Fabien Lovett | |
Current Team: | Kansas City Chiefs |
Number: | 99 |
Position: | Defensive tackle |
Birth Date: | 5 December 1999 |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 4 |
Weight Lb: | 316 |
High School: | Olive Branch (Olive Branch, Mississippi) |
College: | Mississippi State (2018–2019) Florida State (2020–2023) |
Undraftedyear: | 2024 |
Pastteams: |
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Status: | Active |
Statlabel1: | Total tackles |
Statlabel2: | Sacks |
Statlabel3: | Forced fumbles |
Statlabel4: | Fumble recoveries |
Statlabel5: | Pass deflections |
Statlabel6: | Interceptions |
Statlabel7: | Interception yards |
Statlabel8: | Defensive touchdowns |
Pfr: | L/LoveFa00 |
Fabien Abdual Lovett Sr. (born December 5, 1999) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs and the Florida State Seminoles. He was signed by the Chiefs as an undrafted free agent after the 2024 NFL draft.
Lovett attended high school at Olive Branch High School. In Lovett's junior season, he amassed 86 tackles, 21 tackles for loss, three forced fumbles, and one sack.[1] Coming out of high school, Lovett was rated as a three-star recruit and the number 32 defensive end.[2] Lovett decided to commit to play college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs.[3] [4]
In Lovett's first season in 2018, he would redshirt and not appear in any games.[5] In 2019, Lovett played in 13 games where he notched 19 tackles, tackles-for-loss (TFL), and a sack.[6] After the conclusion of the 2019 season, Lovett decided to enter the NCAA transfer portal.[7] [8]
Lovett decided to transfer to play for the Florida State Seminoles.[9] [10] In Lovett's first two seasons with the Seminoles in 2020 and 2021 he notched 42 tackles, 6 TFL, and 3 sacks.[11] During the 2022 season, Lovett notched 10 tackles, 2 TFL, a sack, a pass deflection, and a forced fumble.[12] During the 2023 season, Lovett tallied 22 tackles with 4 TFL and a sack.[13] After the conclusion of the 2023 season, Lovett decided to declare for the 2024 NFL draft.[14] [15] [16]
In his career with the Seminoles, Lovett played in 39 games with 18 starts, totaling 74 tackles, 12 TFL, 5 sacks, 4 pass deflections, and a forced fumble.[17]
Lovett was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent after the 2024 NFL draft.[18]