Omar Fortt: LB · UConn · #27.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Omar Fortt
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at UConn. One game to point at: 12 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Holy Cross — Week 1, 2021.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
47 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-45@ Fresno State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | L 28-38vs Holy Cross | 12 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 0-49vs Purdue | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 21-15vs Yale | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-44vs Middle Tennessee | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-44@ Clemson | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-49@ UCF | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-45vs No. 19 Houston | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | 23 | 3.5 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
47tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%4 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackPD rate
4%2 pass breakups47 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road3g | 7.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 6.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lou Spanos
Pass share
53.0%
435 pass / 386 run
Plays / game
68.4
12 games
Team sack rate
8.4%
428 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #389 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at UConn, 232 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 40 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Randy Edsall → Lou Spanos. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
