Monday, November 4, 2024

Mountaineer Football Announces Cornerback Addition – West Virginia University Athletics

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University football coach Neal Brown has announced that Dontez Fagan, a 6-foot, 184-pound, redshirt senior from Ardmore, Oklahoma, has signed a grant-in-aid and will transfer to WVU from Charlotte. He will have one year of eligibility.

Dontez Fagan, CB, 6-0, 184, r-Sr., Ardmore, Okla./Millwood/Central Oklahoma/Independence CC/Charlotte

2023 (r-Jr.) – Charlotte

  • Played for coach Biff Poggi at Charlotte
  • Played in all 12 games, making nine starts
  • Started the first four games and the final five games
  • Collected 21 tackles (16 solo) with 2.5 tackles for loss
  • Had one interception and four pass breakups
  • Added a fumble recovery
  • High of six tackles with an assisted tackle for loss and a fumble recovery against Rice
  • Registered five tackles (all solo) and one tackle for loss at Maryland
  • Finished with an interception in the season finale at USF
  • One of three players to record both an interception and a fumble recovery during the season

2022 (r-So.) – Independence CC

  • Played for coach Jason Martin at Independence CC
  • Earned All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference First-Team honors
  • Saw action in seven games and recorded 14 tackles, including two tackles for loss
  • Had an interception and a pass breakup

2019-21 – Central Oklahoma

  • Played three years for coach Nick Bobeck at Central Oklahoma
  • Saw action in 11 games in 2021 and finished with 14 tackles, including 10 solo stops
  • Had two interceptions and two pass breakups
  • Used a redshirt season in 2019 and the Broncos did not compete in 2020 due to COVID-19

High School

  • Played for coach Darwin Franklin at Millwood High in Oklahoma City
  • Helped lead Millwood to a 14-0 record, the state championship and the No. 7 ranking in Oklahoma as a senior and 15-0 and No. 11 state ranking as a junior

Personal

  • Son of Tramell Allen and Sharnisha Fagan
  • One of eight children (4 brothers, 3 sisters)
  • Majoring in integrated studies

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