Norfolk State · W 59-3 · FCS
No tackles.
Wake Forest · L 7-51
3 tackles, 0.5 for loss
The other 7 games average 2 tackles. This one was 1 above.
Platt has tackles in 8 of Virginia’s 9 games: none against Norfolk State.
Donavon Platt
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. The five seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Jeff Monken and Tony Elliott. On tape: 5 tackles against SMU, Week 7, 2026.
16 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
16 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Last game (Wk 9): 3 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-8vs NC State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 27-38vs West Virginia | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-3vs Delaware | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-38@ Florida State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-25vs Syracuse | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-23@ No. 24 SMU | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 16-19vs Duke | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-51@ No. 14 Wake Forest | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 4 |
Oct. 31 · L 7-51 at Wake Forest, play by play
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 4 for him; the box score credits 3.
His game this year: coverage — 4 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How Virginia’s defense played that day
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles, including 1 pass broken up. His pass breakup on 4th and 1 ended SMU’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Broke up a pass on 4th and 1. First quarter, tied 0-0. Ended SMU’s drive (downs).
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles, including 1 sack, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 7-yard loss. First quarter, tied 0-0.
2 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
0 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Ratings of the games shown run from -12 to +13 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
25%4 pass breakupsTackle volume
16tackles this seasonTFL rate
16%2 TFL16 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 sack · 4 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Elliott
Pass share
42.2%
253 pass / 347 run
Plays / game
66.7
9 games
Team sack rate
9.4%
299 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #29 of 75 ACC DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 41 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Jeff Monken and Tony Elliott.
