Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-14vs Western Kentucky | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 1 | 32 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-20vs Montana State | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | 14 | Season-high 39 yds |
| Total | 5 | 71 | 20.9 | 1 | 32 |
#5
Donnie Cheers
Junior wide receiver for Nevada. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 180 lb · Marion, AR
Returning to Nevada for 2026
The numbers
71
receiving yards · 2026
5 catches · 1 TD · 14.2 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 32 yds, 1 TD, vs Western Kentucky
His career numbers, season by seasonDonnie Cheers
The receipt: 39 rec yds, 11 rush yds against Montana State — Week 2, 2026.
71 REC YDS · 5 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Nevada
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Nevada1-1HC: Jeff Choate · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: rush yards (100th percentile). Strength: rush tds (100th percentile). Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.5 REC/g, 35.5 YDS/g, 20.9 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Choate
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 49–14
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Western Kentucky · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.87(11:08) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Jones pass complete deep right to #5 D.Cheers caught at WKU03, for 32 yards to the WKU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:01, 1ST DOWN #84 J.McFadden kick attempt good (H: #10 A.Bianco, LS: #51 C.Stack)
- Week 1 · Western Kentucky · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.62(02:28) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Cheers rush right for 20 yards gain to the WKU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:21, 1ST DOWN #84 J.McFadden kick attempt good (H: #10 A.Bianco, LS: #51 C.Stack)
- Week 2 · Montana State · 2&9 · Q1 · EPA +1.67(00:56) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Cheers rush right for 10 yards gain to the Nevada39 (#2 T.Uluilakepa), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Montana State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.12(01:04) Shotgun #10 A.Bianco pass complete short middle to #5 D.Cheers caught at Nevada20, for 14 yards to the Nevada36 (#2 T.Uluilakepa), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Montana State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.88(03:12) Shotgun #10 A.Bianco pass complete short left to #5 D.Cheers caught at Nevada31, for 13 yards to the Nevada31, out of bounds at Nevada31, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Montana State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.70(11:58) Shotgun #12 L.Duncan pass complete short right to #5 D.Cheers caught at Nevada31, for 7 yards to the Nevada41 (#6 B.Meredith; #34 C.Taylor)
- Week 1 · Western Kentucky · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.63(10:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Cheers rush right for 7 yards gain to the WKU46 (#7 J.Lewis), out of bounds
- Week 2 · Montana State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.39(11:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Cheers rush right for 1 yard gain to the MSU27 (#10 J.Woods)
- Week 2 · Montana State · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.07(00:16) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Bianco pass complete short middle to #5 D.Cheers caught at MSU45, for 5 yards to the MSU39 (#24 C.Petre)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Nevada
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Nevada
Returning around him
- 36% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: -7 net (14 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Nevada · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #118 · 2026 recruiting class #98
The receiver room · Nevada
- #9Marshaun Brown164 receiving yards · 2025
- #7Gary Givens III145 receiving yards · 2025
- #8Daijon Calimon34 receiving yards · 2025
- #11Damien Moun2 games · 2026
- #5Donnie Cheers2 games · 2026
10 more on the roster · Nevada team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology