Indiana got a massive boost to its offense on Friday afternoon.
After entering the transfer portal a couple weeks ago, rapidly emerging wide receiver Donaven McCulley announced he’s back for his senior season.
— Donaven (@DonavenMcculley) December 15, 2023
Keeping McCulley was no small feat. He reported offers while in the transfer portal from Texas A&M, Penn State, Kentucky, Michigan, N.C. State, South Carolina, Nebraska, Mississippi State and UCLA.
McCulley has one year of eligibility remaining.
The 6-foot-5 McCulley had multiple impressive games as the 2023 season progressed, including 11 catches for 137 yards at Illinois, 6 catches for 79 yards at Maryland, 5 catches for 67 yards vs. Wisconsin, 4 catches for 96 yards at Penn State, and 5 catches for 48 yards at Purdue. He scored five touchdowns over the last five weeks of the season.
In his second season at wide receiver, McCulley started 11 of 12 games on the outside and caught a team-best 48 passes for 644 yards. His six touchdown grabs were the most on the team and five came over the last five weeks of the season. He caught 60% of his targets during the season with his 10 contested catches ranked No. 3 among Big Ten wideouts in 2023.
His 48 grabs were tied for No. 10 in the Big Ten, his six touchdown catches ranked tied for No. 6 in the conference and a 13.4 yards per catch average ranked tied for No. 14 on the B1G charts. His six touchdowns led the team in 2023 and are the most by a wide receiver since Ty Fryfogle caught seven in 2020. His 48 catches are the most since Whop Philyor hauled in 70 during the 2019 season.
He earned All-Big Ten Honorable Mention following the 2023 campaign.
McCulley was a 4-star quarterback out of Lawrence North H.S. in Indianapolis. He switched to wide receiver after his freshman season.
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