Donavan Howard
UTEP Miners
53
Depth2nd String / Backup
Is Donavan Howard starting?
Donavan Howard is listed 2nd string at SS for UTEP Miners.
Redshirt senior · #12 · 6'1", 200 lbs
See full UTEP Miners depth chart ›Depth at SS · UTEP Miners
- 1266Xavier SmithStarter
- 21253Donavan HowardYou
UTEP Starting Lineup
Top defensive backs in the Mountain West
- Jersey
- #12
- Class
- RS SR/TR
- Height
- 6'1"
- Weight
- 200 lbs
- Transfer
- Virginia State
Donavan Howard is currently behind Xavier Smith at SS on the UTEP depth chart, a Mountain West team rated 62 overall this season.
Why this rating?
On a 62-rated defense; 51th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 53 after depth penalty.
Team defense (SP+)
62
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 49% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
-3 for role; −6 depth penalty
2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.
2026 Game Log
Oct 10LNEVTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- SOLO
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 30-13
Oct 3LUNMTKL 0
- TKL
- 0
- SOLO
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
Final L 61-7
Sep 27LORSTTKL 3
- TKL
- 3
- SOLO
- 2
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 33-7
Sep 19LMICHTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- SOLO
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 52-17
Sep 13WTXSOTKL 3
- TKL
- 3
- SOLO
- 2
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 51-10
Sep 5LOUTKL 6
- TKL
- 6
- SOLO
- 2
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 51-0
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10 | LNEV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | LUNM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | LORST | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | LMICH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | WTXSO | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | LOU | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Donavan Howard's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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