Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2015-2017Alabama
Minkah Fitzpatrick
DB • 6'1" • 202 lbs • Old Bridge, NJ, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Minkah Fitzpatrick shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
83
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
99
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
77
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Alabama
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Alabama
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas A&M
Player Story
Minkah Fitzpatrick built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a defensive back from Old Bridge, NJ wearing No. 29, spending time with Alabama. The clearest part of Minkah Fitzpatrick's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Alabama
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 11
- Overall
- No. 11
- NFL Team
- Miami Dolphins
Minkah Fitzpatrick, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Alabama. Minkah Fitzpatrick shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 126
- TFL
- 13.5
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 15
- Touchdowns
- 7
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Minkah Fitzpatrick Alabama Highlights
2017 · Alabama · Player Highlight
Minkah Fitzpatrick college highlights at Alabama.
- Season
- 2017
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Minkah Fitzpatrick quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Alabama · DB
- Career Tackles
- 126
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Alabama
- Top game
- Texas A&M
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · St. Peter's Prep · Alabama
- High school pipeline
- St. Peter's Prep · 34 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 1 · Pick 11 · Miami Dolphins
- Latest roster
- No. 29 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 60 tackles · DB 101st (top 13%) · SEC 44th (top 8%) · National 483rd (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Alabama | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 3 | 26.4 |
| 2016 Postseason | Alabama | 15 | 10 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 52.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Alabama | 15 | 56 | 5.5 | 1.5 | - | 7 | 4 | 52.5 |
| 2017 Postseason | Alabama | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 65 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Alabama | 13 | 52 | 6 | 1.5 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 65 |
Related Context
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Minkah Fitzpatrick played DB for Alabama. Across 3 tracked seasons, Minkah Fitzpatrick recorded 126 tackles and 7 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Alabama.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Alabama paired 21.5 primary output with 35.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 35.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas A&M
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Alabama
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.7
Efficiency
35.8
Usage
8.3
Consistency
55.2
Best Game by takeover score
Texas A&M
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia: 1. Clemson: 2. Florida State: 0.5. Fresno State: 0. Colorado State: 1. Vanderbilt: 4. Ole Miss: 3. Texas A&M: 4. Arkansas: 0. Tennessee: 0.5. LSU: 2. Mississippi State: 2. Auburn: 1.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia: 5 by 30.8. Clemson: 3 by 32.5. Florida State: 5 by 25.8. Fresno State: 2 by 8.3. Colorado State: 6 by 35. Vanderbilt: 2 by 48.3. Ole Miss: 8 by 63.3. Texas A&M: 5 by 60.8. Arkansas: 4 by 16.7. Tennessee: 3 by 17.5. LSU: 3 by 32.5. Mississippi State: 6 by 45. Auburn: 8 by 48.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1.7 · Games = 12 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses1.5 · Games = 1 · -0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Texas A&M
Best efficiency game
63.3 vs Ole Miss
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/9 | @ Georgia | W 26-23 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 1/2 | @ ClemsonSplash game | W 24-6 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ Auburn | L 14-26 | 8 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | @ Mississippi StateSplash game | W 31-24 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/5 | vs LSUSplash game | W 24-10 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Tennessee | W 45-7 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Arkansas | W 41-9 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Texas A&MSplash game | W 27-19 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/1 | vs Ole MissSplash game | W 66-3 | 8 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ VanderbiltSplash game | W 59-0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Colorado State | W 41-23 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Fresno State | W 41-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/3 | vs Florida State | W 24-7 | 5 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Minkah Fitzpatrick story
Minkah Fitzpatrick built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a defensive back from Old Bridge, NJ wearing No. 29, spending time with Alabama. The clearest part of Minkah Fitzpatrick's career was his defensive production: 126 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 9 interceptions across 30 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Alabama. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Minkah Fitzpatrick's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 55 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 30 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Alabama.
The arc is straightforward: Minkah Fitzpatrick moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Alabama
2015-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152016201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Alabama | 2 | 20 | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | Alabama | 20 | 31.7 | 5.9 | 18 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Alabama | 20 | 31.7 | 5.9 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Alabama | 21.5 | 35.8 | 8.3 | 1.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Alabama | 21.5 | 35.8 | 8.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Texas A&M
Week 6 · W 27-19 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Vanderbilt
Week 4 · W 59-0 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Arkansas
Week 6 · W 49-30 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#4
vs Ole Miss
Week 5 · W 66-3 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#5
@ Texas A&M
Week 7 · W 41-23 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
70 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Alabama
21.5 primary output · 35.8 efficiency · 8.3 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Alabama
65
21.5 primary · 35.8 efficiency · 8.3 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Alabama
52.5
20 primary · 31.7 efficiency · 5.9 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
12
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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