Donovan Wirt
- position B/s
- height 6-2
- weight 242
- class Redshirt Junior
- Hometown Raeford, N.C.
- Previous School UNC-Pembroke
- High school Hoke County
- position B/s
- height 6-2
- weight 242
- class Redshirt Junior
- Hometown Raeford, N.C.
- Previous School UNC-Pembroke
- High school Hoke County
Donovan Wirt Bio
Fifth-year senior Buc/SAM linebacker… walk-on who began his career at UNC-Pembroke but has been a Gamecock for the past two years.
2019
Redshirt junior who was eligible for the first time at South Carolina… saw very brief action in three contests, seeing the field against Charleston Southern, Kentucky and Texas A&M… did not record any statistics.
2018
Transferred to South Carolina after spending two years at UNC-Pembroke… was not eligible to compete per NCAA transfer rules.
2017
Played in 10 games for the the UNC-Pembroke Braves as a redshirt freshman… logged a dozen tackles including five solo stops… logged a pair of tackles for loss including 1.0 sack… also forced one fumble… had a career-high three tackles against Elizabeth City State… coached by Shane Richardson.
2016
Redshirted as a true freshman.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Hoke County (N.C.) High School in 2016… coached by Tom Paris… earned second-straight all-conference honors as a senior after totaling 97 tackles (37 solo), including 10 tackles for loss… also recorded three sacks, five quarterback hurries, and two forced fumbles… registered 65 tackles as a junior, including three for loss, and forced a fumble… was also all-conference in track & field for the Fighting Bucks.
PERSONAL
Donovan Wirt is interested in a degree in public health.
