Receiver, Nevada (from Southeast Missouri State), 2023–⁠26

Donnie Cheers

Number
No. 5
Height
6′0″
Weight
180 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Marion, AR

Donnie Cheers plays receiver for Nevada, after Southeast Missouri State (2023–⁠25).

2026 so far

6 catches, 121 yards, 1 TD

Last game: at North Dakota State, L 17–⁠31

Next game: vs. San José State, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 32WKU
  2. 39MTST
  3. 50AF

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

12catches, career highvs. Illinois State, 2024165receiving yards, career highvs. Eastern Illinois, 20252receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Eastern Illinois, 2025

Team titles: Big South–OVC Football Association champions, 2024

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Southeast Missouri State2425410.6131
2025Southeast Missouri State4458513.3567
2026Nevada612120.2150
Career7496013.0767

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Southeast Missouri State5WRFr.
2025Southeast Missouri State5WRSo.
2026Nevada5WRJr.6′0″180

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
2025Southeast Missouri State (FCS)800.3838th (n=1040)0.4630.59%
2026Nevada240.1919th (n=829)0.434.66%

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

2026 Nevada 6 games, 6 catches, 121 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 5vs.Western KentuckyW 49–⁠1413213227
Sep 12vs.Montana StateL 7–⁠2043901411
Sep 19atMiddle TennesseeL 20–⁠27––––−21
Sep 26vs.Air ForceL 33–⁠361500504
Oct 10atUTEPW 30–⁠13––––4
Oct 17atNorth Dakota StateL 17–⁠31––––3
2025 Southeast Missouri State 12 games, 44 catches, 585 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30atArkansas StateL 24–⁠42496160–
Sep 6vs.North AlabamaW 30–⁠21220016–
Sep 13atNorth Dakota StateL 14–⁠413706–
Sep 20vs.Southern IllinoisL 31–⁠59325011–
Sep 27atUT MartinL 10–⁠34321012–
Oct 11vs.Tennessee StateW 28–⁠12333113–
Oct 18vs.Eastern IllinoisW 42–⁠137165267–
Oct 25atTennessee TechL 23–⁠421505–
Nov 1vs.Charleston SouthernL 17–⁠23352020–
Nov 8atGardner-WebbL 24–⁠27775125–
Nov 15atWestern IllinoisW 22–⁠17654012–
Nov 22vs.LindenwoodL 13–⁠30232020–
2024 Southeast Missouri State 7 games, 24 catches, 254 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31atNew Mexico StateL 16–⁠23339020–
Sep 7vs.UT MartinW 45–⁠421606–
Oct 19atCharleston SouthernW 26–⁠13336031–
Nov 9atLindenwoodL 12–⁠241606–
Nov 16vs.Western IllinoisW 54–⁠45228016–
Nov 23atTennessee StateL 21–⁠28220012–
Nov 30vs.Illinois StateL 27–⁠3512119118–

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

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