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Dontayvion Wicks

WR · Virginia · Jr. · #3

Green Bay — drafted 2023, Rd 5, Pick 25, #159 overall
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Dontayvion Wicks

WR · Virginia · Jr · #3

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#677 national
CFB
College
Virginia
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
R5 · #159
Green Bay · 2023

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2022

2 coaches
2021
2022
Virginia
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Bronco Mendenhall → Tony Elliott. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Green BayEntering 4th NFL season

#159Rd 5 · Pick 25
Green BayEntering 4th NFL season

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Virginia6-6HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Pass-heavy
2022Virginia3-7HC: Tony Elliott · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Virginia3043014.32--
2021Virginia571,20321.19--
Career871,63318.811--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2022

W 16–9

at Georgia Tech

4 rec · 99 yds · 1 TD

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.

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 Bub Means’s 2021 season.

Bub Means

70%match

Louisiana Tech · 2021

NFL Rd 5
#2

CJ Lewis

Bowling Green · 2022

70%
#3

Jadon Thompson

Cincinnati · 2022

70%
#4

Shedrick Jackson

Auburn · 2022

68%
#5

Tauskie Dove

Missouri · 2022

67%

Matches Bub on

Reception volume
TD rate
Weight

Differs from Bub on

Class year (lower)
Recruiting rating (higher)

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Reggie Brown’s path through James Madison.

Reggie Brown

87%match

James Madison · 2023

#2

Sawyer Racanelli

Wake Forest · 2025

85%
#3

Gunner Romney

BYU · 2022

86%
#4

James Bostic

Ohio · 2022

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 18
86%
#5

Ali Jennings

Virginia Tech · 2024

82%

Matches Reggie on

Yards per reception
Height
Weight
20212022

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Joshua Manning's sophomore season at Missouri (2025).

Missouri · 2025

#2

JaVonnie Gibson

Oklahoma · 2025

77%
#3

Sebastian Brown

Kent State · 2025

77%
#4

Kyson Brown

Arizona State · 2024

77%
#5

Bryce Ford-Wheaton

West Virginia · 2021

75%

Matches Joshua on

Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
EPA / play (adj)

Differs from Joshua on

Recruiting rating (lower)

Player DNA

Players who play like Dontayvion Wicks

#1

James Bostic

Ohio · 2022

86%
#2

Sawyer Racanelli

Wake Forest · 2025

85%

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2022
1,2032021
4302022

-64%

Sharp dropoff (-64%) — career inflection point.