Randon Fontenette
Randon Fontenette
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 8 tackles against Tennessee — Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 51 | 30 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 6 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 72 | 41 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 7 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | TCU | 14 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 137 | 79 | 14.5 | 2.5 | 13 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 14 · 2025
W 45–24
at Tennessee
1 PD · 8 TOT · 5 SOLO
Dominant 21-point win on the road against Tennessee.
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Vanderbilt
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Vanderbilt
Returning around him
- 1 Vanderbilt player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -1 net (18 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Vanderbilt · Last season: 10-3 (AP #13) · Talent rank #55 · 2026 recruiting class #33
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Troy Brown’s 2021 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Ethan Powell's junior season at San José State (2024).
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