Garret Fountain
Garret Fountain
Wins his gap play after play. 2 stars out of high school, three seasons of real snaps at San Diego State since. The receipt on tape: 5 tackles against Nevada, Week 8, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- recruiting profile
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at San Diego State, 6 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Brady Hoke.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sean Lewis
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | San Diego State | 39 | 26 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | San Diego State | 39 | 22 | 5.5 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | San Diego State | 19 | 14 | 6.0 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 97 | 62 | 15.5 | 6.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2023
W 36–28
vs Idaho State
2 QB HUR · 1 PD · 0 TFL
Edged out Idaho State at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Jacoby Jones’s 2021 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jack Pyburn's senior season at LSU (2025).
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