Eastern Michigan University Athletics

EMU: Transferred to EMU after graduating from Northwestern State University and has two years of eligibility… NORTHWESTERN STATE: Earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Electronic Engineering from NSU in 2024… Played parts of three seasons as a Demon under Head Coach Brad Laird… 2023: Named the team’s defensive captain… Started all six games prior to the season being cancelled... Notched his second sack of the season and blocked an extra point at Lamar (Oct. 7)... Forced and recovered one fumble at the goal line against Eastern Illinois (Sept. 30)... Snuffed out a screen for his first career interception against Stephen F. Austin (Sept. 16)... Had a career-high two tackles for loss, one sack and one forced fumble at UL Lafayette (Sept. 2)... Led the team with three sacks and seven QB pressures and also ranked second on the team in tackles for loss with five… 2023 Fall All-Academic Southland Conference honoree… 2022: Started 10 of the 11 games he played... Ranked second among NSU defensive linemen with 31 tackles... Had at least one tackle in all 11 games and matched a career high with six tackles in a Nov. 12 loss at Southeastern... Finished with six quarterback hurries, including two in a Nov. 5 win at Texas A&M-Commerce... Picked up his first tackle for loss of the season, a 2-yarder, as part of a three-tackle game in a Sept. 24 win against Lamar... Collected a season-best five tackles at Southern Miss (Sept. 17)... Had four tackles in the Sept. 3 season opener at No. 2 Montana… 2021 (Fall): Started all 11 games at nose tackle... Had five straight games of at least three tackles from Sept. 11-Oct. 16... Second among defensive linemen on the team with 27 tackles... Had two tackles and one fumble recovery in a Nov. 6 win against Houston Baptist... Notched one-half sack and three total tackles in an Oct. 9 win at Houston Baptist... Recorded at least three tackles for the third straight game, doing so against UIW (Oct. 2)... Notched five tackles against UT Martin (Sept. 18)... Recorded a career-best six tackles at Alcorn (Sept. 11)... Earned his first career start and notched his first career tackle in the Sept. 4 season opener at North Texas... 2021 (Spring): Appeared in four games and recorded 4 tackles… HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Opelousas Catholic and played for Head Coach Thomas David as a Viking… Was a three-sport standout... Earned first-team all-state honors from the LSWA and the LHSCA, first-team All-Acadiana, all-metro, all-district, and all-parish as a senior and was named the district and parish Defensive MVP after making 117 tackles (13 for loss), 15 sacks, five forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries... Helped lead the Vikings to a 9-2 record and a second-round playoff berth... As a junior, named first-team all-district and second-team all-parish, All-Acadiana and all-state by the LSWA and the LHSCA as Opelousas Catholic went 7-2 and reached the second round of the state playoffs... Second-team all-district pick on the offensive line as a sophomore… On the basketball court, scored more than 1,000 career points and was a second-team all-district and all-parish pick as a senior... As a junior, earned first-team all-district and second-team all-parish honors in hoops as Opelousas Catholic reached the state semifinals... Was a four-year track and field letterman for coach Thomas David was the state runner up in the discus and won the district, parish, and regional titles in the event while setting the school record... Was the district and parish champion and the regional runner-up in the discus as a sophomore... Also made the all-district and all-parish track and field team as a sophomore and junior and named Field MVP… Beta Club member and was graduated magna cum laude with a 3.95 grade point average… PERSONAL: Full Name: Donovan Ray Green… Son of Donald Green and Evelyn Daniel… Has one brother, Devonta Brown, and one sister, Erica Janice… Working toward a postgraduate degree in Business.