University of South Dakota Athletics

2017
Competed in nine of 13 games and earned one start at wide receiver … had five catches during the season for 31 yards … in 41 games as a Coyote, caught 92 passes for 1,328 yards and scored seven touchdowns ... MVFC Honor Roll member

2016
Played in nine games and earned five starts at wide receiver … caught 17 passes for 249 yards and scored four touchdowns … four touchdown grabs tied for third on the team … had season highs of four catches for 103 yards and a touchdown at North Dakota (9/17) … tally included a 63-yard touchdown catch in which he ripped the ball away from the defender and had no one left to beat to the end zone … it was his fourth 100-yard effort at USD … became the third Coyote in as many years to catch a touchdown pass in three consecutive games

2015
Started the first two games of the season at wide receiver before shutting down due to injury … had one catch for five yards in the season opener at Kansas State (9/5)

2014
One of seven Coyotes who started all 12 games, he at wide receiver … caught 38 passes for 495 yards and a touchdown … was the team’s second-leading receiver in catches and yards … had six catches for a season-high 99 yards in the finale at South Dakota State (11/22) … hauled in a 37-yard catch in a win against nationally-ranked Northern Arizona (9/20) … had four catches for 42 yards in the season opener against FBS national runner-up Oregon (8/30) … hauled in a 10-yard touchdown pass for the team’s lone score against national champion North Dakota State (10/25) … twice had seven catches in one game … surpassed 1,000 career receiving yards in the season finale … returned a kickoff 18 yards in the season finale.

2013
Had his redshirt pulled four games into the season and went on to lead the team in receiving yards with 553 ... earned six starts at wide receiver and played in nine games overall ... was named to College Sports Journal FCS All-Freshmen Team ... also named to the MVFC All-Newcomer Team ... was named The Sports Network FCS National Freshman of the Week and also MVFC Newcomer of the Week following his nine-catch, 178-yard and two-touchdown performance in an overtime win at UNI (10/19) ... all were season highs ... caught touchdown passes of 43 and 48 yards to spur the Coyotes back from a 21-point deficit ... followed that performance with back-to-back 100-yard receiving efforts against Illinois State (7 catches, 109 yards) and Youngstown State (4 catches, 103 yards) ... ranked fifth in the MVFC and 82^nd nationally in receiving yards per game (61.4) ... ranked 14^th in the MVFC and 166^th nationally in receptions per game (3.4) ... averaged 17.8 yards per completion ... named Harry Gamage Most Valuable Freshman (USD award) ... MVFC Honor Roll member.

Prep
Starter in the Minnesota Shrine Bowl and a Mr. Football nominee for the state of Minnesota after spending his senior year at quarterback, where he completed 77 of 153 passes for 1,251 yards and 14 touchdowns and also ran for 1,411 yards and 23 touchdowns on 160 carries...also played defense, where he recorded 35 tackles, four interceptions and one fumble recovery...led his team to a section championship and birth in the state tournament...played wide receiver and running back as a junior, catching 29 passes for 534 yards and seven touchdowns and rushing for 213 yards and six touchdowns on 38 attempts...named honorable mention all-state as a senior and was named all-conference two times...also played baseball.

Personal
Son of Terry and Tina Donovan...kinesiology and sport management major.