Dontez Fagan
Dontez Fagan
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Biff Poggi and Chad Scott. The receipt: 6 tackles against Texas Tech — Week 14, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at West Virginia, 58 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Neal Brown → Chad Scott. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rich Rodriguez
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | West Virginia | 37 | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Charlotte | 21 | 16 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 58 | 39 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2024
W 49–14
vs UAlbany
2 SOLO · 2 TOT
Dominant 35-point win at home against UAlbany.
How he plays
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Cover Corner
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jason Maitre’s 2023 season.
Matches Jason on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to O.J. Burroughs's sophomore season at Kansas (2022).
Matches O.J. on