Rashard Fant | Indiana, DB 2018 NFL Draft

Fant is Indiana’s all-time leader with 58 passes defended and 53 pass breakups. He appeared in 49 career games (36 starts) and made 132 tackles, 119 solo, five for loss (37 yards), five interceptions (68 yards), one pick-6 and three fumble recoveries. Fant added 53 punt return yards and 11 kick return yards.

2017 Honors: Second team All-Big Ten (media) … earned the team’s Ted Whereatt “Senior Academic Excellence” Award … Wuerffel Trophy candidate … Senior CLASS Award candidate … named to five watch lists (Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Jim Thorpe Award, Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, Wuerffel Trophy and Senior Bowl) … Academic All-Big Ten selection.

2017 (Senior): Collected 24 tackles, 21 solo, 2.5 for loss, nine pass breakups (T-12th in the Big Ten), one interception and one fumble recovery … started all 11 games in which he appeared … returned two punts for 12 yards … recorded the INT along with a season-high three PBUs in the win at Illinois … recovered the fumble the followed weekend in the Rutgers victory … recorded at least one pass breakup in seven games … collected one tackle for loss in the win at Virginia and against No. 18 Michigan State … IU defensive player of the game (Michigan) … IU special teams player of the game (Rutgers).

2016 Honors: Second team All-Big Ten (media) … IU’s Defensive Teammate of the Year.

2016 (Junior): Topped the Big Ten in pass breakups (17, T-2nd nationally) and passes defended (20, 3rd nationally) … started all 13 games at cornerback … shared the team lead with three interceptions (68 yards), including a 34-yard pick-6, and made 33 tackles, 29 solo, and one tackle for loss … tallied four games with multiple PBUs … collected the INT TD return in the season-opening win at Florida International … picked off a pass and returned it 34 yards against No. 10 Penn State and added No. 3 in the Foster Farms Bowl vs. No. 19 Utah … broke up three passes in the Ball State victory and at Northwestern … delivered five solos and one pass breakup in the Maryland win … tallied four solos and the TFL with one PBU in the victory at Rutgers … Nebraska game captain.

2015 (Sophomore): Led the Big Ten and finished second nationally with 22 pass breakups … made 52 tackles, 48 solo (T-2nd on the team), with 1.5 tackles for loss (11 yards), one interception and one fumble recovery … started 12 times and appeared in all 13 games … recorded a career-high four PBUs in the wins over Florida International (4 solos), at Wake Forest (4 solos) and at Maryland … netted career-bests with eight stops (team-high), all solo, with one PBU in the Western Kentucky victory … added eight tackles, seven solo, a half-TFL and two pass breakups against Rutgers … collected his first career INT and one PBU in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl vs. Duke … tallied a stop for loss with the fumble recovery against No. 1 Ohio State … posted five tackles with three pass breakups against No. 15 Michigan and five stops with one PBU in the win at Purdue … IU defensive player of the week (Penn State).

2014 (Freshman): Posted 23 tackles, 21 solo, with five pass breakups and one fumble recovery … played in all 12 games … shared second among Big Ten freshmen and tied for third on the team in PBUs … recovered the fumble, the first of his career, at Rutgers.

2013: Redshirted the 2013 season.

Prep/Personal: Athlete for head coach Mike Earwood at Our Lady of Mercy High School … three-time all-state, all-region and all-county selection … named the team’s offensive and special teams player of the year twice … played in the 2013 Offense-Defense All-American Bowl … rushed for 614 yards on 33 rushes (18.6 average) with five touchdowns as a senior … recorded 303 yards on 21 receptions with five scores … added a pair of kick and punt return TDs … made 36 tackles, four interceptions and nine pass breakups at cornerback … carried the ball 33 times for 543 yards (16.5 average) and nine touchdowns as a junior … brought in 21 balls for 361 yards and four scores … returned one kick and two punts for TDs … collected 41 tackles with one INT touchdown return … compiled 826 rushing yards and 11 scores to go along with 24 catches for 461 yards and six TDs as a sophomore … posted five kick and six punt return touchdowns … rated the No. 14 athlete nationally, the No. 16 prospect in Georgia and the No. 147 prospect overall by ESPN … four-year football, three-year basketball and one-year track and field letterwinner … four-year starting point guard … holds the school record for most career touchdowns (63) and all-purpose yards … posted a school record 4.37 40-yard dash time … parents are Randy Fant and Donna Wilson-Fant … born on Jan. 8, 1995, Rashard Ahmad Fant graduated in Dec. 2016 with a degree in SPEA management and is currently pursuing his master’s degree in public affairs.