Wake Forest Athletics
2017 Football Roster
Jersey Number 99
Augustus Fortune
- Height:
- 6-null
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Knoxville, TN
- High School:
- Knoxville Catholic
2016 (True Freshman)
Redshirted ... Named Special Teams Scout Team Player of the Week following the win over Delaware. High School
Team captain and three-year starter at linebacker at Knoxville Catholic ... Set school records for tackles in a game (28), season (191) and career (381) ... Helped the Fighting Irish to three state playoff appearances including a state championship in 2015 ... Played for Coach Steve Matthews ... Earned all-district and first team All-KIL as a senior while adding All-Academic honors from the National Football Foundation ... Selected to the Toyota East-West All-Star game ... Collected 31 tackles for loss in 2015 ... Also a letterman in baseball.
Redshirted ... Named Special Teams Scout Team Player of the Week following the win over Delaware. High School
Team captain and three-year starter at linebacker at Knoxville Catholic ... Set school records for tackles in a game (28), season (191) and career (381) ... Helped the Fighting Irish to three state playoff appearances including a state championship in 2015 ... Played for Coach Steve Matthews ... Earned all-district and first team All-KIL as a senior while adding All-Academic honors from the National Football Foundation ... Selected to the Toyota East-West All-Star game ... Collected 31 tackles for loss in 2015 ... Also a letterman in baseball.
Personal
Son of Chris Fortune and Kathleen Christie ... Born Aug. 28, 1997.
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