MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – (June 11, 2024) – 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.
Press Release Courtesy of West Virginia University Athletics Communications
