Bishop Fitzgerald is a safety who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at USC.
Fitzgerald hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. First career honor, 2025: All-America (Consensus). One game to point at: 10 tackles against Notre Dame — Week 8, 2025.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
51 tackles. 3 passes defended. 5 interceptions. 2.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 73-13vs Missouri State | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 59-20vs Georgia Southern | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 33-17@ Purdue | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-31vs Michigan State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 32-34@ No. 23 Illinois | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-13vs No. 15 Michigan | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-34@ No. 13 Notre Dame | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 21-17@ Nebraska | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-17vs Northwestern | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 26-21vs Iowa | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 34 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 5 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
5interceptionsTackle volume
51tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFL51 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 sack · 3 pass breakups · 5 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 6.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lincoln Riley
Pass share
50.4%
420 pass / 414 run
Plays / game
64.2
13 games
Team sack rate
2.9%
421 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
First team on a majority of the recognized selector lists.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #14 at the position.
Selector Grid · 2025
Named Consensus All-American — recognized on 3+ of the 5 NCAA-recognized selector lists.
A stat line in 36 games over three seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS
Consensus AA (2025)
4 first-team selectors
ALL-BIG TEN · 1ST TEAM
All-Big Ten 1st team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dave Doeren and Lincoln Riley.
