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54 Diego Fagot

  • Position
    LB
  • Class
    Senior
  • Height
    6-3
  • Weight
    240
  • Hometown
    Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
  • High School
    Calvary Christian

Biography

2020 Second-Team All-AAC

2020 Second-Team All-AAC (Phil Steele)

2020 Preseason Third-Team All-American (Phil Steele)

2020 Chuck Bednarik Watch List

2020 Bronko Nagurski

2019 First-Team All-AAC

2019 Liberty Bowl Defensive Player of the Game (Navy)

• At Navy: Elected as one of four team captains by his teammates, which is one of the greatest honors a Navy student-athlete can receive ... enters the fall listed as the starter at MIKE linebacker ... has started 23 of the last 24 games dating back to 2018 (1 Fr // 13 So // 9 Jr) ... has earned three varsity letters.

• 2020: A starter in each of the 9 contests in which he played, Fagot garnered 2020 Second-Team All-AAC honors ... also named to Phil Steele’s All-AAC Second Team ... finished the year as Navy’s leader in tackles (39-33=72), tackles for a loss (11-43 yds) and sacks (3-24 yds) ... also has 2 pass breakups, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery ... recorded 5 tackles, including a tackle for a loss at Army ... turned in 6 tackles, including a tackle for a loss against Tulsa ... forced his first fumble of the year (fourth of his career) and recovered the fumble, the first of his career ... paced the team with 8 tackles againist Memphis, including a half a tackle for a loss ... recorded 3 solo stops at SMU ... produced 10 tackles, a team-best 2 tackles for a loss and a sack against Houston ... returned to the lineup at East Carolina where he led Navy with 12 tackles, including 2 tackles for a loss (11 yds) and a sack (9 yds) ... sat out the Temple game due to injury ... turned in 6 tackles, including a half a tackle for a loss at Air Force ... garnered American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week recognition after having helped spark a defensive effort that saw the Mids hold Tulane scoreless in the second half and to just 82 yards of total offense over the final 30 minutes of a 27-24 victory  ... produced 9 tackles, including a sack and 2 tackles for a loss, and broke up 2 passes ... led Navy with a career-high 13 tackles, including a pair of tackles for a loss of 11 yards in the Mids’ opener against BYU.

• 2019: A starter in all 13 contests, he was Navy’s leading tackler with 100 (52-48) ... was second on the team in tackles for loss (12) and sacks (5.5) ... also forced 2 fumbles, broke up 2 passes and had an interception ... garnered 2019 First-Team All-AAC honors ... recorded a tackle for loss in 10 of the Mids’ 13 contests ... named Navy’s Liberty Bowl Defensive Player of the Game after pacing the team with 7 tackles, 2 tackles for loss and 2 sacks in its win over Kansas State in the Liberty Bowl ... also forced a Kansas State fumble ... pitched in 8 tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack in the win over Army ... Navy’s defense held Army scoreless for the final 45:27 of the game ... after allowing the Black Knights 73 yards of total offense in the opening quarter, Army mustered just 75 yards over the final three quarters ... the defense held the nation’s No. 2-ranked rushing offense (311.7 yd/gm) to a season-low 123 yards on the ground ... tallied 6 tackles at Houston ... paced the Mids with 10 tackles, including a tackle for loss against SMU ... along with Jacob Springer, led the team with 10 tackles at Notre Dame, including a tackle for loss ... contributed 9 tackles and a half a tackle for loss at UConn ... turned in 8 tackles, including a sack for a loss of 12 yards against Tulane ... intercepted his first career pass and returned it 17 yards for a touchdown, Navy’s first pic 6 since 2016 when Justin Norton returned an INT for 26 yards and a TD against SMU ... posted a team-high 10 tackles and broke up a pass in the win against USF ... part of a defensive squad that held USF to just 3 points, the fewest points by an FBS opponent since Navy defeated Army, 17-3, in 2009 ... recorded 3 tackles, including a half a sack at Tulsa ... along with senior captain Paul Carothers, led Navy with 12 tackles in the win over Air Force ... also broke up a pass, had 2 quarterback hurries and posted 1.5 tackles for loss ... recorded 3 tackles, including 2 for a loss of 9 yards at Memphis ... also posted a sack, the first of his career, for a loss of 3 yards ... forced a Brady White fumble that was recovered by Memphis ... turned in 5 tackles, including a tackle for loss in the AAC opener against East Carolina ... paced the Mids with 9 tackles, including 7 solo stops, against Holy Cross in the opener.

• 2018: Saw action in every game, including earning his first collegiate start in the Army-Navy Game ... finished his rookie campaign with 16 tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss and forced a fumble ... turned in a pair of tackles against Army ... recorded a tackle for loss at Tulane ... turned in 4 tackles against Tulsa ... produced 4 tackles at UCF, including a half a tackle for loss ... also forced a fumble, the first of his career ... pitched in a tackle against Notre Dame ... turned in the first multi-tackle game of his career with 2 tackles at Air Force ... posted a solo stop in the Lehigh win, while also returning his first-career kick 4 yards ... recorded a tackle against the Rainbow Warriors.

• High School / Personal: Fagot, who was home-schooled, attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2017-18 academic year ... a three-sport athlete at Calvary Christian Academy who earned letters in baseball (2), football (4) and track & field (3) ... three-time All-State (Fla.) and all-county football selection ... named the Broward-Dade County Male Athlete of the Year in both football and track & field his senior year ... also served as captain of the football team ... a two-time All-State and all-county track & field selection ... won back-to-back Class 2A Florida state titles (2016, ‘17) in the shot put ... also received offers from Army, Central Michigan and Appalachian State ... one of seven children ... brother, David, played basketball at Covenant College (2012-15) ... cousin, John McCarron, played hockey at Cornell (2012-15) ... son of Dean and Annmarie Fagot ... majoring in English.

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Historical Player Information

  • 50

    2018Freshman

    OLB
    6'3" 255 lbs
    50
  • 54

    2019Sophomore

    LB
    6'3" 240 lbs
    54
  • 54

    2020Junior

    LB
    6'3" 240 lbs
    54
  • 54

    2021Senior

    LB
    6'3" 240 lbs
    54