2019 Football Roster
Jersey Number 46
Reese Donahue
- Position:
- Defensive Lineman
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 285
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Milton, W.Va.
- High School:
- Cabell Midland HS
- Played in 49 career games, including a team-leading 33 defensive starts
- Completed career with 108 tackles, including 54 unassisted tackles, 5.5 sacks, 11.5 tackles for loss, a pass breakup and a fumble recovery
2019 (Sr.)
- Academic All-Big 12 First-Team honors
- Finished with 32 tackles, including 14 solo stops, three sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss and a pass breakup
- Tallied two solo stops against Oklahoma State
- Finished with seven tackles and assisted on a TFL against Texas Tech
- Finished with four tackles and his first career pass breakup at Baylor
- Recorded a sack for the second straight game at Oklahoma; finished with two tackles
- Registered his second sack of the season against Iowa State; finished the day with two tackles
- Earned a season-best four tackles against NC State; also tallied his first sack of the year vs. the Wolfpack
- Senior CLASS Award candidate
- Campbell Trophy Semifinalist
2018 (Jr.)
- Academic All-Big 12 First-Team honors
- Played in 12 games and started 11 on the defensive line
- Registered 24 tackles for the season, including 13 solo stops, one sack, two tackles for loss and a fumble recovery
- Finished with three tackles against Syracuse in the Camping World Bowl
- Tallied a season-high three solo stops against Oklahoma State
- Recorded two solo stops vs. Texas and TCU
- Finished with one assisted stop against Baylor
- Tied his season-high mark in total tackles (4) vs. Iowa State
- Registered four total tackles against Texas Tech
- Recorded one solo tackle and his first career fumble recovery against Kansas State
- Tallied two tackles for loss, including a sack, against Tennessee, tying two career highs
2017 (So.)
- Academic All-Big 12 First-Team honors
- All-Big 12 Conference Honorable Mention (coaches)
- Started all 13 games at defensive end
- WVU Defensive Champion: vs. Iowa State (as part of starting defensive line)
- Credited with a share of a sack vs. Utah; finished with three tackles
- Finished with five total tackles (three solos) vs. Iowa State, including a tackle
for loss - Made a career-best five solo tackles vs. Oklahoma State, as well as a career-high two tackles for loss
- Registered first career sack at Baylor
- Also had three solo tackles at Baylor, finishing with five total tackles
- Recorded a career-high six total tackles and first career unassisted tackle for
loss at TCU - Also tied his then-career-best with three solo tackles at TCU
- Earned first career start against Virginia Tech
- Set a then-career-high in total tackles vs. Virginia Tech (4)
2016 (Fr.)
- Added depth on the defensive line
- Saw action in 12 games
- Finished with 12 tackles, including six unassisted tackles
- Season-high four tackles at Iowa State
- Registered three tackles at Texas
- Posted two solo tackles at Texas Tech
High School
- Two-year starter for coach Luke Salmons at Cabell Midland High
- First player in West Virginia history to win the 2015 Stydahar Award (state’s top lineman) and the 2015 Huff Award (state’s best defensive player)
- West Virginia All-State Class AAA Defensive Captain (2015)
- Two-time West Virginia All-State Class AAA First Team (2014-15)
- USA TODAY American Family Insurance All-USA West Virginia Defensive Player of the Year (2015)
- USA TODAY American Family Insurance All-USA West Virginia First Team (2015)
- The Herald-Dispatch All-Tri-State Defensive Player of the Year (2015)
- Two-time The Herald-Dispatch All-Tri-State First Team (2014-15)
- Helped team to a 22-3 record and an appearance in the semifinals of the 2015 state playoffs
- Had 167 career tackles, including 99 solo stops, 46 TFLs, 27 sacks and 31 quarterback hurries
- Made 97 tackles, including 53 solo tackles, in 2015 with 25 tackles for loss, 16.5 sacks and three forced fumbles
- Made eight or more tackles in eight games; had at least one TFL in 11 games
- Had 74 tackles with 25 tackles for loss and 16 sacks in 2014
- Two-time All-Mountain State Athletic Conference First Team (2014-15)
- Played in the Blue-Gray All-American Bowl (2015)
- MVP of Football University Camp and Top Gun Camp (2014)
- Three-star recruit according to Rivals, Scout, 247sports and ESPN
- No. 1 player in West Virginia according to Rivals
- No. 2 player in West Virginia according to ESPN
- No. 3 player in West Virginia according to 247sports
- No. 6 defensive end in the East Region according to Scout
Personal
- Son of Mark and Shawna Donahue
- Graduated in December 2019 with a bachelor's degree in exercise physiology
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
- Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
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