Rashard Fant: DB · Indiana · #16.
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Rashard Fant
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches at Indiana: Kevin Wilson and Tom Allen. On tape: 4 tackles against Wisconsin, Week 10, 2017.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
24 tackles. 9 passes defended. 1 interception. 2.5 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.
The Daily Hoosier Oct 28
The Herald-Times Oct 21
USA Today Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-49vs No. 2 Ohio State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-17@ Virginia | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-45@ No. 4 Penn State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 27-0vs Charleston Southern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 20-27vs No. 17 Michigan | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 9-17@ No. 18 Michigan State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 39-42@ Maryland | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-45vs No. 4 Wisconsin | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-14@ Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Wk 12 | W 41-0vs Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-31@ Purdue | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 24 | 21 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 9 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
38%9 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
24tackles this seasonTFL rate
10%2 TFL24 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 9 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road6g | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tom Allen
Pass share
53.0%
502 pass / 445 run
Plays / game
78.9
12 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
553 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Indiana, 57 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kevin Wilson → Tom Allen. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
