Nicktroy Fortune: CB · UTSA · #4.
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Nicktroy Fortune
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. The five seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Neal Brown and Jeff Traylor. The first one came in 2022: All-Conference USA. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Army — Week 3, 2023.
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 9 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 1 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.
UTSA Athletics Oct 23Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UTSA | 26 | 20 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 2 |
| 2022 | UTSA | 39 | 26 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 4 | -- |
| 2021 | West Virginia | 25 | 16 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | West Virginia | 32 | 24 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2019 | West Virginia | 16 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 138 | 99 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 18 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-17@ Houston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 20-13vs Texas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 29-37vs Army | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 14-45@ No. 23 Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 49-34@ Temple | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-20vs UAB | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 36-10@ Florida Atlantic | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-27vs East Carolina | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 37-29@ North Texas | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | W 34-14vs Rice | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 49-21vs South Florida | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 16-29@ No. 18 Tulane | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 35-17vs Marshall | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 26 | 20 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 9 |
Week 12 · 2023
W 49-21
1 interception · 4 tackles · 3 solo tackles
Dominant 28-point win at home against South Florida.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
35%9 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
26tackles this season26 tackles · 1 for loss · 9 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road6g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Traylor
Pass share
47.0%
443 pass / 500 run
Plays / game
72.5
13 games
Team sack rate
5.4%
466 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #73 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at West Virginia and UTSA, 138 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 48 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Neal Brown and Jeff Traylor.
