Donovan Smith is a Dual-Threat QB for Houston. Donovan's 2024 season ranks in the 0th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 180 plays — a developing rate for the QB.
A genuine rushing threat who stresses defenses horizontally. Extends plays with legs and forces extra gap assignments.
Meaningful starter. Local collective + position-group deals.
Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | C/ATT | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | QBR | Rush Yds | Rush TD | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsUNLV | L7-27 | 9.3 | 15/30 | 135 | 0 | 2 | 3.5 | -12 | 0 | -0.36 |
| 2 | @Oklahoma | L12-16 | 9.5 | 24/28 | 260 | 1 | 1 | 83.5 | -8 | 0 | 0.43 |
| 3 | vsRice | W33-7 | -11.4 | 12/21 |
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
Chart shows per-game EPA (bars) and rolling 5-game average (line). Season breaks marked with dashed lines. Line value = est. points over replacement per game.
C/ATT — · Pass Yds — · Pass TD — · INT —
| 142 |
| 1 |
| 0 |
| 52.9 |
| 36 |
| 2 |
| 0.30 |
| 4 | @Cincinnati | L0-34 | -0.1 | 11/16 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 23.8 | 27 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 5 | vsIowa State | L0-20 | 10.3 | 8/12 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 67.4 | 47 | 0 | -0.13 |
| 6 | @TCU | W30-19 | 10.8 | 2/2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 85.0 | 24 | 0 | 0.27 |
| 8 | vsKansas | L14-42 | 4.9 | 15/24 | 173 | 2 | 3 | 57.1 | 45 | 0 | 0.19 |
| 10 | vsKansas State | W24-19 | 14.1 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | -0.27 |
| 12 | @Arizona | L3-27 | -2.8 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | -0.33 |
