Donavan Mutin: LB · Houston · #3.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Donavan Mutin
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Played for two head coaches at Houston: Major Applewhite and Dana Holgorsen. The first one came in 2021: All-AAC. A game that shows it: 13 tackles against Navy — Week 8, 2022.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
78 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Houston Chronicle Nov 2Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-35@ UTSA | 11 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 30-33@ Texas Tech | 9 | 6 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 3 | L 30-48vs Kansas | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-27vs Tulane | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 33-32@ Memphis | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-20@ Navy | 13 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 42-27vs South Florida | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 63-77@ SMU | 11 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 43-36vs Temple | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-3@ East Carolina | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 30-37vs Tulsa | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 78 | 39 | 5.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
78tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%5 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
5%4 pass breakups78 tackles · 5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road6g | 9.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 6.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 7.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dana Holgorsen
Pass share
56.1%
500 pass / 392 run
Plays / game
68.6
13 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
524 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
78 tackles in 11 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #281 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Houston, 245 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 43 games over five seasons.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC · 2ND TEAM
All-AAC 2nd team (2021)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2021)
AAC Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Major Applewhite → Dana Holgorsen. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
