Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowl | W 24-10@ Virginia Tech | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Total | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 13 |
#18
Donielle Hayes
Senior wide receiver for Minnesota. 2024: 2 catches, 22 receiving yards.
6′0″ · 190 lb · Pensacola, FL · Pine Forest
Returning to Minnesota for 2026
Recruiting
3★
WR recruit
No. 634 nationally · Signed with Minnesota
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Minnesota. 2024: 2 catches, 22 receiving yards.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Minnesota in 2023.
Donielle Hayes
The receipt: 22 rec yds, 2 receptions against Virginia Tech — Bowl, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Minnesota3-star out of Pine Forest
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Minnesota
NFL
NFL Draft
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2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Minnesota8-5HC: P.J. Fleck · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 REC/g, 22.0 YDS/g, 11.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
P.J. Fleck
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Minnesota | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Minnesota
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Minnesota
Returning around him
- 65% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 1 Minnesota player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -1 net (19 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Minnesota · Last season: 8-5 · Talent rank #41 · 2026 recruiting class #28
Background
2025 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: Played in three games • competed against Northwestern State • saw action at Iowa • played against New Mexico. 2024 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Played in four games and made two catches for 22 yards • competed against Rhode Island and Nevada • saw action against Maryland • caught t...
The receiver room · Minnesota
- #11Javon Tracy454 receiving yards · 2025
- #8Jalen Smith419 receiving yards · 2025
- #13Noah Jennings323 receiving yards · 2025
- #25Zion Steptoe272 receiving yards · 2025
- #18Donielle Hayesno box-score line yet
7 more on the roster · Minnesota team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology