Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 19-9vs Florida International | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 28-24@ Army | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#8
Amarion Fortenberry
Junior cornerback on South Florida's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 188 lb · Columbia, MS · Columbia HS
CFB Index 65 · #94 of 327 cornersLow confidenceTransferred Kansas State → South Florida for 2026
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
3★
S recruit
No. 1912 nationally · Signed with South Alabama
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 cornerback on South Florida's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to South Alabama in 2024.
- Transferred from Kansas State to South Florida in 2026.
Amarion Fortenberry
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Across three seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Major Applewhite, Chris Klieman and Brian Hartline. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Army, Week 2, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
202410 games
- Signed with South Alabama3-star out of Columbia
20257 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Alex Golesh, Kevin Patrick, and Brian Hartline. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to South Florida
2025Kansas State
2026South Florida
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024South Alabama7-6HC: Major Applewhite · Balanced
2025Kansas State6-6HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026South Florida2-0HC: Brian Hartline · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidenceFading
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Hartline
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Florida | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Kansas State | 13 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | South Alabama | 43 | 31 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 60 | 44 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 28–24
at Army
2 TOT · 1 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 on the road.
With M. Van Buren Jr. — 239 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 82.3 · 45 rush yds (5 car) · 2 TD · L. Goater — 42 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 48 LONG
Game log
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.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to LJ Green’s 2025 season.
Matches LJ on
Class year
Height
Tackle volume
Differs from LJ on
Weight (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to LJ Green's sophomore season at Tulane (2025).
91%match
Matches LJ on
Class year
Height
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Amarion Fortenberry
Background
A transfer safety who joined the Bulls in January of 2026 after playing a season at Kansas State and one at South Alabama...came to USF having seen action in 25 collegiate games and posted 58 tackles. 2025 (KANSAS STATE): Saw action in 12 games, logging 13 tackles, one tackles for loss and a pass...
The secondary · South Florida
- #5Ayden Jackson74 tackles · 2025
- #2Tavin Ward60 tackles · 2025
- #3Za'Quan Bryan37 tackles · 2025
- #9Israel Boyce29 tackles · 2025
- #8Amarion Fortenberry13 tackles · 2025
19 more on the roster · South Florida team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology