Receiver, Vanderbilt, 2016–⁠18

Donaven Tennyson

Number
No. 4
Height
5′10″
Weight
170 lb
Class (2018)
Junior
Hometown
Richmond, VA

Donaven Tennyson played receiver at Vanderbilt (2016–⁠18).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Vanderbilt811614.5035
2018Vanderbilt69415.7049
Career1421015.0049

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Vanderbilt4WRFr.
2017Vanderbilt4WRSo.
2018Vanderbilt4WRJr.5′10″170

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2016Vanderbilt50.06––0.3–
2017Vanderbilt141.05––14.7–
2018Vanderbilt18-0.11––-1.9–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2018 Vanderbilt 9 games, 6 catches, 94 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.Middle TennesseeW 35–⁠7149049–
Sep 8vs.NevadaW 41–⁠10112012–
Sep 15atNotre DameL 17–⁠22121020–
Sep 29vs.Tennessee StateW 31–⁠27––––19
Oct 20atKentuckyL 7–⁠14120020–
Nov 10atMissouriL 28–⁠33100013
Nov 17vs.Ole MissW 36–⁠291−80024
Nov 24vs.TennesseeW 38–⁠13––––8
Dec 27 ✦vs.BaylorL 38–⁠45––––−10
2017 Vanderbilt 7 games, 8 catches, 116 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 23vs.AlabamaL 0–⁠59214010–
Sep 30atFloridaL 24–⁠38135035–
Oct 14atOle MissL 35–⁠57––––48
Oct 28atSouth CarolinaL 27–⁠34––––11
Nov 11vs.KentuckyL 21–⁠4421409–
Nov 18vs.MissouriL 17–⁠45228018–
Nov 25atTennesseeW 42–⁠241250254
2016 Vanderbilt 5 games, 28 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.South CarolinaL 10–⁠13––––−3
Oct 22vs.Tennessee StateW 35–⁠17––––13
Nov 12atMissouriL 17–⁠26––––16
Nov 19vs.Ole MissW 38–⁠17––––2
Dec 26 ✦vs.NC StateL 17–⁠41–––––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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