Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-24@ California | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 28-10vs San Diego State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
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Donavyn Pellot
Junior linebacker for UCLA. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 226 lb · Las Vegas, NV · Silverado HS
CFB Index 9 · #571 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to UCLA for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
4
tackles · 2026
0.5 TFL · 1 PBU
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 tackles, 0.5 TFL, at California
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for UCLA. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UCLA in 2023.
Donavyn Pellot
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. Donavyn Pellot has played for three head coaches in three seasons at UCLA. The receipt: 3 tackles, 0.5 TFL against California — Week 1, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with UCLA3-star out of Silverado
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
UCLA
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Chip Kelly, Tim Skipper, and Bob Chesney. Multi-era developmental context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023UCLA8-5HC: Chip Kelly · Run-leaning
2025UCLA3-9HC: Tim Skipper · Balanced, slow tempo
2026UCLA2-0HC: Bob Chesney · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Chesney
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
9 · #571 of 583 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #571 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #71 of 72 Big Ten LBs
How the All-Big Ten estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 28–10
1 TOT
With C. Gerrand — 49 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 55 LONG · N. Iamaleava — 151 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 31.0 · 57 rush yds (13 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
UCLA
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · UCLA
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +14 net (43 in / 29 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UCLA · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #25 · 2026 recruiting class #62
DNA match
Player DNA
Sideline-to-Sideline
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Eli Coppess’s 2024 season.
Matches Eli on
Tackle volume
Weight
Solo tackle rate
Differs from Eli on
Class year (lower)
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Quentin Reddish's sophomore season at Virginia Tech (2025).
Matches Quentin on
Solo tackle rate
Tackle volume
Weight
Differs from Quentin on
Class year (lower)
Background
Career Summary Pellot has played in 17 games across three seasons ... has tallied 22 total tackles (14-8-22), 1.0 tackle for loss and 1.0 sack … career high in tackles is six (2-4-6) coming at Ohio State in 2025. 2025 Played in all 12 games as a reserve linebacker and on special teams … totaled 1...
The linebacker corps · UCLA
- #5Trent Hendrick96 tackles · 2025
- #56Drew Spinogatti51 tackles · 2025
- #10Samuel Omosigho50 tackles · 2025
- #9Jalen Woods47 tackles · 2025
- Donavyn Pellot19 tackles · 2025
10 more on the roster · UCLA team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology