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Jersey Number 3
Donavan Mutin
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Spring, Texas
- High School:
- Klein Collins HS
Bio
Student-Athlete Features
Houston Chronicle – How Mutin went from silent to vocal leader
The Daily Cougar – How Donavan Mutin ‘became the game’
Houston Chronicle – Mutin puts scary injury behind
UHCougars.com – Mutin among AFCA Good Works Team nominees
As a Senior (2022)
- Houston Football Team Captain (third consecutive season)
- All-State AFCA Good Works Team
- Earned Bachelor of Science in Health Promotion
- Started 12 of 13 games at MIKE linebacker (734 snaps)
- Paced Houston with 85 tackles
- 10+ tackles in four different games
- Ranked 12th in The American in tackles per game (7.1)
- 10 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss at Texas Tech (Sept. 10)
- 13 tackles at Navy (Oct. 22) were most for a Cougar since Nov. 19, 2019
- 11 tackles and one forced fumble at SMU (Nov. 5)
- Independence Bowl marked his 50th career game played and 40th start
As a Senior (2021)
- Houston Football Team Captain
- Started 13 games at linebacker
- All-American Athletic Conference Second Team
- Led team in total tackles (77)
- Second on the team with three forced fumbles
- 1.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble vs. Grambling (Sept. 18)
- Single game career-high two forced fumbles vs. ECU (Oct. 23)
- Also registered nine tackles vs. ECU (Oct. 23)
- 1.5 tackles for loss vs. Auburn in Birmingham Bowl (Dec. 28)
- One rush for 38 yards on a fake punt vs. Temple (Nov. 13)
As a Junior (2020)
- Houston Football Team Cpatain
- Started first three games of season
- Missed final five games due to injury
- 22 tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack in three games
- Career-high and team-best 10 tackles vs. No. 14 BYU (Oct. 16)
- Eight tackles including six solo stops at Navy (Oct. 24)
- Four stops in the season opener vs. Tulane (Oct. 8)
As a Sophomore (2019)
- Started all 12 games at MIKE linebacker
- Third on team with 61 total tackles (35 solo)
- 4.5 tackles for loss and one interception
- Six tackles, including 1.0 for loss, at No. 4/4 Oklahoma (Sept. 1)
- Three tackles in win vs. Prairie View A&M (Sept. 7)
- Eight tackles, with 0.5 for loss vs. Washington State in Texas Kickoff (Sept. 13)
- Four tackles at Tulane (Sept. 19)
- Three tackles and two QB hurries in win at North Texas (Sept. 28)
- Five tackles, including 0.5 for loss, vs. No. 25 Cincinnati (Oct. 12)
- First career interception and had four tackles in win at UConn (Oct. 19)
- Five tackles and a 12-yard rush on a fake punt vs. SMU (Oct. 24)
- Four tackles at UCF (Nov. 2)
- Three tackles vs. Memphis (Nov. 16)
- Seven tackles, including 1.0 for loss, in win at Tulsa (Nov. 23)
- Nine tackles, including 1.5 for loss, in season finale vs. Navy (Nov. 30)
As a Freshman (2018)
- True freshman saw action in 10 games
- Collegiate debut with one tackle in win against Arizona (Sept. 8)
- One tackle and one fumble recovery in win vs. Texas Southern (Sept. 22)
- Three tackles in win at ECU (Oct. 13)
- One tackle at Memphis (Nov. 23)
High School
- Three-star recruit by Rivals and 247Sports
- No. 41 inside linebacker by 247Sports
- 2017 Houston Chronicle's All-Greater Houston First Team
- VYPE Houston's 2017 Hot 100
- District 15-6A MVP as a senior
- 66 tackles including 12 for a loss and nine sacks as senior
- Academic All-State and Academic All-District honors as a senior
- 101 tackles including 14 for loss as a junior
- 10 sacks and three forced fumbles as a junior
- Signed with Houston over Air Force, Colorado State and Missouri among others
- Coached by head coach Drew Svoboda
Postgame Press Conference: Football at Rice
Saturday, September 06
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. Stephen F. Austin
Friday, August 29
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews SFA
Monday, August 25
Camp Availability: Head Coach Willie Fritz
Monday, August 04
