Last confirmed: Alabama, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 202 lb · Old Bridge, NJ · St. Peter's Prep
Minkah Fitzpatrick: DB · Alabama · #29.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Minkah Fitzpatrick
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. He has spent three seasons in the Alabama secondary. A game that shows it: 8 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Auburn — Week 13, 2017.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
60 tackles. 8 passes defended. 1 interception. 8 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.
The Tuscaloosa News Oct 15
WBMA Oct 7Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-7vs No. 3 Florida State | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-10vs Fresno State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-23vs Colorado State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 59-0@ Vanderbilt | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | W 66-3vs Ole Miss | 8 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 27-19@ Texas A&M | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-9vs Arkansas | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-7vs Tennessee | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-10vs No. 19 LSU | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 31-24@ No. 18 Mississippi State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-26@ No. 6 Auburn | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 24-6@ No. 1 Clemson | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 26-23@ No. 3 Georgia | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 60 | 38 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 1 | 8 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
13%8 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
60tackles this seasonTFL rate
13%8 TFL60 tackles · 8 for loss · 1.5 sacks · 8 pass breakups · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Nick Saban — 41-3 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 5.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-79g | 4.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Nick Saban
Pass share
35.7%
332 pass / 597 run
Plays / game
66.4
14 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
369 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
60 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Alabama, 126 tackles — drafted at #11 overall by the Miami Dolphins.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Nick Saban.
Where he ended up · NFL
Miami DolphinsEntering 9th NFL season
Miami DolphinsEntering 9th NFL season
