Senior running back for Colorado. 2022: 315 rushing yards, 2 rushing TD, 6 catches.
6′0″ · 200 lb · Richmond, TX
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
RB recruit
No. 759 nationally · Signed with Colorado
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for Colorado. 2022: 315 rushing yards, 2 rushing TD, 6 catches.
Alex Fontenot
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Alex Fontenot has played for four head coaches in four seasons at Colorado. One game to point at: 108 rush yds, 16 rec yds against USC — Week 11, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Colorado, 1,558 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
4 coachesPlayed under 4 different head coaches: Kurt Roper, Mel Tucker, Karl Dorrell, and Mike Sanford Jr.. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Concern: rush tds (23rd percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 27.7 | 3.8 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 77.3 | 5.4 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 42.0 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 57.8 | 4.9 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Deion Sanders
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2022
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-38vs TCU | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-41@ Air Force | 12 | 53 | 4.4 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-49vs Oregon | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 0 | 27 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-55@ USC | 20 | 108 | 5.4 | 1 | 37 | Season-high 108 yds |
| Wk 12 | L 7-54@ Washington | 11 | 71 | 6.5 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-63vs Utah | 7 | 11 | 1.6 | 1 | 5 | |
| Total | 65 | 315 | 4.6 | 2 | 37 |
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Larry McCammon III’s 2022 season.
Matches Larry on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Ryan Ingram’s path through Chattanooga.
Matches Ryan on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Devin Mockobee's senior season at Purdue (2023).
Matches Devin on
Differs from Devin on
Player DNA