Running back, Colorado, 2018–⁠22

Alex Fontenot

Number
No. 8
Height
6′0″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Richmond, TX

Alex Fontenot played running back at Colorado (2018–⁠22).

Career highs

125rushing yards, career highvs. Colorado State, 20193rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Colorado State, 2019

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018Colorado11433.9115
2019Colorado1858744.7532
2021Colorado963263.4527
2022Colorado653154.8237
Career3571,5584.41337

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Colorado271224.5019
2021Colorado13806.2143
2022Colorado6569.3016
Career462585.6143

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Colorado8RBYr 1
2019Colorado8RBYr 2
2020Colorado8RBYr 3
2021Colorado8RBYr 4
2022Colorado8RBSr. (Yr 5)6′0″200

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2018Colorado110.18––2.0––
2019Colorado2210.0732nd (n=287)0.1315.328%0.13
2021Colorado1070.0518th (n=277)0.165.516%0.14
2022Colorado700.1756th (n=470)0.1411.720%0.12

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2022 Colorado 6 games, 315 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2vs.TCUL 13–⁠388310–––
Sep 10atAir ForceL 10–⁠4112530120
Nov 5vs.OregonL 10–⁠4974103310
Nov 11atUSCL 17–⁠552010811160
Nov 19atWashingtonL 7–⁠5411710170
Nov 26vs.UtahL 21–⁠637111–––
2021 Colorado 12 games, 326 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.Northern ColoradoW 35–⁠78401120
Sep 11vs.Texas A&ML 7–⁠1012390–––
Sep 18vs.MinnesotaL 0–⁠303402120
Sep 25atArizona StateL 13–⁠3514651–––
Oct 2vs.USCL 14–⁠376120190
Oct 16vs.ArizonaW 34–⁠0111901430
Oct 23atCaliforniaL 3–⁠26570120
Oct 30atOregonL 29–⁠528421271
Nov 6vs.Oregon StateW 37–⁠3451801−40
Nov 13atUCLAL 20–⁠44115121−30
Nov 20vs.WashingtonW 20–⁠17310260
Nov 26atUtahL 13–⁠2810280160
2019 Colorado 11 games, 874 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30vs.Colorado StateW 52–⁠31191253–––
Sep 7vs.NebraskaW 34–⁠31104204200
Sep 14vs.Air ForceL 23–⁠30134201−20
Sep 21atArizona StateW 34–⁠31258913220
Oct 5vs.ArizonaL 30–⁠35219405340
Oct 11atOregonL 3–⁠45157103120
Oct 19atWashington StateL 10–⁠41111050250
Oct 25vs.USCL 31–⁠35165705290
Nov 9vs.StanfordW 16–⁠1318950–––
Nov 23vs.WashingtonW 20–⁠14241051100
Nov 30atUtahL 15–⁠4513490320
2018 Colorado 2 games, 43 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.Colorado StateW 45–⁠133140–––
Sep 15vs.New HampshireW 45–⁠148291–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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