Donovan McIntosh

Senior cornerback for Kansas State. 2025: 1 interception, 4 pass breakups, 33 tackles.

CB · Kansas State · Sr. · #9

6′3″ · 187 lb · Saint Louis, MO · St. Mary's

CFB Index 44 · #216 of 364 cornersLow confidenceIn transfer portal — destination TBD (from Kansas State)

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Next upSat Sep 19 · 12 pm ETvs TulaneBill Snyder Family StadiumKansas State by 20.5

How he plays

Jams receivers off their route at the line.

Passes defended: 86th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

interception · 2025

4 PBU · 33 tackles

Best game: 2 PBU, 8 tackles, vs Iowa State

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 cornerback for Kansas State. 2025: 1 interception, 4 pass breakups, 33 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kansas State in 2023.

His career, year by year

Donovan McIntosh

CB · Kansas State · Sr · #9

Jams receivers off their route at the line. Second year in the Kansas State secondary, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Iowa State — Week 1, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
seasons on the roster
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Chris Klieman — 15-10 over that span.

2024Kansas State9-4HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning

2025Kansas State6-6HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

44Rotational starter #216 of 364?

Low confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (86th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#340 / 2975 · 86th pct

Solo tackles#696 / 2975 · 76th pct

Tackles#1194 / 2975 · 59th pct

Interceptions#304 / 817 · 31st pct

Sacks#1575 / 2975 · 24th pct

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QB hurries#1662 / 2975 · 22nd pct

Tackles for loss#2548 / 2975 · 7th pct

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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

2025 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	3.7	0.0	0.0	0.5
Road4g	2.8	0.0	0.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	4.4	0.0	0.0	0.6
Weeks 8+5g	2.2	0.0	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Collin Klein

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

44 · #216 of 364 corners

Three-star recruit. Now #216 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Kansas State	33	26	4	1	--
2024	Kansas State	3	2	1	--	--
Career		36	28	5	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025

W 38–35

vs North Dakota

3 SOLO · 3 TOT

Edged out North Dakota at home in a shootout.

With A. Johnson — 318 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 58.1 · 43 rush yds (7 car) · S. McClannan — 41 AVG · 43 LONG · 4 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 21-24vs Iowa State	8	5	—	2	Season-high 8 tackles
Wk 1	W 38-35vs North Dakota	3	3	—	0	Season-high 8 tackles
Wk 5	W 34-20vs UCF	2	2	—	0
Wk 6	L 34-35@ Baylor	4	4	—	1
Wk 7	W 41-28vs TCU	5	3	—	0
Wk 9	W 42-17@ Kansas	2	1	—	0
Wk 10	L 20-43vs Texas Tech	3	2	—	1
Wk 12	W 14-6@ Oklahoma State	1	1	—	0
Wk 13	L 47-51@ Utah	4	4	—	0
Wk 14	W 24-14vs Colorado	1	1	1	0
Total		33	26	1	4

The secondary · Kansas State

#25Zashon RichCB · Jr.57 tackles · 2025
Koy BeasleyS · Jr.40 tackles · 2025
#18Wesley FairS · Sr.36 tackles · 2025
#9Donovan McIntoshCB · Sr.33 tackles · 2025
#3Ja'Son PrevardS · Sr.24 tackles · 2025

18 more on the roster · Kansas State team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Donovan McIntosh

2023

2026

2025 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Press Corner

Background

The secondary · Kansas State