Career
4 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD | Havoc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Memphis#60 · 5-2 | 1 | 4% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | Memphis#48 · 8-5 | 6 | 13% | 11 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Memphis#41 · 11-2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | Memphis#31 · 10-3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Donovan Mathena's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Donovan Mathena's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 | @ UNLV | W 27–21 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 1 |  Arkansas State | W 42–24 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 2 | @ Boise State | L 20–38 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 3 |  UT Martin | W 45–21 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 5 | @ Charlotte | W 59–8 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 6 |  UAB | W 38–13 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 7 | @ Tulane | L 17–31 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 2026 · 1 game | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 1 | 4244th / 5408 |
| Solo | 0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 6 · UAB | 70 | ~17 (2–31) | 1 | 24% |
| Season | 439 | 17 (2–31) | 1 | 4% |
Position Room
14 LBs on the Memphis roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Mike Montgomery | LB | SR | 46 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Zach Ruffin | LB | SO | 36 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 25 | JJ Clayton | LB | SO | 15 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 34 | Kadan Spratling | LB | FR | 9 | 2.5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 40 | Trey McDonald | LB | SR | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 41 | Tylon Nash | LB | SR | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Wolf Walker | LB | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 16 | Jah'Keevi Garnett | LB | JR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 33 | Donovan Mathena | LB | SR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 23 | Jayden Parrish | LB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | Jacory Johnson | LB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | Desmond Cox | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | Christian Thatcher | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 46 | Elijah Fernandez | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Memphis depth chart →