Tulsa · W 34-6
No catches.
Missouri · L 10-34
1 catch, 22 yards
The other 6 games average 14 yards. This one was 8 above.
Faupel has catches in 7 of Arkansas’s 8 games: none against Tulsa.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Donovan Faupel
Played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The first career honor came in 2025: All-Conference USA. One game to point at: 28 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Georgia — Week 3, 2026.
109 receiving yards · 8 catches · 0 receiving TD
Play style
Wins underneath on volume and route precision.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Against Missouri on Oct. 31: 1 catch for 22 yards. In the 7 games drawn here: 8 catches for 109 yards. Arkansas has thrown to him 14 times in 241 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arkansas | 8 | 109 | 13.6 | 0 | 23 |
| 2025 | New Mexico State | 61 | 661 | 10.8 | 7 | 55 |
| 2024 | New Mexico State | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 1 | 29 |
| 2023 | New Mexico State | 8 | 98 | 12.2 | 0 | 17 |
| Career | 80 | 916 | 11.4 | 8 | 55 |
| Season | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arkansas | -- | -- |
| 2025 | New Mexico State | -- | -- |
| 2024 | New Mexico State | 1 | 18 |
| 2023 | New Mexico State | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 18 |
Last game (Wk 9): 22 receiving yards, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-14vs North Alabama | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-43@ No. 20 Utah | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-45vs No. 2 Georgia | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 22 | Season-high 28 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 7-34@ Texas A&M | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-24vs No. 15 Tennessee | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-21@ Vanderbilt | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-34vs No. 23 Missouri | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 | |
| Total | 8 | 109 | 13.6 | 0 | 23 |
Week 3 · 2026
L 17-45
vs Georgia
2 rec · 28 yds
With K. Jackson — 212 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 72.0 · G. Rush — 38.3 yards per punt · 3 punts · 1 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from -2 to +27 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.2 | 16.8 | 13.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.2 | 14.5 | 12.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Silverfield
Pass share
50.7%
278 pass / 270 run
Plays / game
68.5
8 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
313 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
The No. 2,678 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the SEC.
2026 is in progress.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 2ND TEAM
All-Conference USA 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Jerry Kill, Tony Sanchez and Ryan Silverfield.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Arkansas
