Bryant Fitzgerald: DB · Indiana · #31.
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Bryant Fitzgerald
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Fifth year in the same secondary at Indiana. One game to point at: 14 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Michigan State — Week 12, 2022.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
74 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 1.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Daily Hoosier Oct 28
The Herald-Times Oct 21
USA Today Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 23-20vs Illinois | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-22vs Idaho | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 33-30vs Western Kentucky | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-45@ Cincinnati | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-35@ Nebraska | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-31vs No. 4 Michigan | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 33-38vs Maryland | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-24@ Rutgers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-56@ No. 2 Ohio State | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 39-31@ Michigan State | 14 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 16-30vs Purdue | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 74 | 45 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 |
Week 12 · 2022
W 39-31
1 tackle for loss · 14 tackles · 1 hurry
Edged out Michigan State on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
1%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
74tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%2 TFL74 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
5 seasons under Tom Allen — 25-32 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 7.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 6.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tom Allen
Pass share
55.1%
482 pass / 393 run
Plays / game
72.9
12 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
534 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
74 tackles in 11 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #137 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Indiana, 189 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 54 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
1 coachPlayed every college season under Tom Allen.
