The four-year starter at field cornerback has played in the shadow of heralded teammate Antoine Cason. While opposing offenses challenged Fontenot often rather than work on Cason's side, and Fontenot turned the steady activity into impressive production -- 174 tackles (130 solo), seven interceptions and 25 pass breakups -- starting all 46 games in which he played for Arizona.

Fontenot was a three-way threat at Humble High School, seeing action as a running back, cornerback and return specialist. He earned All-Texas Class 5A honors after leading the team to 10 consecutive victories in the regular season and an 11-2 record through the state semifinals as a senior. He added Lone Star Top 100 honors that year and provided the team with numerous big plays, including a 96-yard touchdown on a kickoff return vs. Port Arthur Memorial High. He finished his final season with 40 tackles, three interceptions and four pass deflections.

After redshirting in 2003 at Arizona, Fontenot moved into the starting lineup at field cornerback in 2004, going on to start his next 46 contests. He earned Freshman All-Pac-10 Conference honors from The Sporting News and was named Pac-10 Player of the Week after returning a fumble recovery 33 yards for a score vs. Washington. He posted 46 tackles (34 solo) with two stops for losses and caused a fumble. He had a total of three fumble recoveries, as he also deflected four passes and picked off two others.

As a sophomore, Fontenot missed spring drills after undergoing right knee arthroscopic surgery. Fully recovered by the fall, he totaled 51 tackles (36 solo), third-best on the team. He had two interceptions with six pass deflections and even got to carry the ball once, but it was for a three-yard loss.

Fontenot was bothered by a right shoulder injury in 2006, undergoing arthroscopic surgery after the season. His tackle totals fell to a career-low 37 (31 solo), including two stops for losses, as he also deflected eight passes. He continued to man the field cornerback position in his final season, delivering 40 tackles (29 solo) and an interception. He also had seven pass deflections and assisted on a stop for a loss.

Positives: Lacks strength, bulk and size, but has an well-proportioned frame and could add 10 pounds without having the weight affect his speed … Runs with a normal stride, showing steady acceleration and good top-end speed … Has good foot quickness, hips, agility and body control … Shows a good burst to close and can quickly redirect … Alert and quick to react once he is able to locate the ball … Has the ability to adjust on the move and shows enough quickness to turn and run with the receiver (gets into trouble when he allows too much cushion) … Has the ability to close on breaks and flashes ability to recover, but must find his second gear more quickly … Backpedals with good foot quickness and body control, but will take some false steps in transition … Has the ability to accelerate and close on plays in front of him … Shows adequate route and receiver awareness during his drops in zone coverage and the ability to adjust and anticipate … Shows quickness out of breaks, the ability to close, and the speed to run deep, but just lacks consistency … Has natural knee bend in his pedal that sometimes compensates for unnecessary steps … Has a better feel and understanding for the action in zone coverage than when playing a man … If he gets a good read on the quarterback, he can close on the ball and keep it out of the receiver's hands (does a decent job of forcing the passer into underneath tosses) … Good gunner who consistently gets downfield to cover punts.

Negatives: Has just adequate upper-body strength and muscle definition, lacking the size and bulk to handle physical aspects of playing the bump-and-run at the next level … Plays with good aggression but he is too inconsistent maintaining that intensity and his effort is sometimes lacking (will take plays off or throttle down when not involved in the action) … Struggles to digest the playbook and needs more than a few reps to retain plays … Also has problems in the classroom and needs to show better attention to detail … Will face up to bigger receivers, but lacks the raw strength needed to reroute or impede the progress of the receiver in the route … Tries to generate a press at the line of scrimmage, but lacks power behind his swipes to cause the receiver much concern … Not fluid out of his backpedal and is prone to false steps in transition … Needs to show more urgency closing on the ball … Lacks size and will get bounced around trying to compete for jump balls … Could show more courage when taking on blockers inside the box (prefers others to make plays) … Has poor hand usage when trying to shed blocks … Will hit, grab, and drag down the ballcarrier, or even face-up, but isn't strong on contact and will miss a few tackles while on the move … Even with 25 pass deflections, he does not have the ability to reach around or over the bigger receivers to get a piece of the ball … Seemed to favor his surgically repaired shoulder and shied away from making shoulder tackles as a senior … Gives up too much cushion at times and his timed speed doesn't translate to the field, as he lacks a sudden burst to recover when receivers get behind him … Must learn to stay tight and mirror the receiver on pass routes … Simply outmatched physically vs. most opponents and it has become part of his psyche, as he will shy away from contact.

Compares To: JASON DAVID-New Orleans … Both look impressive with a stopwatch on them and in agility tests, but match them up with a bigger receiver and they disappear. Fontenot is more of a track man in a football uniform. You can teach technique, but you can't teach toughness.

2005: Underwent arthroscopic right knee surgery in May.

2006: Bothered at midseason with a right shoulder injury that required arthroscopic surgery after the season.

2007: Missed spring drills while recovering from shoulder surgery.

Campus: 4.4 in the 40-yard dash … 1.5 10-yard dash … 2.54 20-yard dash … 4.26 20-yard shuttle … 7.07 three-cone drill … 37-inch vertical jump … Bench pressed 225 pounds 21 times … 30 5/8-inch arm length … 9-inch hands … Right-handed … 19/37 Wonderlic score.

Combine: 4.4 in the 40-yard dash … 1.51 10-yard dash … 2.57 20-yard dash … 4.26 20-yard shuttle … 7.29 three-cone drill … 34-inch vertical jump … 10'8" broad jump … Bench pressed 225 pounds 18 times.

Attended Humble (Tex.) High School, playing football for head coach Neal Quillin … Three-way threat, seeing action as a running back, cornerback and return specialist … Earned All-Texas Class 5A honors after leading the team to ten consecutive victories in the regular season and an 11-2 record through the state semifinals as a senior … Added Lone Star Top 100 honors that year and provide the team with numerous big plays, including a 96-yard touchdown on a kickoff return vs. Port Arthur Memorial High … Finished his final season with 40 tackles, three interceptions and four pass deflections … .Also competed in track as a sprinter, performing in the 4x100, 4x400 and 4x800-meter relay teams … Ran on the prestigious Track Houston's intermediate boys 4x100 B relay group at the 2000 National Youth Athletics Championship … Helped the 4x100 relay team finish fifth in the 2002 USATF Youth Nationals in Miami, Fla., and to a fifth-place finish in the 4x800 relay at the National Junior Olympics in Omaha, Neb., in July 2002.

Psychology major … Son of Cheryl and Wilrey Fontenot, Jr … Born Wilrey Fontenot III on 10/14/84 in Houston, Texas.