Moore

Kansas State · 2020

98%
#4

Tama Uiliata

Hawai'i · 2025

96%
#5

Drayden Dickmann

Rice · 2025

96%

Matches Daniel on

Yards per reception
202020212022

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Davion Ervin-Poindexter's junior season at Western Kentucky (2023).

Western Kentucky · 2023

#2

Anthony Woods

UCLA · 2025

82%
#3

Jeremiah Knight

UL Monroe · 2022

81%
#4

Leon Neal Jr.

Washington State · 2025

80%
#5

Jordan Brown

Texas Tech · 2023

All-AACNFL Rd 7
78%

Matches Davion on

TD rate
Yards / reception
Total EPA (college ability)

Player DNA

Players who play like Donny Navarro

#1

JoJo Stone

Florida International · 2025

98%
#2

Tama Uiliata

Hawai'i · 2025

96%
#3

Drayden Dickmann

Rice · 2025

96%

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2022
1672021
2372022

+42%

Up 42% from first season to most-recent.