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2018 Football Roster

Profile

  • TE
    Position
  • Senior
    Class
  • Gillette, Wyo.
    Hometown
  • 6'4
    Height
  • 244
    Weight
  • Campbell County
    High School
Austin Fort
#81
Austin Fort
TE
Position
Senior
Class
Gillette, Wyo.
Hometown

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Summary

Biography

UW This Season: Fort and the rest of the tight ends had a strong spring. He came out of spring ball second on the depth chart at the tight end position.

2017: Fort appeared in eight games after missing the first few contests due to an injury. He grabbed 10 passes for 119 yards and also added two touchdowns. He also rushed the ball four times on the season for 18 yards. The first three catches of his career were touchdowns. He caught a career-high three passes against San Jose State. He had two catches for a career-high 39 yards against Fresno State. He grabbed two passes for a pair of touchdowns against New Mexico. His first career catch was a 20-yard touchdown at Boise State.
 
2016: Fort appeared in 13 games a season ago for UW. He did not record any statistics, but was a valuable member of special teams.

2015: Fort played quarterback at Chabot Community College for the 2015 season. He played in 8 of 12 games, completing 20 of 49 pass attempts for 282 yards.  He threw two touchdown passes and one interception.  Fort also had 32 rushing attempts for 178 yards and scored three rushing TDs.

2014: Redshirted at UW as a quarterback.

High School: Fort was named to the Super 25 football team by the Casper Star-Tribune both his junior and senior seasons at Campbell County High School in Gillette, Wyo. The Super 25 Team represents the Top 25 players in the state of Wyoming each year. He also earned First Team All-State Class 4A honors from WyoPreps.com. both his junior and senior seasons. Fort led Campbell County High School to a 10-1 record and the No. 1 seed in the 2013 Class 4A state playoffs before losing, 7-14, in the semifinals of state to Natrona County. Class 4A is the largest classification in the state of Wyoming. Gillette ranked No. 1 in the state in total offense (394.5 yards per game), No. 1 in rushing offense (253.1 yards per game) and No. 3 in passing offense (141.4 yards per game) in 2013. Fort completed 69 of 138 passes for 1,070 yards, threw eight touchdown passes and only three interceptions his senior season. He also rushed for 670 yards on 80 carries and scored 10 rushing TDs as a senior. His average of 8.4 yards per rush led all players in Class 4A, and his 193.3 yards of total offense per game ranked him No. 2 in the state. In addition to playing quarterback for Campbell County High School, Fort also served as his team’s place-kicker his senior season. He led the state of Wyoming in scoring, averaging 12.2 points per game. Fort scored a total of 110 points on 10 touchdowns, five field goals, 33 extra points by kicking and one two-point conversion. His junior season, Fort led Campbell County to a 10-2 record and a runner-up finish in the Wyoming Class 4A state playoffs. He completed 160 of 305 passes for 2,137 yards and threw 13 TD passes his junior season. He also rushed for 785 yards on 125 attempts and scored 10 rushing touchdowns. Gillette led the state in both total offense (407.5 yards per game) and passing offense (181.9 yards per game) in 2012. Individually, Fort led the state in both total offense (239.3 yards per game) and passing (178.1 yards per game) as a junior. He played for head coach Vic Wilkerson. Fort earned the 2014 National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete award for the state of Wyoming and was a National Merit finalist.

Personal:
Born May 14, 1995, he is the son of Peter and Cyndi Fort. He was one sibling, Travis. He also had recruiting interest from Colorado, Colorado State and Illinois.   He is pursuing a degree in management at UW.