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University of Maryland Athletics

2022 Football Roster

95 Austin Fontaine

  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 260
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Position DL
  • Major African American Studies
  • Hometown Waldorf, MD
  • High School DeMatha Catholic
  • Instagram fontaine55_
  • Twitter Fontaine_austin
  • Opendorse austin-fontaine

Biography

As a Redshirt Senior (2022): Switched back to defensive line after spending 2019-21 on offense as offensive lineman and tight end... Earned start vs. Purdue (10/8) and recovered a fumble

As a Junior (2021): Appeared in nine games as reserve tight end.

As a Sophomore (2020): Appeared in final game of season vs. Rutgers (12/12) ... Helped block for QB Eric Najarian's career debut where he threw for 218 yards and two touchdowns and RB Jake Funk's final game as a Terp where he rushed for 180 yards and a touchdown. 

As a Redshirt Freshman (2019): Appeared in all 12 games with six starts at right guard ... Earned first career start in 48 point performance at Rutgers, where the Terps totaled 490 yards (10/5) ... Blocked for a running back tandem in Javon Leake and Anthony McFarland Jr., which were one of only two duos on power five teams in the country to both have seven rushing touchdowns ... Parted way for Javon Leake, who averaged 7.2 yards per carry, the fourth-highest total of the country.

As a Freshman (2018): Appeared in two games (Illinois, 10/27; Michigan State, 11/3) ... Notched two tackles against Illinois (10/27). 

Before Maryland: A consensus 4-star recruit across all major recruiting outlets … a 2017 Under Armour All-American … ranked 147th overall in the ESPN300 … member of the Rivals250 … rated the fourth overall player in the state of Maryland by ESPN … a Second Team All-Metro selection as a senior … ranked 4th in MD by ESPN… also received offers from Wisconsin, Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State, Clemson and Georgia, among others… coached by Elijah Brooks

Statistics

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2022

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Historical Player Information

  • 92

    2018Freshman

    Defensive Line
    6'4" 335 lbs
    92
  • 55

    2019Redshirt Freshman

    Offensive Lineman
    6'3" 320 lbs
    55
  • 55

    2020Sophomore

    Offensive Lineman
    6'3" 320 lbs
    55
  • 85

    2021Junior

    Tight End
    6'3" 260 lbs
    85
  • 95

    2022Redshirt Senior

    Defensive Line
    6'3" 260 lbs
    95