Kansas State University Athletics
2016 Football
Starks, Donnie
Jersey Number 10
Donnie Starks
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Crosby
Bio
CAREER (Click Here for Career Stats): A three-year letterwinner who played in 31 career games with starts in the final 26... Helped 2016 Senior Class earn a 32-20 record and two bowl victories.
2016 (Click Here for Game-by-Game Stats): Started all 13 games – the first 10 at nickleback and the final three at cornerback – totaling 47 tackles, three interceptions and five total passes defended... Had a great two-game stretch against Baylor and Kansas, tallying the first two interceptions of his career against the Bears before a 39-yard pick-six against the Jayhawks... His two interceptions at Baylor were tied for the most in the Big 12 in a game this season and tied for seventh in school history... Became the first Wildcat with three picks in a two-game span since Morgan Burns had two against Texas Tech and one at Oklahoma in 2014... Tied for 10th in the Big 12 in interceptions but finished tied for sixth in conference-only games... Tied for seventh in school history in interception-return touchdowns in a season and tied for second in a game.
2015 (Click Here for Game-by-Game Stats):Started all 13 games – the first 12 at nickelback and the final one at cornerback – as he carded 55 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack and four pass breakups... His tackle total ranked third on the team... Tallied a career-high 11 tackles at Oklahoma State, while he had seven at UTSA and five against TCU... Had his first-career sack and a career-high two pass breakups against Baylor.
2014 (Click Here for Game-by-Game Stats): Saw time in four games and came away with five tackles, including one for a loss... Recorded three tackles against UTEP, while his TFL was against Oklahoma State.
2013: Played against Louisiana but did not record any statistics.
2012: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Crosby High under head coach Kevin Flanigan... Named the District 19-4A Newcomer of the Year during his sophomore season... An all-district cornerback during his senior year... Accumulated 189 solo tackles, 44 assisted tackles and six interceptions with a touchdown... Also ran track for two years.
PERSONAL: Donovan Starks was born June 20, 1994... Son of Henry and Ann Starks... Majoring in kinesiology.
2016 (Click Here for Game-by-Game Stats): Started all 13 games – the first 10 at nickleback and the final three at cornerback – totaling 47 tackles, three interceptions and five total passes defended... Had a great two-game stretch against Baylor and Kansas, tallying the first two interceptions of his career against the Bears before a 39-yard pick-six against the Jayhawks... His two interceptions at Baylor were tied for the most in the Big 12 in a game this season and tied for seventh in school history... Became the first Wildcat with three picks in a two-game span since Morgan Burns had two against Texas Tech and one at Oklahoma in 2014... Tied for 10th in the Big 12 in interceptions but finished tied for sixth in conference-only games... Tied for seventh in school history in interception-return touchdowns in a season and tied for second in a game.
2015 (Click Here for Game-by-Game Stats):Started all 13 games – the first 12 at nickelback and the final one at cornerback – as he carded 55 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack and four pass breakups... His tackle total ranked third on the team... Tallied a career-high 11 tackles at Oklahoma State, while he had seven at UTSA and five against TCU... Had his first-career sack and a career-high two pass breakups against Baylor.
2014 (Click Here for Game-by-Game Stats): Saw time in four games and came away with five tackles, including one for a loss... Recorded three tackles against UTEP, while his TFL was against Oklahoma State.
2013: Played against Louisiana but did not record any statistics.
2012: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Crosby High under head coach Kevin Flanigan... Named the District 19-4A Newcomer of the Year during his sophomore season... An all-district cornerback during his senior year... Accumulated 189 solo tackles, 44 assisted tackles and six interceptions with a touchdown... Also ran track for two years.
PERSONAL: Donovan Starks was born June 20, 1994... Son of Henry and Ann Starks... Majoring in kinesiology.
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