Texas A&M · W 27-6
No catches.
Arkansas · W 34-10
5 catches, 50 yards, 1 TD
The other 6 games average 90 yards. This one was 40 below.
Olugbode has catches in 7 of Missouri’s 8 games: none against Texas A&M.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Thanks for the delayed blitz that had no hope of getting there and left Olugbode totally uncovered.
Missouri fan
6 stories in the last 60 days, from 6 outlets.
Donovan Olugbode was a bright spot in Mizzou’s loss to Ole Miss
Rock M Nation Oct 19
No bar in a game where the team had under 100 receiving yards: a share of that little says nothing.
Share of the team's total this season.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 21, middle 7, right 5.
Donovan Olugbode
Wins the 50-50 ball at the goal line. Two seasons in the Missouri receiving corps to date. A game that shows it: 127 receiving yards and 9 receptions against Ole Miss — Week 7, 2026.
593 receiving yards · 41 catches · 7 receiving TD
Play style
Wins contested catches at the goal line. Size and catch radius are the weapons.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
from 6 outlets
Donovan Olugbode was a bright spot in Mizzou’s loss to Ole Miss
Rock M Nation Oct 19 · 1 outlet
Locked OnDonovan Olugbode Poised For huge Season For Missouri TigersSep 7from 9 outlets
Donovan Olugbode was a bright spot in Mizzou’s loss to Ole Miss
Rock M Nation Oct 19 · 1 outlet
Sports Illustrated +1Donovan Olugbode Reveals Area of Growth During Mizzou Fall CampAug 23
On3Mizzou football receiver Donovan Olugbode and corner Chris Graves meet with media to wrap up fall campAug 22
Columbia MissourianMissouri wide receiver Donovan Olugbode (1) celebrates a touchdown in the fourth quarter on Saturday (copy) (copy)Aug 26Sports IllustratedAustin Simmons, Donovan Olugbode Excite in First Game as Mizzou DuoSep 4
FOX SportsAustin Simmons hits Donovan Olugbode for 8-yard TD, giving Missouri lead over KansasSep 11Locked OnDonovan Olugbode Poised For huge Season For Missouri TigersSep 7Sports Illustrated +1Donovan Olugbode, Caleb Goodie Talk Mizzou's Receiver RoomAug 14Sports IllustratedCayden Lee Reacts to Austin Simmons, Donovan Olugbode in Missouri’s Season OpenerSep 9Rock M NationFOX SportsColumbia MissourianEach week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
Fans first named Donovan Olugbode at Kansas.
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Last game (Wk 9): 50 receiving yards, 5 catches, 1 receiving TD.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 54-14vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 8 | 116 | 14.5 | 2 | 35 | 2 TD catches |
| Wk 2 | W 38-21@ Kansas | 6 | 121 | 20.2 | 1 | 65 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-17vs Troy | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-31@ No. 24 Mississippi State | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 1 | 21 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-17vs No. 8 Florida | 6 | 94 | 15.7 | 1 | 47 | |
| Wk 7 | L 3-31@ No. 9 Ole Miss | 9 | 127 | 14.1 | 0 | 23 | Season-high 127 yds |
| Wk 9 | W 34-10@ Arkansas | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 1 | 15 | |
| Total | 41 | 593 | 14.5 | 7 | 65 |
Oct. 31 · W 34-10 at Arkansas
5 catches for 50 yards and a touchdown.
A big game: 9 catches for 127 yards, his most this season. Missouri threw to him on 12 of its 44 passes. He was 2 of 4 on third and fourth down.
6-yard catch on 3rd and 15. First quarter, tied 0-0.
15-yard catch on 3rd and 5. First quarter, down 7-3. Converted.
Incomplete on 3rd and 6. First quarter, down 7-3.
23-yard catch on 3rd and 5. Fourth quarter, down 28-3. Converted.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
6 catches for 94 yards and a touchdown. Missouri threw to him on 7 of its 30 passes. 86 of the 94 came before halftime.
47-yard touchdown. Second quarter, made it 10-3.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
4 catches for 54 yards and a touchdown. Missouri threw to him on 8 of its 40 passes. He had no catches in the fourth quarter, as a 24-17 lead became a 31-24 loss.
21-yard catch. First quarter, tied 0-0.
Incomplete on 3rd and 4. Fourth quarter, tied 24-24. Broken up by Mississippi State’s J. Jefferson.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
3 catches for 31 yards and a touchdown. Missouri threw to him on 6 of its 19 passes. He was 2 of 4 on third and fourth down.
Incomplete on 3rd and 6. Second quarter, tied 10-10.
12-yard touchdown on 3rd and 4. Second quarter, made it 17-10.
11-yard catch on 3rd and 10. Fourth quarter, up 24-17. Converted.
Incomplete on 3rd and 5. Fourth quarter, up 24-17. Broken up by Troy’s J. Strait.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
6 catches for 121 yards and a touchdown. Missouri threw to him on 9 of its 30 passes. 102 of the 121 came before halftime.
65-yard catch on 3rd and 8. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
8-yard touchdown on 3rd and 4. Third quarter, made it 21-14.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
8 catches for 116 yards and 2 touchdowns. Missouri threw to him on 8 of its 32 passes. All of it came before halftime of a 54-14 win.
8-yard catch on 3rd and 5. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
14-yard touchdown on 3rd and 4. First quarter, made it 14-0.
35-yard touchdown. Second quarter, made it 30-0.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 1 · 2026
W 54-14
8 rec · 116 yds · 2 TD
Dominant 40-point win at home against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
With A. Simmons — 252 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 96.8 · B. Reus — 43.5 yards per punt · 2 punts · 1 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
44th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -10 to +15 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
5924% of team targetsCatch rate
69%41 of 59 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
69% catch rate on 59 targets · 24% of the team's targets · 14% catch rate on 7 deep targets (20+ air yds).
2 seasons under Eli Drinkwitz — 14-7 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 5.7 | 80.3 | 13.5 | 1.3 |
| Road4g | 6.0 | 88.0 | 14.4 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.0 | 90.5 | 14.7 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 5.0 | 50.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eli Drinkwitz
Pass share
47.4%
255 pass / 283 run
Plays / game
67.2
8 games
Team sack rate
3.0%
269 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
41 catches and 1 pass attempt in 7 games, more catches a game than nearly every FBS receiver who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #39 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #41 of 58 SEC WRs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
