Receiver, Central Connecticut (from Merrimack), 2022–⁠26

Donovan Wadley

Number
No. 0
Height
5′8″
Weight
180 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Newark, NJ

Donovan Wadley plays receiver for Central Connecticut, after Merrimack (2022–⁠24).

2026 so far

3 catches, 58 yards

Last game: at Mercyhurst, W 43–⁠40

Next game: vs. New Haven, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 45@MTST
  2. 13WAG

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

102rushing yards, career highat Sacred Heart, 20232rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Stonehill, 2023113receiving yards, career highvs. Central Connecticut, 20232receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Central Connecticut, 2023

Team titles: Northeast champions, 2025

Receiving

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Merrimack913715.2040
2023Merrimack2434814.5353
2024Merrimack79313.3057
2025Central Connecticut2446919.5351
2026Central Connecticut35819.3037
Career671,10516.5657

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2022Merrimack5800–––
2023Merrimack165550–––
2024Merrimack71200–––
2025Central Connecticut92060230
2026Central Connecticut1190–––
Career389800230

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Merrimack8263.317
2023Merrimack342166.4345
2024Merrimack492.307
2025Central Connecticut144.004
Career472555.4445

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
2022Merrimack0WRYr 1
2023Merrimack0WRYr 2
2024Merrimack0WRYr 3
2025Central Connecticut0WRYr 4
2026Central Connecticut0WRSr. (Yr 5)5′8″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
2022Merrimack (FCS)50.43––2.2–
2023Merrimack (FCS)600.5999th (n=450)0.1735.412%
2024Merrimack (FCS)90.75––6.8–
2025Central Connecticut (FCS)420.6276th (n=1040)0.4625.95%
2026Central Connecticut (FCS)100.06––0.6–

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 Central Connecticut 3 games, 3 catches, 58 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 19atMontana StateL 30–⁠352450–––
Oct 3vs.WagnerW 45–⁠141130–––
Oct 17atMercyhurstW 43–⁠40–––119–
2025 Central Connecticut 12 games, 24 catches, 469 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 30atUConnL 13–⁠592160–––
Sep 6vs.American InternationalW 34–⁠71140119–
Sep 13vs.Saint FrancisW 31–⁠72720–––
Sep 20atMerrimackL 14–⁠161200–––
Oct 4vs.Sacred HeartW 42–⁠352330120–
Oct 11atRobert MorrisW 24–⁠1213411201
Oct 18atWagnerW 24–⁠172580–––
Nov 1vs.Long Island UniversityW 10–⁠726011241
Nov 8vs.StonehillW 40–⁠102250250–
Nov 15atDuquesneL 33–⁠383591373–
Nov 22vs.MercyhurstW 35–⁠284640–––
Nov 29atRhode IslandL 19–⁠272140–––
2024 Merrimack 4 games, 7 returns, 120 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31atAir ForceL 6–⁠213170117–
Sep 7atUConnL 17–⁠63130340–
Sep 14atBucknellW 31–⁠213730249–
Sep 21vs.MaineL 15–⁠26–––114–
2023 Merrimack 10 games, 24 catches, 348 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1atHoly CrossL 20–⁠423240128–
Sep 9vs.LehighL 12–⁠143110251–
Sep 16vs.Virginia LynchburgW 44–⁠0–––129–
Sep 23atWagnerL 27–⁠3046303118–
Sep 30atSacred HeartW 17–⁠7––––––
Oct 7vs.StonehillW 45–⁠343561152–
Oct 28atSaint FrancisL 21–⁠283630118–
Nov 4atMassachusettsL 21–⁠311505188–
Nov 11vs.Central ConnecticutW 35–⁠2441132126–
Nov 18vs.DuquesneL 14–⁠263130145–

No box score in the source for Oct 21 at Long Island University, so that game is not listed.

2022 Merrimack 5 games, 5 returns, 80 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Oct 8atDuquesneW 28–⁠21–––19–
Oct 15vs.WagnerW 54–⁠17180346–
Oct 22vs.Sacred HeartW 31–⁠254440125–
Oct 29atStonehillW 17–⁠101160–––
Nov 12atCentral ConnecticutW 20–⁠143690–––

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

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