Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023San Diego State
Garret Fountain
DL • 6'4" • 260 lbs • Turlock, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Garret Fountain shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
50
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
42
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
67
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · San Diego State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- San Diego State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Toledo
Player Story
Garret Fountain built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from Turlock, CA wearing No. 39, spending time with San Diego State. The clearest part of Garret Fountain's career was his...
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- Committed To
- San Diego State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Garret Fountain, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · San Diego State. Garret Fountain shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 99
- TFL
- 15.5
- Sacks
- 6.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Garret Fountain quick answers
- Latest team and position
- San Diego State · DL
- Career Tackles
- 99
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · San Diego State
- Top game
- Toledo
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Turlock · San Diego State
- High school pipeline
- Turlock · 2 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 39 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 39 tackles · DL 93rd (top 10%) · Mountain West 82nd (top 16%) · National 921st (top 16%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | San Diego State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | San Diego State | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37 |
| 2021 Regular Season | San Diego State | 10 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | 48.5 |
| 2022 Postseason | San Diego State | 11 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 45.6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | San Diego State | 11 | 39 | 5.5 | 3 | - | - | 0 | 45.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | San Diego State | 12 | 39 | 4 | 0.5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 50.3 |
Related Context
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Garret Fountain played DL for San Diego State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Garret Fountain recorded 31 rushing yards and 99 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with San Diego State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
San Diego State paired 9.5 primary output with 21.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 21.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Idaho State
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · San Diego State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
21.5
Usage
5.7
Consistency
37.7
Best Game by takeover score
Idaho State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Idaho State: 4. Ohio: 0. UCLA: 1. Oregon State: 1. Boise State: 0. Air Force: 0. Hawai'i: 1. Nevada: 0. Utah State: 1.5. Colorado State: 0. San José State: 0. Fresno State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Idaho State: 2 by 48.3. Ohio: 3 by 12.5. UCLA: 5 by 30.8. Oregon State: 4 by 26.7. Boise State: 4 by 16.7. Air Force: 4 by 16.7. Hawai'i: 0 by 10. Nevada: 5 by 20.8. Utah State: 4 by 31.7. Colorado State: 3 by 12.5. San José State: 2 by 8.3. Fresno State: 3 by 22.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1.5 · Games = 4 · +1.1 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 8 · -1.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Idaho State
Best efficiency game
48.3 vs Idaho State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/26 | vs Fresno State | W 33-18 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/19 | @ San José State | L 13-24 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | @ Colorado State | L 19-22 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Utah State | L 24-32 | 4 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/22 | vs Nevada | L 0-6 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/15 | @ Hawai'i | W 41-34 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/1 | @ Air Force | L 10-49 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Boise State | L 31-34 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Oregon State | L 9-26 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs UCLA | L 10-35 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/3 | vs Idaho StateSplash game | W 36-28 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/26 | vs Ohio | W 20-13 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Garret Fountain story
Garret Fountain built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from Turlock, CA wearing No. 39, spending time with San Diego State. The clearest part of Garret Fountain's career was his defensive production: 99 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 35 career games in the available record. His career also includes 31 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Garret Fountain's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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San Diego State
2019-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201920202021202220222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | San Diego State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | San Diego State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | San Diego State | 10 | 17.9 | 5.1 | 10 |
| 2022 Postseason | San Diego State | 8.5 | 22.5 | 7.5 | -1.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | San Diego State | 8.5 | 22.5 | 7.5 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | San Diego State | 9.5 | 21.5 | 5.7 | 1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Toledo
Week 4 · W 17-14
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#2
vs Utah
Week 3 · W 33-31
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Idaho State
Week 1 · W 36-28
4
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#4
@ Utah
Week 3 · L 7-35
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Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Boise State
Week 5 · L 13-35 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
58.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 58.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · San Diego State
9.5 primary output · 21.5 efficiency · 5.7 usage
50.3
#2
2021 Regular Season · San Diego State
48.5
10 primary · 17.9 efficiency · 5.1 usage
#3
2022 Postseason · San Diego State
45.6
8.5 primary · 22.5 efficiency · 7.5 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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