Texas A&M Player Profile: Tight end, Donovan Green

Going into the 2022 football season, Aggies Wire will be looking at each scholarship player listed on the Texas A&M roster.

Over the preseason, each profile will cover where the player is from, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school, and what role they will play for Jimbo Fisher this season.

Donovan Green is entering his freshman season at the tight end position for Texas A&M, part of a position group rich with young talent and experience, but currently lacks a true number one option. As a Top 5 ranked tight end prospect in the 2022 recruiting class, Green’s young career began to blossom at Dickinson High School in Dickinson, Texas, starting on the varsity football team during his 2018 freshman season but saw the least amount of playing time in his career while only appearing in 3 games, recording 2 receptions for 24 yards. Green began to ascend during his 2019 sophomore season, with 34 receptions for 615 yards and 5 touchdowns, with an average of 18 yards per reception, noting his big-play ability.

After his limited Covid afflicted 2020 junior season he tallied only 13 receptions for 269 yards and 1 touchdown, Green still averaged an impressive 20.7 yards per reception in 8 games played. In his final 2021 senior season, Green broke out with a best career touchdown total with 9, while recording 27 receptions for 602 yards with a 22.3 yards per reception average.

Donovan Green received a number of accoladed during his career at Dickinson, including Texas District 24-6A first-team selection at Tight end during his 2019 season, Texas District 24-6A Co-offensive player of the year and first-team selection at Tight end during his shortened 2020 season, and the Texas District 24-6A MVP during his 2021 senior season, as well as a Class 6A second-team all-state selection by the Texas Sportswriters Association.

Preseason Player Profile

Hometown: Dickinson, Texas

Height: 6-4

Weight: 235lbs

247Sports Composite Ranking

Class of 2022: 4-Star…