Running back, Bowling Green, 2015–⁠17

Donovan Wilson

Number
No. 45
Height
6′0″
Weight
225 lb
Hometown
Dublin, OH

Donovan Wilson played running back at Bowling Green (2015–⁠17).

Career highs

146rushing yards, career highvs. Kent State, 20162rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. Kent State, 2016

Team titles: MAC champions, 2015

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015*Bowling Green36782.277
2016Bowling Green1105034.6542
2017Bowling Green481763.7017
Career1947573.91242

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015*Bowling Green122.002
2016Bowling Green4348.5118
2017Bowling Green5244.809
Career10606.0118

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2015Bowling Green45RB
2016Bowling Green45RB
2017Bowling Green45RB6′0″225

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2015Bowling Green370.26––9.75%0.25
2016Bowling Green1170.1144th (n=259)0.1313.014%0.08
2017Bowling Green55-0.07––-4.17%0.04

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2017 Bowling Green 11 games, 176 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2atMichigan StateL 10–⁠35690314
Sep 9vs.South DakotaL 27–⁠35837017315
Sep 16atNorthwesternL 7–⁠4982107––
Sep 23atMiddle TennesseeL 13–⁠241101––
Sep 30vs.AkronL 23–⁠343705––
Oct 7atMiami (OH)W 37–⁠2994309––
Oct 21vs.Northern IllinoisL 17–⁠4841006––
Oct 31atKent StateW 44–⁠1632409––
Nov 7atBuffaloL 28–⁠381202––
Nov 15vs.ToledoL 37–⁠664150615
Nov 21atEastern MichiganL 31–⁠341707––
2016 Bowling Green 10 games, 503 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3atOhio StateL 10–⁠7771805––
Sep 10vs.North DakotaW 27–⁠261101––
Sep 17vs.Middle TennesseeL 21–⁠41103629––
Sep 24atMemphisL 3–⁠77316011––
Oct 1vs.Eastern MichiganL 25–⁠28104401112
Oct 22vs.Miami (OH)L 26–⁠401−100––
Nov 1atNorthern IllinoisL 20–⁠4521709110
Nov 9atAkronW 38–⁠2821119142––
Nov 15vs.Kent StateW 42–⁠730146217118
Nov 25vs.BuffaloW 27–⁠192510701714
2015 Bowling Green 9 games, 78 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.TennesseeL 30–⁠591−10012
Sep 12atMarylandW 48–⁠2772807––
Sep 19vs.MemphisL 41–⁠442212––
Sep 26atPurdueW 35–⁠282322––
Oct 3atBuffaloW 28–⁠223714––
Oct 10vs.MassachusettsW 62–⁠386913––
Oct 17vs.AkronW 59–⁠1091427––
Oct 24atKent StateW 48–⁠051407––
Nov 11atWestern MichiganW 41–⁠271202––

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

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