Austin Peay DB Dontavious Fort-Merriweather brings local grit and reliable depth
Dontavious Fort-Merriweather is a Clarksville native and redshirt freshman defensive back for Austin Peay who has already shown he can contribute in a real role, with eight tackles in nine games during the 2015 season, including four stops against Vanderbilt. The appeal here is toughness and versatility: he’s a compact 5-foot-10, 175-pound DB with hometown familiarity, special-teams/value-player upside, and enough early production to suggest he won’t blink under pressure. He looks like a good fit for a team that wants a competitive, steady defender rather than a flashy headline grabber.
