Quarterback, West Florida (from Illinois, Tulane), 2022–26
Donovan Leary
Lettered 2024 at Illinois (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 10
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Sicklerville, NJ
Donovan Leary plays quarterback for West Florida, after Illinois (2022–24) and Tulane (2025). Last time out, against West Alabama: 7 of 11, 52 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT.
2026 so far
259 passing yards, 2 TD
Last game: 7 of 11, 52 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT vs. West Alabama, W 37–3
Next game: at Eastern Kentucky, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
155passing yards, career highat Southeast Missouri State, 2026Team titles: American champions, 2025
Passing
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Illinois | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026* | West Florida | 30 | 65 | 46.2 | 259 | 4.0 | 2 | 3 |
| Career | 32 | 70 | 45.7 | 288 | 4.1 | 2 | 3 | |
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.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Illinois | 10 | QB | |||
| 2023 | Illinois | 10 | QB | RS | ||
| 2024 | Illinois | 10 | QB | Fr. | ||
| 2025 | Tulane | 10 | QB | So. | ||
| 2026 | West Florida | 10 | QB | Jr. | 6′2″ | 215 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Illinois | 5 | 0.48 | – | – | 2.4 | – |
| 2026 | West Florida (FCS) | 68 | -0.27 | – | – | -18.1 | 26% |
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 West Florida 4 games, 259 passing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at Central Arkansas | W 42–14 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Austin Peay | L 16–38 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 26 | at Southeast Missouri State | W 20–17 | 16 | 36 | 155 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Oct 17 | vs.West Alabama | W 37–3 | 7 | 11 | 52 | 1 | 1 | – |
No box score in the source for Oct 10 vs. Northeastern State, so that game is not listed.
2024 Illinois 1 game, 29 passing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Eastern Illinois | W 45–0 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 0 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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