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2024 Football Roster

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31 Larry Donnell

  • Position Safety
  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 175
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Mesquite, Texas
  • Prev School Horn HS
  • Major Engineering

Biography

At Midwestern State

Individual Honors

All-Lone Star Conference (1): 2024 (1st)

Senior (2024)

started all 11 games in which he appeared … led the team with 76 tackles and 51 solo stops … made two tackles for loss during the season … tied for the team lead with three interceptions … led the conference and was second among Division II players with three fumble recoveries … broke up two passes… hurried the quarterback once … made a season-high 12 tackles in a 21-16 loss to Western Oregon (11/2) … intercepted two passes in a 40-21 win over Sul Ross State (10/12) … returned an interception 98 yards for a touchdown in the win over Sul Ross State… selected first team All-Lone Star Conference…

Junior (2023)

appeared in eight games… was in on six tackles, including three solo tackles… made two solo tackles in 34-31 win over Eastern New Mexico (9/23)…

Redshirt Sophomore (2022)

sat out season...

Sophomore (2021)

sat out season...

Redshirt Freshman (2020)1

competed in three games as a reserve safety... finished abbreviated season second on MSU's tackle list with 17... made 10 solo stops including 1.5 tackles for loss, a quarterback sack and a hurry... made 10 tackles with a sack at Tarleton State (3/20)... credited with five tackles and a quarterback hurry at UT Permian Basin (3/27)...

Freshman (2019)

served redshirt season...

At Horn High School

a three-year letter winner and two-year starter at safety for coach Mike Overton at John Horn High School in Mesquite, Texas... earned All-District 11-6A second-team honors at safety making 93 tackles including 64 solo stops and four tackles for loss to go with an interception, a team-best seven pass defenses, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery... part of a great season turnaround as Jaguars overcame an 0-7 start to advance to the third round of the UIL Texas Class 6A Division II playoffs in 2018... earned All-District 11-6A second-team honors at safety as a junior in 2017 finishing the campaign with 71 tackles including 55 solo stops with two interceptions and a forced fumble to help Horn High to the UIL Class 6A Division II regional round... helped Jaguars to the UIL playoffs in his first varsity campaign as a sophomore in 2016... also played basketball at HHS and competed in the long, triple and high jumps as well as the 400-meter dash in track & field...

Personal

son of Larry Donnell and Anita Alexander...

1 The 2020 football season was delayed to the spring of 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2019Freshman

    Linebacker
    5'11" 185 lbs
    23
  • 31

    2020Redshirt Freshman

    Safety
    5'11" 175 lbs
    31
  • 2021Sophomore

    Safety
    6'0" 175 lbs
  • 31

    2023Junior

    Safety
    6'0" 175 lbs
    31
  • 31

    2024Senior

    Safety
    6'0" 175 lbs
    31