Safety, NC State (from Vanderbilt, Auburn), 2020–24
Donovan Kaufman
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 204 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- New Orleans, LA
Donovan Kaufman played safety at Vanderbilt (2020), Auburn (2021–23) and NC State (2024).
Career highs
11tackles, career hightwice; last vs. Syracuse, 2024Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Vanderbilt | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | Auburn | 33 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | Auburn | 39 | 20 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | Auburn | 37 | 25 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | NC State | 74 | 40 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Career | 198 | 119 | 11.5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 137 | 0 |
| 2021 | Auburn | 3 | 61 | 0 |
| 2024 | NC State | 15 | 469 | 0 |
| Career | 23 | 667 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Vanderbilt | 5 | S | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Auburn | 5 | S | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Auburn | 5 | S | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Auburn | 5 | S | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | NC State | 5 | S | Sr. (Yr 5) | 5′10″ | 204 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2024 NC State 13 games, 74 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Western Carolina | W 38–21 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Tennessee | L 10–51 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 30–20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Clemson | L 35–59 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 24–17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Wake Forest | L 30–34 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Syracuse | L 17–24 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at California | W 24–23 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Stanford | W 59–28 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Duke | L 19–29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 21 | at Georgia Tech | L 29–30 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at North Carolina | W 35–30 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. East Carolina | L 21–26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Auburn 12 games, 37 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Massachusetts | W 59–14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | atCalifornia | W 14–10 | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Texas A&M | L 10–27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Georgia | L 20–27 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at LSU | L 18–48 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Ole Miss | L 21–28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Mississippi State | W 27–13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Vanderbilt | W 31–15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at Arkansas | W 48–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. New Mexico State | L 10–31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Alabama | L 24–27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Maryland | L 13–31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Auburn 7 games, 39 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Mercer | W 42–16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | vs. San José State | W 24–16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Penn State | L 12–41 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.LSU | L 17–21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atGeorgia | L 10–42 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | atOle Miss | L 34–48 | 11 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Arkansas | L 27–41 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Auburn 11 games, 33 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Akron | W 60–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Alabama State | W 62–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | atPenn State | L 20–28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Georgia State | W 34–24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 9 | vs.Georgia | L 10–34 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | atArkansas | W 38–23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | atTexas A&M | L 3–20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs.Mississippi State | L 34–43 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | at South Carolina | L 17–21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 27 | vs.Alabama | L 22–24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Houston | L 13–17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Vanderbilt 2 games, 15 tackles
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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