Donovan Faupel

WR · #8 · Arkansas · SR · 6'1" · 201 · Riverside, CA

Transferred from NMSU · WR-Z depth chart, 2nd

661 2025 receiving yards
61 of 101 2025 catches
7 2025 TDs
9 Explosive plays
29 Career games (12 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSRec-Tgt Yards YPR TD
2025 New Mexico State121161-101 661 10.8 7
2024 New Mexico State713-9 48 16.0 1
2023 New Mexico State1008-15 98 12.3 0

2025 Percentile vs WRs

Receiving yards per game 55.1 87
Yards per catch 10.8 33
Catch rate 60.4% 51
Receiving TDs 7 93

Around Donovan

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production
QB KJ Jackson QB · 441 pass yds · 5g
RB Braylen Russell RB · 286 rush yds · 9g
WR-X Chris Marshall WR · 574 rec yds · 11g · at BSU
WR-Z CJ Brown WR · 319 rec yds · 12g
WR-SL Jamari Hawkins WR · 623 rec yds · 13g · at MEM
TE Jaden Platt TE · 296 rec yds · 12g

The situation

Arkansas 2025 offense ›
Explosive play rate 16.6% 99
Red zone TD rate 79.7% 91
Line yards per carry 2.5 57
Sack rate allowed 7.3% 28

2025 Game log

with New Mexico State
WkOpponentCar Tgt Rec Yds TD RZ opps
W1Bryant Bulldogs 8 5 99 1
W2 TLSA 10 8 78 1
W3 @ LT 5
W5 @ UNM 11 6 97
W6 SHSU 6 4 38 1
W8 @ LIB 7 3 51 1 3
W9 MOSU 13 10 84 1 2
W10 @ WKU 9 3 29
W11 KENN 8 4 27 2 2
W12 @ TENN 13 9 80 1
W13 @ UTEP 10 9 78 2 3
W14 MTU 1

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Two-star high school recruit

The 2023 board
#2678 Nate Richter WR · Green Valley
#2678 Tama Uiliata WR · Waipahu HAW
#2678 Donovan Faupel WR · Corona Centennial NMSU
#2678 Austin Buehler OT · Capital
#2678 Cy Stevenson ATH · Libby
WRs in the class
#321 Nate Richter Green Valley
#322 Tama Uiliata Waipahu HAW
#323 Donovan Faupel Corona Centennial NMSU
#324 Ryan Boyd Cardinal Ritter College Prep MOSU
#325 Larenzo Fenner Fort Osage
2025 · 87th pctile of WRs
Recruit · 7th pctile of class

Playing well above the recruiting profile.