Donovan Faupel holds the WR-Z · Backup spot in Arkansas Razorbacks’s wide receiver room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Donovan Faupel is a 6'1", 201-pound wide receiver from Riverside, California, who transferred to Arkansas from New Mexico State. As a freshman in 2023, he appeared in 11 games and recorded eight receptions for 98 yards and two touchdowns, including a season-high 33 receiving yards in the Conference USA Championship game against Liberty on December 1. During his sophomore year in 2024, he appeared in seven games with three catches for 48 yards. In 2025, Faupel played in all 12 games and earned Second-Team All-Conference USA honors after catching 61 passes for 661 yards and seven touchdowns. He posted 99 receiving yards on five receptions against Bryant on August 30 and a season-high 10 receptions for 84 yards and a touchdown versus Missouri State on October 22.

New Mexico Statethrough 2025

Arkansas2026 — present