Donovan Westmoreland

Junior defensive lineman for Kennesaw State. 2025: 4 sacks, 5.5 tackles for loss, 35 tackles.

DL · Kennesaw State · Jr. · #1

6′1″ · 234 lb · Griffin, GA

CFB Index 66 · #117 of 420 edge rushersLow confidenceReturning to Kennesaw State for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 7:45 pm ETat TennesseeNeyland StadiumTennessee by 35.5

How he plays

Disrupts the pocket from the interior.

Sacks: 93rd percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

tackles · 2025

5.5 TFL · 4 sacks · 1 PBU

Best game: 5 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sacks, at Wake Forest

His career numbers, season by season

The story

3 defensive lineman for Kennesaw State. 2025: 4 sacks, 5.5 tackles for loss, 35 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to South Carolina in 2022.
Transferred from South Carolina to Kennesaw State in 2024.

His career, year by year

Donovan Westmoreland

DL · Kennesaw State · Jr · #1

Disrupts the pocket from the interior. South Carolina to Kennesaw State — the move that set up everything since. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Arkansas State — Week 4, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
portal record
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Kennesaw State10-4HC: Jerry Mack · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

66Quality starter #117 of 420?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (93rd percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (83rd percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#169 / 2975 · 93rd pct

4.0

Tackles for loss#477 / 2975 · 83rd pct

5.5

Tackles#1098 / 2975 · 62nd pct

QB hurries#1007 / 2975 · 55th pct

Passes defended#1191 / 2975 · 48th pct

Solo tackles#1520 / 2975 · 47th pct

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 · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	2.7	0.4	0.2	0.0
Road7g	2.7	0.4	0.4	0.1

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.3	0.3	0.3	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	2.0	0.6	0.3	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jerry Mack

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

66 · #117 of 420 edge rushers

Former four-star. Now #117 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-Conference USA

Based on 2025: #13 of 45 Conference USA DLs

How the All-Conference USA estimate is computed

22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Kennesaw State	35	14	5.5	4.0	1	--	--
Career		35	14	5.5	4.0	1	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025

W 27–13

vs Merrimack

2 TOT · 2 SOLO

With A. Odom — 108 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 42.2 · 22 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD · J. Huiet — 0 TFL · 1 TOT · 37 AVG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 9-10@ Wake Forest	5	2	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 2	L 9-56@ Indiana	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 27-13vs Merrimack	2	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 28-21vs Arkansas State	6	2	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 5	W 24-16vs Middle Tennessee	4	2	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 35-7vs Louisiana Tech	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 33-20vs UTEP	1	0	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 24-21@ New Mexico State	3	2	1.5	1.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 26-35@ Jacksonville State	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 13	W 41-34vs Missouri State	2	0	1.0	0.5	—	0
Wk 14	W 48-42@ Liberty	4	2	0.5	0.5	—	0
Wk 15	W 19-15@ Jacksonville State	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Bowl	L 6-41@ Western Michigan	3	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		35	14	5.5	4.0	—	1

How he plays

Play style

Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.

CFB Index positional classification

Activity vs finishing · season enumeration

What the box score actually says

13 games

35Tackles

14Solo

5.5TFL

4Sacks

1Pass def.

0INT

35 tackles. 1 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 TFL.

Week 11 sack
Week 51 sack
Week 111 sack
Week 121 PD
Week 130.5 sacks
Week 140.5 sacks

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.

2026 Outlook

Kennesaw State

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Linebacker · Kennesaw State

Returning around him

Transfer portal: +10 net (29 in / 19 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Kennesaw State · Last season: 10-4 · Talent rank #133 · 2026 recruiting class #120

DNA match

Player DNA

3-Tech Penetrator

Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.

IDL

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Thomas Davis’s 2024 season.

Thomas Davis

83%match

App State · 2024

NFL Rd 1 · Pk 14

Mazin Richards

North Texas · 2022

All-Conference USA

75%

Saivon Davis

Kent State · 2021

74%

Henry Ikahihifo

Nevada · 2024

73%

Tyriece Thomas

New Mexico State · 2022

73%

Matches Thomas on

Sack rate

Class year

TFL rate

Differs from Thomas on

Height (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Caden Sullivan's freshman season at App State (2022).

Caden Sullivan

81%match

App State · 2022

Demarcus Riddick

Auburn · 2024

80%

Elijah Elliss

Utah · 2025

80%

Keshawn Thomas

Old Dominion · 2025

80%

Jackson Forrest

Old Dominion · 2025

78%

Matches Caden on

Sack rate

TFL rate

Hurry rate

Differs from Caden on

Class year (lower)

Player DNA

Players who play like Donovan Westmoreland

Jaihien Roy

Kent State · 2025

71%

The linebacker corps · Kennesaw State

#44Baron HopsonLB · Sr.139 tackles · 2025
#11Tywon ChristopherLB · So.81 tackles · 2025
#18Josh AnglinLB · Jr.38 tackles · 2025
#1Donovan WestmorelandLB · Jr.35 tackles · 2025
#28Karson MossLB · So.3 tackles · 2025

11 more on the roster · Kennesaw State team page

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