Junior linebacker for North Dakota State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 230 lb · Frisco, TX · Wakeland HS
How he plays
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage.
Solo tackles: 98th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
tackles · 2026
2 PBU
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 11 tackles, at Air Force
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for North Dakota State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
His career, year by yearDonovan Woolen
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. One game to point at: 11 tackles against Air Force — Week 2, 2026.
22 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: solo tackles (98th percentile). Strength: tackles (96th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (20th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 11.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 7.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Polasek
Pass share
37.7%
72 pass / 119 run
Plays / game
63.7
3 games
Team sack rate
6.0%
84 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Dakota State | 22 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 22 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 38–32
at Air Force
11 TOT · 7 SOLO · 1 PD
Edged out Air Force on the road in a shootout.
With J. Williams — 18 rush yds (2 car) · N. Hayes — 228 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · 17 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-7vs Jacksonville State | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 38-0vs Fordham | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-32@ Air Force | 11 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Total | 22 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
North Dakota State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · North Dakota State
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
North Dakota State · Last season: 12-1 · Talent rank #131 · 2026 recruiting class #117
Player DNA
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Brandon Harris’s 2017 season.
Matches Brandon on
Differs from Brandon on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Michael Marchese's freshman season at Illinois (2018).
Matches Michael on
Differs from Michael on
* 2025 All-MVFC Second Team * 2025 MVFC Defensive Player of the Week (11/10) * 2024 MVFC Honor Roll 2025 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Started all 13 games at linebacker for the Bison...All-Missouri Valley Football Conference second team...Led the Bison with 86 total tackles, three interceptions and nine p...
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