Wahoos land Army’s starting corner Donovan Platt

By Jerry Ratcliffe

When Tony Elliott said after Virginia’s spring game that he wanted to add depth to the Cavaliers’ secondary, he wasn’t kidding around.

On Thursday, former Army starting cornerback Donovan Platt announced he had committed to UVA, marking the sixth addition to the Wahoos’ defensive backfield via the transfer portal and the 31st transfer to the program.

Platt is a 5-foot-11, 204-pound standout originally from Jamestown, N.C. (outside Greensboro), and has two years of eligibility remaining. Platt, the second starting corner to depart Army this spring, was a blow to the Black Knights’ defense.

He started all 14 games for Army last season, posting 15 tackles and two interceptions (both in the end zone) vs. Lehigh and Notre Dame. He also had two pass breakups.

Platt played in 11 games as a freshman in 2022, starting three, posting 19 tackles (11 solo) and a PBU. He played in only four games in 2023, thus allowing him to have a redshirt as a result, but saw action against Boston College and LSU.

After his career at Ragsdale H.S., he spent a season at the U.S. Military Academy Prep before moving on in West Point.

Platt joins five other transfers to the Virginia secondary: cornerbacks Ja’Maric Morris of Georgia State and Emmanuel Karnley of Arizona, along with safeties Da’Marcus Crosby of New Mexico State, Christian Charles of Tennessee and Jordan Robinson from Cincinnati.