Safety, UTEP (from Virginia State), 2024–26
Donavan Howard
- Number
- No. 12
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Danville, VA
Donavan Howard plays safety for UTEP, after Virginia State (2024–25). Last time out, against San José State: 4 tackles.
2026 so far
18 tackles
Last game: 4 tackles vs. San José State, L 11–24
Next game: at North Dakota State, Oct 31
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Virginia State | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| 2026 | UTEP | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Virginia State | 12 | S | So. | ||
| 2025 | Virginia State | 12 | S | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | UTEP | 12 | S | Sr. | 6′1″ | 200 |
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
2026 UTEP 7 games, 18 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Oklahoma | L 0–51 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Texas Southern | W 51–10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | at Michigan | L 17–52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Oregon State | L 7–33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at New Mexico | L 7–61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Nevada | L 13–30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. San José State | L 11–24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Virginia State 1 game, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at Norfolk State | L 23–28 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
No box score in the source for Sep 1 vs. Benedict; Sep 21 vs. Winston-Salem State; Sep 28 vs. Fayetteville State; Oct 5 at Johnson C. Smith; Oct 12 vs. Bowie State; Oct 19 at Elizabeth City State; Oct 26 at Bluefield State; Nov 2 at Lincoln (PA); Nov 9 vs. Virginia Union; Nov 16 vs. Virginia Union, so those games are not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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