Donovan McMillon: DB · Pittsburgh · #3.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Donovan McMillon
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The first career honor came in 2024: All-ACC. A game that shows it: 15 tackles against Cincinnati — Week 2, 2024.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
115 tackles. 7 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Oct 24Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Pittsburgh | 115 | 55 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | 105 | 54 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Florida | 20 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Florida | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 250 | 127 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 8 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-24vs Kent State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-27@ Cincinnati | 15 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 15 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 38-34vs West Virginia | 13 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 73-17vs Youngstown State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 34-24@ North Carolina | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 17-15vs California | 11 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-13vs Syracuse | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 25-48@ No. 20 SMU | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 19-24vs Virginia | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 20-24vs No. 17 Clemson | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 9-37@ Louisville | 13 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 23-34@ Boston College | 11 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 46-48vs Toledo | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 115 | 55 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
115tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%1 TFL115 tackles · 1 for loss · 7 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 7.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Road5g | 10.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 9.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 8.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Narduzzi
Pass share
54.5%
499 pass / 417 run
Plays / game
70.5
13 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
535 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons, at Florida and Pittsburgh, 250 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 39 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC · 2ND TEAM
All-ACC 2nd team (2024)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2024)
ACC Defensive Back Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Dan Mullen, Billy Napier and Pat Narduzzi.
