2015: Missouri Valley Football Conference Honorable Mention selection at linebacker ... played in 12 games, with 11 starts at outside linebacker for the Redbirds ... ranked third on the team with 79 tackles and added a sack and 3.5 TFLs ... tied for second on the squad with six pass breakups ... also credited with a forced fumble on the season ... posted a career-high14 tackles in a Homecoming win over Western Illinois ... finished with 10 tackles in a road win at Southern Illinois ... wrapped up the regular season with seven tackle effort in the snow against South Dakota with a pair of TFLs and a sack.  

2014: Started all 15 games at outside linebacker ... ranked fourth on the team with a career-high 85 tackles ... tied for the team lead with three interceptions, one of which he returned for 56 yards at UNI ... finished the year with a sack and three tackles-for-loss ... set a career-high with 12 tackles in a win over Youngstown State ... returned an interception 40 yards in a victory over Eastern Illinois ... posted 10 stops in a come-from-behind victory at Western Illinois ... recorded six tackles and a TFL in the second-round playoff win over UNI.

2013: Started all 11 games at outside linebacker ... ranked second on the team with 74 tackles, half of which were solo stops ... added two sacks and 5.5 tackles-for-loss and broke up five passes ... posted eight tackles and a half TFL in the season opener at Ball State ... tied a career-best with 10 tackles at Missouri State ... had five tackles and a sack in a win over Abilene Christian ... matched season and career-best with 10 tackles and 1.5 TFL and a sack in a win over Indiana State ... broke up three pass attempts and added seven tackles in a win over South Dakota.

2012: Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Newcomer Team selection ... named to the College Sports Journal Football Championship Subdivision Freshman All-America Team ... played in all 13 games at outside linebacker, with four starting assignments ... started three-straight games in place of Austin Davis, who was out with a hand injury ... finished the season with 43 tackles, a sack, an interception and three tackles-for-loss ... also added three pass breakups ... had a career-day with 10 tackles, a TFL and an interception in the overtime win against Eastern Illinois ... returned that interception 30 yards for a touchdown against the Panthers ... followed that up with seven tackles and fumble recovery in road win at Western Illinois ... recorded first career sack in road victory at UNI ... had seven tackles in the second-round road playoff victory at Appalachian State.

2011: Redshirted.

Lake Washington HS: Three-year letterwinner ... named a Second Team All-King County selection as a senior after helping team turn around two losing records ... named a top-100 prospect by the Seattle Times ... was a team captain sophomore through senior season and named team MVP as a senior ... averaged 7.5 tackles-per-game and led the league in tackles-for-loss, despite playing with a cast and missing three games ... also intercepted three passes and led the team in tackles ... named a First-Team All-King County selection at running back and linebacker as a junior ... averaged 6.5 tackles-per-game and rushed for 747 yards on 120 carries ... ranked third in the conference in tackles ... tallied 72 tackles to rank fourth in the conference in tackles as a sophomore ... coached by Ray Roberts ... also a two-year letterwinner on the baseball team.

Personal: Born April 27, 1993, in Bellevue, Wash. ... son of Tim and Nada Donnelly ... has one sister, Serena ... his father, Tim, played football at Miami (Ohio).