Linebacker, Army, 2021–25
Kalib Fortner
Lettered 2023–25 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 53
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Knoxville, TN
Kalib Fortner played linebacker at Army (2021–25).
At a glance
Career highs
11tackles, career highat East Carolina, 2025Team titles: American champions, 2024
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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.
Game by game
2025 Army 13 games, 83 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Tarleton State | L 27–30 | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Kansas State | W 24–21 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. North Texas | L 38–45 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | at East Carolina | L 6–28 | 11 | 8 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at UAB | W 31–13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Charlotte | W 24–7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Tulane | L 17–24 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at Air Force | W 20–17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Temple | W 14–13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Tulsa | L 25–26 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at UTSA | W 27–24 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 13 | vs. Navy | L 16–17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. UConn | W 41–16 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
2024 Army 13 games, 76 tackles, 2.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Lehigh | W 42–7 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Florida Atlantic | W 24–7 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | atTemple | W 42–14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | atTulsa | W 49–7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs.UAB | W 44–10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs.East Carolina | W 45–28 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs.Air Force | W 20–3 | 7 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | atNorth Texas | W 14–3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Notre Dame | L 14–49 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.UTSA | W 29–24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 6 | vs.Tulane | W 35–14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 14 | vs.Navy | L 13–31 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 27–6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2023 Army 10 games, 55 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at UL Monroe | L 13–17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | atUTSA | W 37–29 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Syracuse | L 16–29 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Boston College | L 24–27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Troy | L 0–19 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at LSU | L 0–62 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Massachusetts | L 14–21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs.Air Force | W 23–3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Holy Cross | W 17–14 | 10 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Coastal Carolina | W 28–21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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