Donovan was born in Pittsburgh, but we shouldn’t hold that against him. On the depth chart, he’s our 2nd string free safety. He played high school football for Peters Township. He played football so well for Peters Township that he got an offer to be a Florida Gator.

And a Florida Gator he was for a couple years, riding the bench in all its glory. His junior year he transferred to Pittsburgh and he became a tackling machine for the Panthers, playing in every game for the next two seasons and racking up 100+ tackles both years.

His efforts earned him the opportunity to sign with the Browns as a UDFA in 2025, and the rest is history.

Donovan got action in all 17 games last year, and logged 300+ snaps on defense. He had 15 tackles to his name.

But this year, Donovan has zero defensive snaps, He’s only getting special teams action, but he’s already got 11 tackles and he got his first fumble recovery just last week. Nicely done Donovan.

Donovan was a very good wrestler in high school. He was runner up at state one year. Donovan was on the forefront using social media at a young age, according to his mother. He does have an instagram account with the fancy checkmark.

There’s no record of Donovan getting nicknamed “Mellow Yellow”, unfortunately. But his rookie year he shared an ice bath with Joe Flacco.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donovan_McMillon

https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/donovan-mcmillon-pitt-football-nfl-peters-township/

https://pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/football/roster/donovan-mcmillon/13366

https://www.observer-reporter.com/sports/pro_sports/2025/may/09/peters-townships-mcmillon-makes-dream-come-true-with-browns/

https://www.instagram.com/donovan_mcmillon3?srtk=MWppdmFoaXZlZ3JrOQ==

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