Last confirmed: Utah State, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · 190 lb · Oakland, CA
Deante Fortenberry: CB · Utah State · #27.
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Deante Fortenberry
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Second year in the Utah State secondary. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against Wyoming — Week 8, 2018.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
15 tackles. 2 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 0 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Utah State | 15 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | Utah State | 20 | 11 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 35 | 22 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 31-38@ No. 11 Michigan State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 60-13vs New Mexico State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 73-12vs Tennessee Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 59-28vs UNLV | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-16@ Wyoming | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 61-19vs New Mexico | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 56-17@ Hawai'i | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 62-24vs San José State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
Week 11 · 2018
W 62-24
1 interception · 2 tackles · 2 solo tackles
Dominant 38-point win at home against San José State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
13%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
15tackles this season15 tackles · 2 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
2 seasons under Matt Wells, all balanced offenses — 17-9 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road3g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Wells
Pass share
50.3%
467 pass / 462 run
Plays / game
71.5
13 games
Team sack rate
2.0%
488 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Utah State, 35 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Matt Wells.
