Donovan Jeter

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
DL
Height:
6-3
Weight:
325
Hometown:
Beaver Falls, Pa.
High School:
Beaver Falls

CAREER GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

CAREER HIGHS

• Tackles: 5 - at Rutgers (Nov. 21, 2020)
• Solos: 2, 4x - last vs. Rutgers (Sept. 25, 2021)
• Asst: 3 - at Rutgers (Nov. 21, 2020)
• TFLs: 1.0 - vs. Ohio State (Nov. 27, 2021)
• Sacks: none
• Int: none
• FR: 1 - at Minnesota (Oct. 24, 2020)
• PBUs: 1, 4x - last at Wisconsin (Oct. 2, 2021)

At Michigan
• Four-year letterman (2018-19-20-21)
• Appeared in 37 career games with four starts at defensive tackle

Graduate Student (2021)
• Appeared in all 14 games along the defensive line; made 24 tackles including two tackles for loss and also had two pass breakups with one blocked kick to earn his fourth varsity letter
• Blocked a field goal and was credited with one solo tackle playing along the defensive line against Western Michigan (Sept. 4)
• Contributed one assisted tackle playing along the defensive line against Washington (Sept. 11)
• Made four tackles (two solo) playing along the defensive line against Northern Illinois (Sept. 18)
• Played along the defensive line at Nebraska (Oct. 9)
• Made two solo tackles and batted down a pass against Rutgers (Sept. 25)
• Broke up a pass and made two tackles (one solo) playing along the defensive line at Wisconsin (Oct. 2)
• Chipped in two tackles (one solo) playing along the defensive interior at Michigan State (Oct. 30)
• Made an assisted tackle playing along the defensive interior against Indiana (Nov. 6)
• Contributed a season-high five tackles (three solo) from the interior at Penn State (Nov. 13)
• Assisted on one tackle playing along the defensive interior at Maryland (Nov. 20)
• Made a tackle for loss among two stops playing inside against Ohio State (Nov. 27)
• Assisted on one tackle playing along the inside against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship Game (Dec. 4)
• Credited with two tackles against Georgia in the Capital One Orange Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Dec. 31)

Senior (2020)
• Appeared in all six games with four starts along the defensive line; credited with 11 tackles, one pass breakup, and a fumble recovery for a touchdown to earn his third varsity letter
• Scored a touchdown after catching a stripped football mid-air and running it back 15 yards for the score at Minnesota (Oct. 24), also made an assisted tackle and broke up a pass
• Credited with one solo tackle against Michigan State (Oct. 31)
• Made his first career start and assisted on one tackle at Indiana (Nov. 7)
• Contributed along the defensive line and on special teams against Wisconsin (Nov. 14)
• Totaled five tackles in a start at Rutgers (Nov. 21)
• Credited with three tackles in a start against Penn State (Nov. 28)

Junior (2019)
• Appeared in 10 games along the defensive line and also contributed on special teams to earn his second varsity letter
• Saw snaps along the defensive line and on special teams against Army (Sept. 7)
• Contributed at defensive tackle against Rutgers (Sept. 28), Notre Dame (Oct. 26), Ohio State (Nov. 30), at Wisconsin (Sept. 21), at Illinois (Oct. 12), and against Alabama in the Vrbo Citrus Bowl (Jan. 1)

Sophomore (2018)
• Appeared in seven games along the defensive line and played special teams in three games; recorded three tackles to earn his first varsity letter
• Saw his first career action along the defensive line playing against Western Michigan (Sept. 8)
• Also saw snaps along the defensive line against SMU (Sept. 15)
• Played nose tackle and also contributed on special teams against Nebraska (Sept. 22)
• Assisted on one tackle while playing on the defensive line and contributing on special teams against Maryland (Oct. 6)
• Made one solo tackle playing snaps at nose tackle and also contributing on special teams against Penn State (Nov. 3)
• Contributed one solo tackle playing snaps along the defensive line against Florida in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl (Dec. 29)

Freshman (2017)
• Did not see game action

Prep
• Attended Beaver Falls High School (2017) coached by Ryan Mastook
• Led Beaver Falls to the Pennsylvania Class 3A State title and a 12-1 record in 2016
• Also an accomplished basketball player (third team All-State) at Beaver Falls, playing in the Class AAA Championship and averaging 16.8 points and 10 rebounds per game

Key Statistics
• Recorded 76 tackles, 15 TFLs, 10 sacks, three pass breakups and one fumble recovery as a senior
• Registered 67 tackles and 12 sacks as a junior
• Recorded 87 tackles along with eight sacks as a sophomore

Honors and Rankings
• 247.com four-star prospect, rated No. 290 overall and No. 8 in Pennsylvania
• Rivals four-star recruit, rated the No. 13 defensive end and the No. 7 player in Pennsylvania
• ESPN four-star prospect, ranked the No. 28 defensive end and the No. 9 player in Pennsylvania
• PrepStar three-star recruit and named to the publication's All-East Region squad
• Named 2016 All-USA Pennsylvania first team by USA Today
• Class 3A All-State performer as named by the Pennsylvania Football Writers
• Listed as the 2016 Class 3A Defensive Player of the Year by PAFootballNews.com
• Named the 2016 Mr. Pennsylvania Football Lineman of the Year for small schools (Classes 1-3A)
• First-ever recipient of the Mr. Pennsylvania Football Lineman of the Year Award (Classes 1-3A)
• Member of the Pittsburgh-Post Gazette Fab 22 football team as a junior and senior
• Pennsylvania Sports Writers' All-State honoree as a junior (Class AA) and senior (Class AAA)

Personal
• Donovan Jeter was born December 7, 1998
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, studying general studies

Coach Greg Mattison on Donovan Jeter
"Donovan played at a great high school -- their team won the WPIAL championship. He's a defensive end with tremendous talent and comes from a very great family. He has one brother that plays football overseas and another one of his brothers starts for the University of Pittsburgh on their basketball team. His dad is a basketball coach, and Donovan was a very good basketball player himself in high school.

"He is a very, very talented football player. He's big and smart and is a great kid with a fantastic attitude. His size and his mental aptitude definitely make him a real good player, but he's also a real good person, and that means a lot to us, too."