Florida Atlantic · L 17-45
No tackles.
Louisiana Tech · L 0-24
No tackles.
Southern Miss · L 21-35
No tackles.
Fauntroy has tackles in 5 of UL Monroe’s 8 games: none against Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech and Southern Miss.
Carl Fauntroy Jr.
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Third year in the UL Monroe secondary. On tape: 4 tackles against Mississippi State, Week 1, 2026.
19 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-62@ Mississippi State | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-26@ UAB | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 35-38vs SE Louisiana | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 35-52@ South Alabama | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 21-14@ Troy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Oct. 24 · W 21-14 at Troy, play by play
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
How UL Monroe’s defense played that day
Troy’s 14 drives: 12 stopped (2 takeaways) · 2 scored. While the game was within a score they held 12 of 14.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
8 tackles, including 1 sack, 1 interception. His interception ended UAB’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 7 of his 8, sacks included.
Intercepted. Second quarter, up 14-10. Ended UAB’s drive (int).
Sacked the quarterback for a 6-yard loss. Fourth quarter, up 20-13.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -12 to +6 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
19tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%1 TFL19 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 sack · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Bryant Vincent — 9-23 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bryant Vincent
Pass share
49.0%
257 pass / 268 run
Plays / game
65.6
8 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
285 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #21 of 30 Sun Belt DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 1,769 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Sun Belt.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 22 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Bryant Vincent and Trent Dilfer.
