Last confirmed: Texas A&M, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 207 lb · Shreveport, LA
Donovan Wilson: DB · Texas A&M · #6.
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Donovan Wilson
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Donovan Wilson has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Texas A&M. On tape: 13 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against LSU, Week 13, 2018.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
66 tackles. 3 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 4.5 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 him by name this season.
New York Post Oct 23
Sports Illustrated Oct 14
The Dallas Morning News Oct 13
Bleacher Report Oct 13Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-7vs Northwestern State | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 26-28vs No. 2 Clemson | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-10vs UL Monroe | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 23-45@ No. 1 Alabama | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-17vs Arkansas | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 20-14vs No. 13 Kentucky | 12 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 26-23@ South Carolina | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-28@ Mississippi State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 24-28@ Auburn | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-24vs Ole Miss | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 41-20vs UAB | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 74-72vs No. 8 LSU | 13 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Total | 66 | 37 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 2 | 3 |
Week 13 · 2018
W 74-72
vs LSU
0.5 tackles for loss · 13 tackles · 1 pass breakup
Edged out LSU at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
66tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%4 TFL66 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 2 sacks · 3 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 7.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimbo Fisher
Pass share
45.1%
435 pass / 529 run
Plays / game
74.2
13 games
Team sack rate
7.0%
488 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
66 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Texas A&M, 125 tackles — drafted at #213 overall by the Dallas Cowboys.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kevin Sumlin → Jimbo Fisher. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where he ended up · NFL
Dallas CowboysEntering 8th NFL season
Dallas CowboysEntering 8th NFL season
