Doni Dowling

#7 · WR · Virginia6′1″ · 220 lb · Richmond, VA · Varina

Doni Dowling: WR · Virginia · #7.

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Doni Dowling

WR · Virginia · #7

Moves the chains on third down. The four seasons at Virginia span two head coaches: Mike London and Bronco Mendenhall. A game that shows it: 136 receiving yards and 6 receptions against UConn — Week 3, 2017.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Virginia in the news

Charges dismissed against former UVA playerOct 23
Ethan Minter out for Duke gameWww2 Dailyprogress Oct 21
Kam Courtney out for gameThe Daily Progress Oct 16

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2017	Virginia	50	647	12.9	5	42
2016	Virginia	50	626	12.5	4	44
2015	Virginia	1	−1	−1.0	0	--
2014	Virginia	17	141	8.3	0	16
Career		118	1,413	12.0	9	44

Season	Team
2017	Virginia	--	--
2016	Virginia	--	--
2015	Virginia	--	--
2014	Virginia	2	1
Career		2	1

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 28-10vs William & Mary	6	76	12.7	0	26
Wk 2	L 17-34vs Indiana	5	24	4.8	0	6
Wk 3	W 38-18vs UConn	6	136	22.7	1	42	Season-high 136 yds
Wk 4	W 42-23@ Boise State	2	39	19.5	1	27
Wk 6	W 28-21vs Duke	5	52	10.4	2	17	2 TD catches
Wk 7	W 20-14@ North Carolina	5	62	12.4	0	15
Wk 8	L 10-41vs Boston College	1	4	4.0	0	4
Wk 9	L 14-31@ Pittsburgh	2	46	23.0	0	41
Wk 10	W 40-36vs Georgia Tech	4	67	16.8	1	28
Wk 11	L 21-38@ Louisville	3	38	12.7	0	18
Wk 12	L 28-44@ No. 2 Miami	7	70	10.0	0	21
Wk 13	L 0-10vs No. 24 Virginia Tech	2	18	9.0	0	10
Bowl	L 7-49@ Navy	2	15	7.5	0	8
Total		50	647	12.9	5	42

Signature game

Week 6 · 2017

W 28-21

vs Duke

5 rec · 52 yds · 2 TD

A close one, won by 7 at home.

With L. Coleman — 50.8 yards per punt · 8 punts · 62 long · K. Benkert — 182 yds · 3 TD · 2 INT · QBR 35.7 · 17 rush yds (5 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 3 · UConn · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +3.39Kurt Benkert pass complete to Doni Dowling for 34 yds to the UConn 39 for a
Week 3 · UConn · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.29Kurt Benkert pass complete to Doni Dowling for 42 yds for a TD, (A.J. Mejia KICK)
Week 9 · Pittsburgh · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.28Kurt Benkert pass complete to Doni Dowling for 41 yds to the Pitt 19 for a
Week 1 · William & Mary · 2nd and 15 · Q2 · EPA +3.11Kurt Benkert pass complete to Doni Dowling for 24 yds to the Virg 49 for a
Week 10 · Georgia Tech · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +3.11Kurt Benkert pass complete to Doni Dowling for 28 yds for a TD, (Kurt Benkert pass to Olamide Zaccheaus for Two-Point Conversion)
Week 6 · Duke · 3rd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +2.94Kurt Benkert pass complete to Doni Dowling for 14 yds to the Duke 38 for a

4 more plays

Week 3 · UConn · 3rd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +2.91Kurt Benkert pass complete to Doni Dowling for 27 yds Doni Dowling fumbled, recovered by Virg Evan Butts for a
Week 6 · Duke · 3rd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +2.86Kurt Benkert pass complete to Doni Dowling for 17 yds for a TD, (A.J. Mejia KICK)
Week 12 · Miami · 3rd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.83Kurt Benkert pass complete to Doni Dowling for 21 yds to the MiaFl 33 for a
Week 10 · Georgia Tech · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.69Kurt Benkert pass complete to Doni Dowling for 20 yds to the GTech 23 for a

Teams and coaches

2014Virginia5-7HC: Mike London · Balanced

2015Virginia4-8HC: Mike London · Balanced

2016Virginia2-10HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Pass-leaning

2017Virginia6-7HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Pass-leaning

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2017 season

10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (81st percentile). Concern: catch rate (2nd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#317 / 709 · 55th pct

12.9

TD rate#320 / 709 · 55th pct

5.0%

Explosive rate#376 / 709 · 47th pct

10.9%

EPA / target#570 / 709 · 20th pct

0.29

Catch rate#694 / 709 · 2nd pct

49.5%

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#100 / 539 · 81st pct

Rec yards#125 / 539 · 77th pct

647

Rec TDs#112 / 539 · 76th pct

Yards / catch#298 / 539 · 44th pct

12.9

Long catch#353 / 539 · 34th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

66th → 20th percentile

Explosive rate

51st → 47th percentile

Catch rate

41st → 2nd percentile

TD rate

59th → 55th percentile

Yards / catch

52nd → 55th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2017. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	4.1	53.9	11.5	0.6
Road6g	3.5	45.0	14.2	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	4.4	57.7	12.9	0.6
Weeks 8+6g	3.2	40.5	12.6	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2017 season

Head Coach

Bronco Mendenhall

Pass share

57.8%

518 pass / 378 run

Plays / game

68.9

13 games

Team sack rate

5.6%

551 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

50 catches in 13 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Doni Dowling

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Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

50 catches in 13 games

Four seasons at Virginia

2014 9 games