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Donovan Olugbode

WR · Missouri · R-Jr. · #1

Returning to Missouri for 2026
R-Jr. · Chicago, Ill. → IMG Academy (Fla.)
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Donovan Olugbode

WR · Missouri · Fr · #1

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#95 national
CFB
College
Missouri
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Missouri8-5HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-heavy

Career stats

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Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025

W 23–17

at Auburn

5 rec · 69 yds

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Moves the chains on third down.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Missouri

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Wide receiver · Missouri

Returning around him

  • 20% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • 6 Missouri players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: +3 net (30 in / 27 out)

2026 Award watch

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

Missouri · Last season: 8-5 (AP #25) · Talent rank #22 · 2026 recruiting class #34

DNA match

Player DNA

Possession Receiver

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

WR

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Noah Rogers’s 2024 season.

Noah Rogers

78%match

NC State · 2024

#2

Dominick Blaylock

Georgia Tech · 2023

78%
#3

Coy Eakin

Texas Tech · 2023

76%
#4

JaVonnie Gibson

Oklahoma · 2025

74%
#5

Sam Brown

Miami · 2024

74%

Matches Noah on

Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
Recruiting rating

Differs from Noah on

TD rate (higher)

Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Ben Ratzlaff’s path through Houston Christian.

Ben Ratzlaff

97%match

Houston Christian · 2020

#2

Dai'Jean Dixon

Nicholls · 2021

96%
#3

Josh Palmer

Tennessee · 2020

96%
#4

Jermaine Jackson

Idaho · 2023

95%
#5

Dillon Stoner

Oklahoma State · 2020

94%

Matches Ben on

Yards per reception

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Ryan Wingo's freshman season at Texas (2024).

Ryan Wingo

75%match

Texas · 2024

#2

Kwazi Gilmer

UCLA · 2024

74%
#3

Taj Davis

Washington · 2021

73%
#4

Winston Watkins

Ole Miss · 2025

72%
#5

Jalen Smith

Minnesota · 2025

72%

Matches Ryan on

Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
Recruiting rating

Differs from Ryan on

Class year (lower)
Yards / reception (lower)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #748

Final rank
#774
Avg #916.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #748 this season.

Background

2025: Saw action in all 13 games of his true freshman season … Hauled in 30 receptions for 401 yards and a pair of touchdowns on the season … Caught a pass in 10 out of 13 games this season … Became the eighth freshman in program history to go for at least 400 yards in his debut season. Central A...

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