#8

Alex Fontenot

RB · Colorado · Sr. · #8

Colorado 2022 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Alex Fontenot

RB · Colorado · Sr · #8

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#759 national
CFB
College
Colorado
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2022

2 coaches
2021
Karl Dorrell
Colorado
2022
Mike Sanford Jr.
Colorado
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Karl Dorrell → Mike Sanford Jr.. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Colorado4-8HC: Karl Dorrell · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2022Colorado1-11HC: Mike Sanford Jr. · Balanced, slow tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Colorado653154.82--
2021Colorado963263.45--
Career1616414.07--
SeasonTeam
2022Colorado6569.30--
2021Colorado13806.21--
Career191367.21--

How he plays

Play style

Does a little of everything without one standout trait.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Back

Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.

RB

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Larry McCammon III’s 2022 season.

Larry McCammon III

78%match

Florida Atlantic · 2022

All-Conference USA
#2

Davion Ervin-Poindexter

Indiana · 2021

78%
#3

Deon McIntosh

Washington State · 2021

77%
#4

Jaylen Coleman

Duke · 2022

77%
#5

Deion Smith

Colorado · 2022

73%

Matches Larry on

Receiving share
Weight
Yards / reception
Based on 9 features · 2 seasons in pool · Opponent-adjusted weighted z-score distance

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Ryan Ingram’s path through Chattanooga.

Ryan Ingram

99%match

Chattanooga · 2025

#2

Deion Smith

BYU · 2023

98%
#3

Deon Jackson

Duke · 2020

97%
#4

Darius Wilson

William & Mary · 2024

97%
#5

Willie Shaw III

Toledo · 2025

91%

Matches Ryan on

Yards per carry
20212022
Career-aggregate opponent-adjusted stats · physical traits

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Devin Mockobee's sophomore season at Purdue (2023).

Devin Mockobee

90%match

Purdue · 2023

#2

Jaylen Coleman

Duke · 2022

80%
#3

Deon McIntosh

Washington State · 2021

78%
#4

Justin Lynch

Northern Illinois · 2022

77%
#5

Deion Smith

Colorado · 2022

77%

Matches Devin on

Total rush EPA (college ability)
Weight
Rush TD rate

Differs from Devin on

Recruiting rating (higher)
Opponent-adjusted stats · sophomore cohort across all seasons

Player DNA

Players who play like Alex Fontenot

#1

Deion Smith

Colorado · 2021

98%
#2

Charles Kellom

Akron · 2024

91%

Development

Development Trajectory · rushing yards

2021–2022
3262021
3152022

-3%

Down 3% — context-dependent (injury / role change?).