Army West Point Athletics
2023 Football Roster
Roster
Kalib Fortner
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 220
- Hometown:
- Knoxville, Tenn.
- High School:
- Central (USMAPS)
Career Accolades:
- 2025 Team Captain
- 2024 Independence Bowl Defensive Player of the Game
- 2024 AAC Honorable Mention
- 2023 Army-Navy Game MVP
- College Football Network All-Independent Honorable Mention (2023)
2025: vs. Tarleton State (8/29): Started and registered six total tackles, three of them solo, while also recording a sack and a quarterback hurry.
2024: Started in all 14 games and was second on the team with 81 total tackles (42 solo)...Led the team with 8.5 tackles for loss and added two sacks...vs. Lehigh (8/30):Started at ILB and had a team -high eight tackles (five solo)...at FAU (9/7): Started at ILB and recorded four tackles(two solo), and had 0.5 tackles for loss...vs. Rice (9/21): Started at ILB and totaled four tackles...at Temple (9/26): Started at ILB and totaled five tackles...at Tulsa (10/5): Started at ILB and lead the team in solo tackles with six (eight total)...vs. UAB (10/12): Stating at ILB totaling five tackles (three solo)...vs. ECU (10/19) Started at ILB and totaled four tackles with a TFL...vs. Air Force (11/2) Started at ILB and recorded five tackles to go along with two TFLs and two QB hurries...at North Texas (11/9): Started at ILB and made 11 total tackles, including six solo tackles and two tackles for loss...vs. Notre Dame (11/23):Started at ILB and logged three tackles...vs. UTSA (11/30): Started at ILB and registered with five tackles and one sack...vs Tulane (12/6): Recorded four tackles and two quarterback hurries...vs. Navy (12/14): Collected eight tackles (four solo) and one pass break-up...vs. Louisiana Tech (12/28): Registered seven tackles, one TFL and one sack for six yards on his way to being named the Independence Bowl Defensive Player of the Game.
2023: Played in all 12 games starting in nine…Totaled 68 tackles (30 solo), (third most on the team), 3.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and a forced fumble that he returned for a touchdown…Was a College Football Network All-Independent Honorable Mention…at ULM (9/2): Posted three tackles...vs. Delaware State (9/9): Played, but did not register any stats…at UTSA (9/15): Registered six tackles including a TFL for -2 yards...at Syracuse (9/23): Recorded five tackles, featuring one sack for -5 yards...vs. Boston College (10/7): Started and posted eight tackles...vs. Troy (10/14): Tallied a team-high ten tackles, four of which were solo...vs. UMass (10/28): Made four tackles, two of which were solo...at Air Force (11/4): Had five tackles, one of which was solo...vs. Holy Cross (11/11): Made 10 tackles and had half a sack shared with Jack Latore, the second time in the season hitting the 10 tackle mark...vs. Coastal Carolina (11/18): Registered three tackles (2 solo)…vs. Navy (12/9): Made the play of the game stripping the Navy quarterback, scooping up the ball and returning it 44 yards to the house for a touchdown to give Army a 17-3 lead with just 4:49 to play…Led the way for the Army defense with 10 tackles (five solo)…Was selected as the Army-Navy Game MVP for his stellar performance.
Prior to West Point/Personal: At Central High School was an all-state selection three times and was a Mr. Football semifinalist in 2020… MVP of the 2018 state championship game...All region 2-5a defensive player of the year…Spent the 2021 season at USMAPS…Twin brother, Liam is a WR at Army…
