Receiver, Arkansas (from New Mexico State), 2023–⁠26

Donovan Faupel

Number
No. 8
Height
6′1″
Weight
201 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Riverside, CA

Donovan Faupel plays receiver for Arkansas, after New Mexico State (2023–⁠25). Last time out, at Vanderbilt: 1 catch, 8 yards.

2026 so far

7 catches, 87 yards

Last game: 1 catch, 8 yards at Vanderbilt, W 31–⁠21

Next game: vs. Missouri, Oct 31

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 9UNA
  2. 23@UTAH
  3. 28UGA
  4. 11@TA&M
  5. 8TENN
  6. 8@VAN

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

10catches, career highvs. Missouri State, 202599receiving yards, career highvs. Bryant, 20252receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last at UTEP, 2025

Receiving

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023New Mexico State89812.3017
2024New Mexico State34816.0129
2025New Mexico State6166110.8755
2026Arkansas78712.4023
Career7989411.3855

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023New Mexico State8WRFr.
2024New Mexico State8WRSo.
2025New Mexico State8WRJr.
2026Arkansas8WRSr.6′1″201

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
2023New Mexico State80.76––6.1–
2024New Mexico State42.02––8.1–
2025New Mexico State930.4753rd (n=1040)0.4643.813%
2026Arkansas130.26––3.3–

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 Arkansas 6 games, 7 catches, 87 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 5vs.North AlabamaW 31–⁠141909–
Sep 12atUtahL 10–⁠43123023–
Sep 19vs.GeorgiaL 17–⁠45228022–
Oct 3atTexas A&ML 7–⁠34111011–
Oct 10vs.TennesseeL 17–⁠241808–
Oct 17atVanderbiltW 31–⁠211808–
2025 New Mexico State 10 games, 61 catches, 661 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.BryantW 19–⁠3599055–
Sep 6vs.TulsaW 21–⁠14878125–
Sep 27atNew MexicoL 20–⁠38697029–
Oct 2vs.Sam HoustonW 37–⁠10438015–
Oct 14atLibertyL 27–⁠30351121–
Oct 22vs.Missouri StateL 17–⁠241084117–
Nov 1atWestern KentuckyL 16–⁠35329013–
Nov 8vs.Kennesaw StateL 21–⁠24427213–
Nov 15atTennesseeL 9–⁠42980019–
Nov 22atUTEPW 34–⁠31978223–
2024 New Mexico State 3 games, 3 catches, 48 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 29vs.Florida InternationalL 13–⁠34––––18
Nov 9vs.Western KentuckyL 28–⁠41236129–
Nov 16atTexas A&ML 3–⁠38112012–
2023 New Mexico State 5 games, 8 catches, 98 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 23atHawai’iL 17–⁠20115015–
Oct 4vs.Florida InternationalW 34–⁠17115015–
Nov 18atAuburnW 31–⁠10112012–
Nov 25vs.Jacksonville StateW 20–⁠17323015–
Dec 1atLibertyL 35–⁠49233017–

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

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