Defensive back, Virginia (from Army), 2022–⁠26

Donavon Platt

Number
No. 2
Height
5′11″
Weight
212 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Jamestown, NC

Donavon Platt plays defensive back for Virginia, after Army (2022–⁠24). Last time out, at SMU: 5 tackles.

2026 so far

12 tackles, 1 sack

Last game: 5 tackles at SMU, L 13–⁠23

Next game: vs. Duke, Oct 23

Game by game this season, tackles
  1. 0NCSU
  2. 2WVU
  3. 2DEL
  4. 2@FSU
  5. 1SYR
  6. 5@SMU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Team titles: American champions, 2024

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksIntPDHur
2022Army12400010
2023Army5110000
2024Army15900220
2025Virginia34211.50160
2026Virginia12721041
Career78424.513131

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Army2DBYr 1
2023Army2DBYr 2
2024Army2DBYr 3
2025Virginia2DBYr 4
2026Virginia2DBSr. (Yr 5)5′11″212

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 Virginia 6 games, 12 tackles, 1 sack
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Aug 29vs.NC StateW 34–⁠8000001
Sep 19vs.West VirginiaL 27–⁠38210000
Sep 26vs.DelawareW 42–⁠3221001
Oct 3atFlorida StateL 7–⁠38211101
Oct 10vs.SyracuseW 28–⁠25100000
Oct 17atSMUL 13–⁠23530001
2025 Virginia 13 games, 34 tackles, 1 INT
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Aug 30vs.Coastal CarolinaW 48–⁠7210003
Sep 6atNC StateL 31–⁠35320000
Sep 13vs.William & MaryW 55–⁠16100000
Sep 20vs.StanfordW 48–⁠20320000
Sep 26vs.Florida StateW 46–⁠38530000
Oct 4atLouisvilleW 30–⁠27430000
Oct 18vs.Washington StateW 22–⁠20310.5011
Oct 25atNorth CarolinaW 17–⁠16110000
Nov 1atCaliforniaW 31–⁠21110001
Nov 8vs.Wake ForestL 9–⁠16111000
Nov 15atDukeW 34–⁠17210001
Dec 6vs.DukeL 20–⁠27320000
Dec 27 ✦vs.MissouriW 13–⁠7530000
2024 Army 11 games, 15 tackles, 2 INT
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Aug 30vs.LehighW 42–⁠7200010
Sep 26atTempleW 42–⁠14220000
Oct 5atTulsaW 49–⁠7110000
Oct 12vs.UABW 44–⁠10200000
Nov 2vs.Air ForceW 20–⁠3110000
Nov 9atNorth TexasW 14–⁠3––––1–
Nov 23vs.Notre DameL 14–⁠49100000
Nov 30vs.UTSAW 29–⁠24220001
Dec 6vs.TulaneW 35–⁠14110001
Dec 14vs.NavyL 13–⁠31110000
Dec 28 ✦vs.Louisiana TechW 27–⁠6210000
2023 Army 3 games, 5 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Oct 7vs.Boston CollegeL 24–⁠27100000
Oct 14vs.TroyL 0–⁠19311000
Oct 21atLSUL 0–⁠62100000
2022 Army 5 games, 12 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksIntPD
Oct 1vs.Georgia StateL 14–⁠31220000
Oct 8atWake ForestL 10–⁠45510000
Oct 15vs.ColgateW 42–⁠17300001
Oct 22vs.UL MonroeW 48–⁠24110000
Nov 26atMassachusettsW 44–⁠7100000

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

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