Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 14-13@ Georgia Tech | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 52-21vs Weber State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
#7
Randon Fontenette
Senior defensive back for Colorado. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 220 lb · Freeport, TX · Brazosport
CFB Index 53 · #263 of 583 LBsLow confidenceTransferred Vanderbilt → Colorado for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
1
interception · 2026
12 tackles · 1 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, 4 tackles, vs Weber State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back for Colorado. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to TCU in 2023.
- Transferred from Vanderbilt to Colorado in 2026.
Randon Fontenette
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Three head coaches in four seasons, at three different programs. The receipt: 8 tackles, 1 TFL against Georgia Tech — Week 1, 2026.
12 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
20235 games
- Signed with TCU4-star out of Brazosport
202412 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Colorado
Played his entire career under Deion Sanders.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Colorado
2025Vanderbilt
2026Colorado
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023TCU5-7HC: Sonny Dykes · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2024Vanderbilt7-6HC: Clark Lea · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2025Vanderbilt10-3HC: Clark Lea · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Colorado2-0HC: Deion Sanders · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidenceFading
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: solo tackles (16th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 6.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Deion Sanders
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
53 · #263 of 583 LBs
Former four-star. Now #263 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Colorado | 12 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 51 | 30 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 6 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 72 | 41 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 7 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | TCU | 14 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 149 | 83 | 15.5 | 2.5 | 13 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 52–21
vs Weber State
4 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 QB HUR
Dominant 31-point win at home against Weber State.
With J. Lewis — 366 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 85.2 · -23 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · D. Greaves — 51 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 57 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Troy Brown’s 2021 season.
Matches Troy on
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Differs from Troy on
Hurry rate (higher)
PD rate (higher)
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Ethan Powell's junior season at San José State (2024).
81%match
Matches Ethan on
Solo tackle rate
Tackle volume
Sack rate
Differs from Ethan on
PD rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Randon Fontenette
Background
AS A TRANSFER Rated as a three-star transfer prospect by 247 Sports. Listed as the No. 868 player in the transfer portal and the No. 81 safety as of January 16, 2026. Enters Colorado as an undergraduate transfer with two years to play one. AT VANDERBILT (2024-2025) Played in 25 games across two s...
The secondary · Colorado
- #4Naeten Mitchell92 tackles · 2025
- #7Randon Fontenette51 tackles · 2025
- #8Emory Floyd49 tackles · 2025
- #30Justin Eaglin35 tackles · 2025
- #6Boo Carter26 tackles · 2025
15 more on the roster · Colorado team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology