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Alex Fontenot, DS #999 RB, Colorado 
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Name: Alex Fontenot (+) Coming off Sept 2022 Chest INJ
College: Colorado Number: 8
Height: 5-11 Weight: 200
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Class/Draft Year: rSr/2023
40 Low: 4.46 40 Time: 4.56 40 High: 4.64
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Dates: 03/15/23
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Data Scout Notes: 2022: NAC...(+) Coming off Sept 2022 Chest INJ...PDoakWalker...2021: NAC...PDoakWalker...2020: NAC...(+) Nov 2020 Undisclosed INJ/Out...PDoak
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Alex Fontenot, Colorado, Player News
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Alex Fontenot, who finished with 326 yards and five touchdowns last year, missed the end of spring with an injury, but is back and shining during the first week of CU's preseason camp. "He's having an outstanding camp right now," Dorrell said. "He's kind of got a business attitude, gets the work in, doesn't say boo. But you notice him on the field whenever he gets a rep. "I just see his confidence in his movement skills and the things he's doing right now just reminds me where it was a couple of years a go." Never lacking in confidence, Fontenot is even more so after adding weight and muscle in the offseason. "When I'm in practice, I lower my shoulder and I don't feel like I'm getting bounced," he said. "I don't feel like I'm bouncing; I feel like I'm d elivering the blow and just keep moving forward." Fontenot is typically looking ahead but said he's enjoyed his journey at CU and is eager to make his final year his best year. "Definitely it's been a weird journey," he said. "But if I had the chance to do it all over again, I would. I had the opportunity to be behind some great backs, such as Phil Lindsay and also Travon. "(Being at CU) has taught me a lot of life lessons, which I'm grateful for." - Daily Camera
(DS#999 RB) rSr/2023  RB Alex Fontenot, Colorado
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Throughout his time at Colorado, Alex Fontenot has been through a lot. He's had three head coaches. He's been a backup and a starter - and then a backup again. He's dealt with a major injury. He's watched many teammates come and go. As he prepares for hi s final season, however, Fontenot isn't focused on anything that's happened in the past. "I just take it day by day and just try and put myself in the best position to just keep moving forward and keep bettering myself and my game," the senior running ba ck said in the spring. While there are familiar faces in the backfield, led by Fontenot, this is an intriguing position group because of the changes in the offseason. Jarek Broussard, who led the Buffs in rushing the last two years and was the Pac-12 off ensive player of the year in 2020, transferred to Michigan State. Ashaad Clayton, a four-star recruit in the 2020 class with a load of potential, transferred to Tulane.CU's coaching staff targeted FCS All-American Ramon Jefferson to replace Brouss ard. Jefferson committed to CU in January and was in the Buffs' plans throughout the spring. In May, Jefferson changed his mind and eventually landed at Kentucky. What's left is Fontenot and a lot of players with unproven potential, but that doesn't mean the Buffs can't find success in the backfield. "I know we can get it done," Fontenot said. "That's the confidence I have in our room. … The talent is still there." It starts with Fontenot, who is entering his sixth season with the Buffs. He has 14 car eer starts, 11 of those coming in 2019, when he led CU with 874 yards and five touchdowns while catching 27 passes. - Daily Camera
(DS#999 RB) rSr/2023 RB Alex Fontenot, Colorado
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2022 PRESEASON DOAK WALKER AWARD CANDIDATE: Alex Fontenot (Sr.), Colorado,... Running back Alex Fontenot (6-0, 200) spent most of his career trying to prove himself. He was a backup to two 1,000-yard rushers (Phillip Lindsay in 2017, Travon McMillian i n 2018) and missed lots of time with injuries. In 23 career games and 11 starts - all in 2018 and 2019), Fontenot rushed 196 times for 917 yards with six touchdowns … Ranks 61st in CU history in career rushing yards … Also has 27 career receptions. In 2022 he is returning fr9m This Season (Jr.-2)—Back from injury, he was named to the Preseason Watch Lists for both the Doak Walker Award, given to the top running back, and the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, given to the best player from the state of Texas … Also CU's nominee for the Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year. All 11 starts were in 2019 when he led the Buffs with 874 yards and five touchdowns, averaging 4.7 yards per carry. He also caught 27 passes for 122 yards. - Colorado Footbal l
(DS#999 RB) rSr/2023 RB Alex Fontenot, Colorado
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Colorado hasn't played a football game at Air Force in nearly 48 years. The Buffaloes haven't had a game on CBS in more than 26 years. Both of those streaks will come to a close on Sept. 10. On Wednesday, the game time and TV slot for the Buffs' visit to Falcon Stadium was announced. The game is slated for a 1:30 p.m. MDT kickoff and will be broadcast on CBS. This will be CU's first appearance on CBS since beating Oregon, 38-6, in the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 1, 1996. CU's last visit to Air Force came on Oct . 5, 1974, when the Buffs came away with a 28-27 victory. After that game, the Buffs and Falcons didn't meet again until Sept. 14, 2019, at Folsom Field. Air Force won that game, 30-23, in overtime. Dating back to the first meeting in 1958, CU holds a 12 -5 lead in the series with Air Force, including 5-1 in Colorado Springs. - Daily Camera
(DS#999 RB) rSr/2023 RB Alex Fontenot, Colorado
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Alex Fontenot led Colorado in rushing in 2019, with 874 yards and five touchdowns. A 6-foot, 205-pound junior from Richmond, Texas, Fontenot spent his first two years at CU waiting for his turn. He redshirted in 2017 while Phillip Lindsay played the star ring role. In 2018, the Buffs added graduate transfer Travon McMillian, who rushed for 1,009 yards, while Fontenot got only 11 carries for 43 yards. By 2019, Fontenot had won the starting job, played in 11 games and finished with 874 yards and five touch downs on 185 carries (4.7-yard average), while adding 27 catches for 122 yards.Now, he's looking to re-prove himself among a group that is loaded with talent. It starts with Broussard, but Fontenot, Ashaad Clayton, Deion Smith, Joe Davis and Jayle Stacks are all talented, as well. "This is probably the best group we've had in a long time," Fontenot said. "I'm just interested to see how (the coaches) go about it and how we perform." Last year, CU's approach was to roll with Broussard, who finished second nationally with 26.0 carries per game. He handled 76.5 percent of the rushing attempts by CU running backs. "There should be more distribution for our running backs, for a number of reasons," head coach Karl Dorrell said. - Daily Camera
(DS#999 RB) rSr/2023 RB Alex Fontenot, Colorado
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Following a breakout season in 2019, Alex Fontenot was looking forward last fall to picking up where he left off. Instead, a hip injury kept Fontenot on the sidelines last season, but the Colorado junior is back this spring and ready to compete. "To me, it felt good," he said after going through CU's first practice of spring on Monday. "Obviously, a little rusty, but that's nothing that practice can't fix for me." Fontenot, listed at 6-feet, 205 pounds, had not practiced since injuring his hip in Octobe r, early in CU's COVID-19 delayed preseason camp, and he hasn't played a game since Nov. 30, 2019, at Utah, but was ready to roll on Monday. "He's back and it's good to see him at practice," CU head coach Karl Dorrell said. "He feels good. He doesn't loo k like he's favoring anything. He's making good cuts; he's vertically getting push up the field; he's running strong through the line of scrimmage from what I saw today, so I think he's over the hump. It's good to have him back." Fontenot, who led the Bu ffs with 874 rushing yards in 2019, said he's felt 100 percent healthy for months. "Getting through this process, really it was just sticking to my rehab that I had to do and really just not going away from that so I can get back on the field as soon as possible," he said. - Daily Camera
(DS#999 RB) rSr/2023 RB Alex Fontenot, Colorado
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In each of the last two years, the Colorado football team has gone into a season without much previous experience at running back. Next fall, the Buffaloes could be loaded with experience at the position. Last week, head coach Karl Dorrell said junior Al ex Fontenot has "a clean bill of health" after missing last season with a hip injury. A 6-foot, 205-pound back from Richmond, Texas, Fontenot led the Buffs in rushing in 2019 with 874 yards and five touchdowns on 185 carries. He also caught 27 passes for 122 yards. Without him last year, the Buffs discovered a star in sophomore Jarek Broussard, who ran for 895 yards and five touchdowns on 156 carries in only six games. He also had nine catches for 65 yards and was named the Pac-12 offensive player of th e year. Looking ahead to the 2021 season, the Buffs could have both of them as weapons on offense. - Daily Camera
(DS#999 RB) rSr/2023 RB Alex Fontenot, Colorado
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Colorado could be without one of its best offensive players for a while. On Monday, it was revealed running back Alex Fontenot, the Buffaloes' leading rusher in 2019, will miss Saturday's season opener against UCLA (5 p.m., TV: ESPN2) with an undisclosed injury. On Tuesday, head coach Karl Dorrell said there's no guarantee the 6-foot, 205-pound junior from Richmond, Tex., will play this season. Fontenot was injured in practice late last week. "It's unfortunate that he's dealing with an issue but it's no t surgical, which is a good thing," Dorrell said. "He's gonna have to heal up. This is a short season and no one's losing eligibility this year, so we hope to have him back at some point this year and if not, then we'll have him ready to go next year in the fall." As a first-year starter in 2019, Fontenot led the Buffs with 874 yards and five touchdowns on the ground, while handling 57.6 percent of the running back carries. He also caught 27 passes for 122 yards. "He's obviously very disappointed," Dorr ell said. "He was counting on himself coming back from a pretty good sophomore year, coming in and playing this year." - Daily Camera
(DS#999 RB) rSr/2023 RB Alex Fontenot, Colorado
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2020 PRESEASON DOAK WALKER AWARD WATCH LIST: Alex Fontenot (Jr.), Colorado,...Fontenot is coming off a solid sophomore season that was him rush 185 times for 874 yards and three touchdowns while catching 27 passes for 122 yards. Entering his junior seaso n, Fontenot ranks 61st in career rushing yards at CU with 917 (196 carries, six touchdowns). He earned the team's Most Improved Offensive Player award last season and was named to the NFF/Colorado Chapter's All-Colorado second team. He had three 100-yar d games on the season and opened the year with 19 carries for 125 yards and three touchdowns against Colorado State, earning the second-most touchdowns in a starting debut and the 13th most yards at CU. - Colorado Football
(DS#999 RB) rSr/2023 RB Alex Fontenot, Colorado
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Mel Tucker's debut as Colorado coach was a success in part because his defense created four turnovers. The real takeaway was this: The Buffaloes still have a ways to go. "Winning is good," Tucker said. "We've got a ways to go before I can say that's the type of football team that we want to have." Tailback Alex Fontenot scored three second-half touchdowns and safety Mikial Onu intercepted two passes as Colorado beat Colorado State 52-31 on Friday night to kick off the Tucker era. "This is a starting poi nt," Tucker said after a game that lasted 3 hours, 19 minutes and featured a 37-minute lightning delay before the opening kick. "I'm looking forward to getting this film watched and getting these corrections."Fontenot finished with 125 yards rushi ng to help the Buffs win their fifth straight over the Rams in what was the final Rocky Mountain Showdown held in Denver. The 83 combined points were the most in the rivalry's 91-game history. Tucker was hired in December after serving as defensive coord inator at Georgia. He appreciated all the turnovers. He didn't appreciate allowing 505 total yards. "The yardage and some of the plays we gave up, I'm not happy about that," he said. Fontenot broke out of several tackles on a 22-yard run with 9:16 remain ing to give the Buffaloes a 45-31 lead. Jonathan Van Diest helped seal the win by sacking Collin Hill, who fumbled the ball. Mustafa Johnson scooped it up and scored from 9 yards. - AP College Football
(DS#999 RB) rSr/2023 RB Alex Fontenot, Colorado
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