Fabien Lovett Sr.

Senior defensive lineman for Florida State. 2023: 1 sack, 4 tackles for loss, 21 tackles.

DL · Florida State · Sr.

6′4″ · 318 lb · Olive Branch, MS

CFB Index 56 · #124 of 302 interior linemenLow confidenceFlorida State 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

SDE recruit

No. 436 nationally · Signed with Mississippi State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive lineman for Florida State. 2023: 1 sack, 4 tackles for loss, 21 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Mississippi State in 2018.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Florida State, 6 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2018

Signed with Mississippi State3-star out of Olive Branch

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#436 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2019–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

2 coaches

2019

Willie Taggart

Florida State

2020–2023

Mike Norvell

Florida State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Willie Taggart → Mike Norvell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019Mississippi State6-7HC: Joe Moorhead · Run-heavy

2020Florida State3-6HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning

2021Florida State5-7HC: Mike Norvell · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2022Florida State10-3HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning

2023Florida State13-1HC: Mike Norvell · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

56Quality starter #124 of 302?

Low confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: qb hurries (24th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Passes defended#512 / 2842 · 78th pct

Tackles for loss#752 / 2842 · 71st pct

4.0

Sacks#847 / 2842 · 62nd pct

1.0

Tackles#1847 / 2842 · 34th pct

Solo tackles#1931 / 2842 · 30th pct

QB hurries#1486 / 2842 · 24th pct

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

2023 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	2.6	0.6	0.2	0.4
Road5g	1.6	0.2	0.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-73g	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.3
Weeks 8+7g	2.4	0.6	0.1	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Mike Norvell

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

56 · #124 of 302 interior linemen

Three-star recruit. Now #124 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Florida State	21	10	4.0	1.0	3	--	--
2022	Florida State	10	5	2.0	1.0	1	--	--
2021	Florida State	28	10	4.5	2.0	--	--	--
2020	Florida State	14	6	1.5	1.0	--	--	--
2019	Mississippi State	19	6	2.5	1.0	--	--	--
Career		92	37	14.5	6.0	4	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 3	W 31-29@ Boston College	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 31-24@ Clemson	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 6	W 39-17vs Virginia Tech	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 38-20vs Duke	4	3	2.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	W 41-16@ Wake Forest	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 24-7@ Pittsburgh	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 27-20vs Miami	5	1	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 12	W 58-13vs North Alabama	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 24-15@ Florida	3	1	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	W 16-6vs Louisville	2	1	1.0	1.0	—	2
Total		21	10	4.0	1.0	—	3

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Fabien Lovett Sr.

2018

2023 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Game log

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