Donovan Adkins: DB · Sam Houston · #12.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Donovan Adkins
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Louisiana Tech — Week 11, 2023.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
24 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The New York Times Oct 28Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Sam Houston | 24 | 12 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Career | 24 | 12 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-14@ BYU | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-38@ Houston | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-35vs Jacksonville State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 16-21@ Liberty | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-33vs Florida International | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-21vs Kennesaw State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-27@ Louisiana Tech | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 23-20vs Middle Tennessee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 12 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsTackle volume
24tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%0 TFL24 tackles · 0.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 4.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
K.C. Keeler
Pass share
55.0%
446 pass / 365 run
Plays / game
67.6
12 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
465 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
One season at Sam Houston, 24 tackles — the college career is complete.
