Clemson Tigers · CB RoomCB

#0 Donovan Starr

Class  SO/TRFrom  Auburn (transfer)Ht / Wt  5'11" · 185 lbHometown  Bloomington, IL · Ravenwood (Tenn.) HS // Auburn

Depth-chart placement

Current role

RCB2

Placement

Backup

Room

Cornerback

Experience

2-SO

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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CB room context

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Donovan Starr holds the RCB · Backup spot in Clemson Tigers’s cornerback room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

LCB · StarterElliot Washington IIStarter

RCB · StarterAshton HamptonStarter

LCB · BackupBranden StrozierBackup

RCB · BackupDonovan StarrBackup

Transfer history

2026Auburn→Clemson Tigers

Background & career

Donovan Starr is a right cornerback from Bloomington, Illinois, who transferred to Clemson in 2026 after one season at Auburn. At Ravenwood High School in Brentwood, Tennessee, he earned Class 6A Mr. Football honors and competed as a three-sport letterman in football, basketball, and track and field, winning state titles in the 100-meter dash and high jump. He appeared in nine games during his 2025 freshman season at Auburn before joining the Tigers. Starr was ranked among the top 20 corner prospects nationally by recruiting services entering college.

Auburn2025

Clemson2026 — present

Previous schoolAuburnRecruiting4-star · No. 199 nationalOriginBloomington, IL · Ravenwood (Tenn.) HS // Auburn