#88

Donovan Green

TE · LSU · Jr. · #88

Returning to LSU for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Donovan Green

TE · LSU · Jr · #88

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#105 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2022–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025

1 coach
2022
2024
2025

Played his entire career under Brian Kelly.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Texas A&M5-7HC: Jimbo Fisher · Balanced
2024Texas A&M8-5HC: Mike Elko · Run-leaning
2025LSU7-6HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced, slow tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025LSU24020.00--
2024Texas A&M----------
2022Texas A&M2223310.62--
Career2427311.42--

How he plays

Play style

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

LSU

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Tight end · LSU

Returning around him

  • 66% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
  • 7 LSU players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: +0 net (41 in / 41 out)

2026 Award watch

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

LSU · Last season: 7-6 (AP #20) · Talent rank #6 · 2026 recruiting class #11

DNA match

Player DNA

Complete TE

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

TE

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Niko Hea’s 2021 season.

Niko Hea

78%match

Missouri · 2021

#2

Nick Muse

South Carolina · 2021

All-SECNFL Rd 7
77%
#3

John Samuel Shenker

Auburn · 2022

77%
#4

Jeremy Ruckert

Ohio State · 2021

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 37
72%
#5

Brenton Strange

Penn State · 2021

NFL Rd 2 · Pk 30
70%

Matches Niko on

TD rate
Yards / reception
Reception volume

Differs from Niko on

Recruiting rating (higher)
Based on 9 features · 2 seasons in pool · Opponent-adjusted weighted z-score distance

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Landen Thomas's freshman season at Florida State (2024).

Landen Thomas

80%match

Florida State · 2024

#2

Austin Hence

Western Michigan · 2023

79%
#3

Mason Mini

California · 2025

78%
#4

Billy Riviere III

Washington State · 2022

78%
#5

Benji Gosnell

Virginia Tech · 2023

78%

Matches Landen on

TD rate
Weight
Reception volume

Differs from Landen on

Class year (higher)
Opponent-adjusted stats · freshman cohort across all seasons

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #1216

Final rank
#1702
Avg #1514.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #1216 this season.

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2022–2025
2332022
40.02025

-83%

Sharp dropoff (-83%) — career inflection point.