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Donavon Platt

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Position
5'11''
Height
204 lbs.
Weight
Senior
Class
Jamestown, N.C.
Hometown
Lucy Ragsdale (USMAPS)
High School
Army
Previous School
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Donavon Platt - Football - Virginia Cavaliers

AT VIRGINIA
2025 – Signed with Virginia in the spring.

AT ARMY
2024 – Helped guide the Black Knights to an American Athletic Conference championship and Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl victory … Started in all 14 games at cornerback and logged 521 snaps on defense, according to PFF … Finished the season with 15 tackles, including 11 solo, two interceptions and two pass breakups … Recorded an interception in the red zone, which halted a 15-play drive in the Black Knights’ season opener against Lehigh (8/30) … Nabbed his second interception of the season in the fourth quarter in Notre Dame’s (11/23) own end zone. 2023 – Appeared in four games and finished with six tackles, including one for loss … Made his season debut against Boston College (10/7). 2022 – Appeared in 11 games, including three starts, as a true freshman … Finished the season with 19 tackles, including 11 solo, and had one pass breakup … Started in his second career game against UTSA (9/10) when he notched a season-high seven tackles, including five solo … Had a pass breakup against Colgate (10/15).

HIGH SCHOOL
Two-time Metro 4A All-Conference player at Lucy Ragsdale High School …  Metro 4A Conference Defensive MVP … Hauled in 71 catches for 934 yards, and 15 touchdowns as a receiver … Had six interceptions on defense … Spent the 2021 season at United States Military Academy Preparatory School (USMAPS).