Kolton Donovan, LS, Southern Utah 2018 NFL Draft Prospect

2015 | Sophomore Season

• Appeared in every game for the Thunderbirds
• Recorded two tackles on the season
• 155/155 perfect snaps (84 Punts, 17 field goals, 54 PATs)
• Two Time Special Teams Player of the Game
• Winner of the College/Free Agent Specialist Showcase (perfect 40/40 score)

2012 | Freshman Season

• Joined the team in spring semester 2012, participated in spring drills
• Phil Steele 2012 Pre-season Top College Freshmen List
• Won the “Robert Takeno Strength and Conditioning Award”
• Recipient of “Dr. Osborne Endowment”
• 122/122 perfect snaps (67 punts, 33 PAT’s, 22 field goals)
• NCAA Rankings:
  • #1 Red zone special teams unit
  • #2 Field goal unit
  • #3 Punt unit
• Snapped the game winning field goal against #1 Eastern Washington
• Participated in the Gary Zauner’s College Specialist Senior Combine
  • Ranked as the #3 longsnapper at the combine

Personal:

• Graduate of Pine View High School where he earned three letters for former SUU standout Ray Hosner
• Earned all-American, all-West, all-state and all-region honors as a long-snapper, was ranked as the 11^th-best overall player coming out of a Utah high school in 2012. Also earned distinction as the No. 4 long-snapper in the country and ranked in ESPN Top 300
• Parents are Elise and Kevin Donovan
• His father, Kevin Donovan was a letterman on SUU’s baseball team
• Kolton is a double major in Exercise Science and Psychology
• Served an LDS Mission to San Antonio, Texas
• Loves to travel, spend time with family and play pickleball

Donovan comes from a very athletically gifted family. His grandfather (Butch Donovan) was an All-American at Western Montana and his father (Kevin Donovan) was a letterman on SUU’s baseball team and played professionally.

Rare size for a long snapper, and has excelled from the get go, by being recruited in high school after his freshman season and was gaining national attention from Alabama to Notre Dame, and chose Southern Utah due to his desire to do mission trip.

Currently, Donovan is about a month ahead of schedule in his rehab from a September ACL injury that robbed him from snapping all season for the Cowboys at Wyoming. He has been diligent in his craft and has worked with Jamie Kohl and Ben Bernard, who both rank as some of the best teachers in the art of the long snap.

Barring his setback from last year, in the season opener, Donovan would be making his tour amongst some of the major all-star games and a patient team looking for a long-term solution at long snapper will welcome the 6-foot-4 and 250 pound, Utah native.