Donaven McCulley is a Workhorse Receiver WR for Indiana. A four-star recruit in the class of 2021, Donaven has shown flashes of the talent that made him a coveted recruit.
What projects, and what doesn't · WRs · held out 2019-2025
How well one season predicts the next, measured on seasons the model never trained on. 1.00 would be perfectly predictable; 0.00 means last year told us nothing.
- Usage share (volume)0.47Beats guessing the WR average by 16%. n=6,302 WR seasons
- EPA per play (efficiency)0.09Not projectable — we do not forecast this. n=5,767 WR seasons
- Total EPA (value)0.45Beats guessing the WR average by 12%. n=5,767 WR seasons
Across all positions, usage carries year to year at 0.47 and efficiency at 0.07. So Donaven McCulley's projection is a projection of opportunity — how much of the offense he runs through. How well he converts it is something this model does not claim to know a year in advance, and the number above is why.
Recruiting Profile· Class of 2021
- Stars
- ★★★★★
- 247 composite
- 0.9167
- National rank
- #223
- High school
- Lawrence North
- Hometown
- Indianapolis, IN
Recruiting data from CFBD/247Sports composite. Sourced from the player's signing-class team — transfers show original school's class.
2021 Production
Performance Analysis · 2021 · vs WR peers
- Efficiency17
- Volume100
- Explosiveness0
- Consistency0
- Pass-Down68
The primary target in the offense — used across all situations and down-types at an elite volume.
- ▸Below-average efficiency vs WR peers — value comes through volume, not per-play impact.
- ▸High-volume role — one of the team's most-used WRs by play share.
- ▸High game-to-game variance — boom-or-bust profile.
- ▸Strong second-half surge — EPA/play improved 0.14 from the first to second half of the season.
NIL Market Tier· 2021
On3 valuation ↗Top-10 nationally. Multiple mid-to-large collective deals expected.
Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.
Historical Comparables · WR · efficiency + volume + value
Players from 2013–2025 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.
Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.
Game Log · EPA per play, week by week
Usage & Situational · Pro
- Standard downs
- -0.02
- Passing downs
- 0.08
- Pass / Rush EPA
- -0.01 / 0.06
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
Career · rolling EPA, game by game
Chart shows per-game EPA (bars) and rolling 5-game average (line). Season breaks marked with dashed lines. Line value = est. points over replacement per game.