Dontez Fagan: CB · West Virginia · #13.
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Dontez Fagan
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. The two seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Biff Poggi and Chad Scott. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against Texas Tech — Week 14, 2024.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
37 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | West Virginia | 37 | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | Charlotte | 21 | 16 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
| Career | 58 | 39 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 49-14vs UAlbany | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 34-38@ Pittsburgh | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 32-28vs Kansas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-14@ Oklahoma State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 16-28vs No. 11 Iowa State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 18-45vs No. 17 Kansas State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-26@ Arizona | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 31-24@ Cincinnati | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 35-49vs Baylor | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-21vs UCF | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 15-52@ Texas Tech | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 37-42vs No. 25 Memphis | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
8%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
37tackles this season37 tackles · 3 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chad Scott
Pass share
41.8%
372 pass / 517 run
Plays / game
68.4
13 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
392 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #300 at the position.
How it ended
Two seasons, at Charlotte and West Virginia, 58 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Biff Poggi and Neal Brown.
