The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2016 Football Roster
Roster
Donovan Duvernay
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Sachse, Texas
- High School:
- Sachse
- Major:
- Corporate Communication
A four-year defensive back who has played in 12 career games … made his career debut at Baylor in 2017 … a three-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (spring 2019, fall 2019, spring 2020) … was a three-time all-district player who played both defensive back and wide receiver in high school … chosen to “2016 Texas’ Best” as an athlete by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football.
JUNIOR (2019)
Played in eight games and logged two tackles, both against Rice.
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2018)
Played in two games (West Virginia, Texas Tech) and made one tackle … made his season debut in the 42-41 loss to No. 12 West Virginia … had one solo tackle in the 41-34 road win over Texas Tech.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2017)
Made his career debut in a 38-7 win at Baylor … played late defensively in a 42-27 win against Kansas.
FRESHMAN (2016)
Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by Mark Behrens at Sachse … a three-time all-district honoree … ranked among the Top 100 recruits in North Texas by the Dallas Morning News … rated the No. 42 athlete nationally and No. 92 overall in Texas by ESPN … ranked the No. 65 athlete nationally and No. 9 athlete in Texas by Scout … rated the No. 77 athlete nationally and No. 141 overall in Texas by 247Sports … chosen to “2016 Texas’ Best” as an athlete by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football … named second-team All-District 11-6A as a wide receiver in 2015 … recorded 38 receptions for 568 yards (14.9 ypr) and eight touchdowns, while registering 24 rushes for 195 yards and one touchdown as a senior …helped Sachse to a 7-4 record, including a 4-3 district mark, and an appearance in the 6A Division I bidistrict playoffs in 2015 … named second-team All-District 11-6A as an athlete in 2014 … tallied 20 receptions for 453 yards and five touchdowns on offense, 42 tackles, six pass breakups and two interceptions on defense, along with two kick return touchdowns as a junior … part of an offense that averaged 43.5 points per game … tabbed honorable mention All-District 11-5A as a defensive back in 2013 … registered 62 tackles, seven pass breakups and three interceptions as a sophomore … part of a defense that allowed just 23.6 points per game in the regular season … helped Sachse to an 11-1 record, including an undefeated regular season, a District 11-5A Championship with a 6-0 mark, and an appearance in the 5A Division 1 area playoffs in 2013 … also played baseball as an outfielder at Sachse.
PERSONAL
Son of Henry and Rozena Duvernay … has a twin brother, Devin, who was a wide receiver for the Longhorns … uncle, Calvin Murray played baseball at Texas … cousin is Kyler Murray, a quarterback at Oklahoma … uncle, Kevin Murray played quarterback at Texas A&M in the 1980s … uncle, Charles Murray played wide receiver at North Texas in the late 1970s … uncle, Vince Murray played defensive back at Tulsa … born in Garland, Texas … two-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
