A physical specimen who stands 6-foot-3 and 200-plus pounds, O’Donovan is always on the gloves of opponents and plays a downright nasty brand of defense that will be welcomed in a Division III conference full of elite attackmen. He lays the boom when necessary but doesn’t get himself in trouble, closes out in timely and impactful fashion, and consistently pushes his man off their line when they’re attempting to go at him. With his big and sturdy frame, O’Donovan doesn’t budge around GLE and imposes his will on attackmen of all sizes and skill sets, though he’s at his best when going against bigger goal-scorers. In addition, the San Diego product moves deceptively nimbly for his size in the clearing game and has above-average stick skills that make him an asset in that area of the game.