Sacramento State

2022 Season

• Started all nine games he appeared in at defensive end.
• Finished the season with 32 total tackles, including five for loss and four sacks.
• Started the season with two sacks against Utah Tech and ended the year with sacks against Richmond and UIW in the FCS Playoffs.
• Had at least one tackle in all 10 games.
• His three best totals came in the final three games of the year where he had six against Richmond and five against UC Davis and UIW.
• Also forced a fumble against Richmond.

2021 Season

• Appeared in the final seven games of the season following offseason Achilles’ tendon surgery.
• Made 12 tackles, including seven solos, intercepted a pass and had a QB hurry during the year.
• Had a season high four tackles and made a diving interception in the Causeway Classic victory at UC Davis.
• Was credited with three tackles against Portland State and two at Montana and Northern Colorado.

2020 Season

• Season canceled due to COVID-19.

Prior to Sacramento State

• Attended Washington for three years.
• Appeared in every game in 2019 where he recorded 11 total tackles.
• Set his career high with eight stops, including one for loss, in the win at Arizona.
• Was credited with one tackle against Eastern Washington, BYU and USC.
• As a redshirt freshman in 2018, he had 11 total tackles, including nine solo and one for loss.
• Played in 12 of the team’s 14 games.
• Had a season-high three tackles against North Dakota where he also had a TFL and forced a fumble.
• Redshirted during the 2017 season and won the Brian Stapp Special Teams Scout Squad MVP award.

High School

• A 2017 graduate of Folsom HS where he played for current Hornet coach Kris Richardson.
• Was named to the USA Today All-California first team as a senior.
• Also earned first team all-NorCal, all-Sac-Joaquin Section and all-Sierra Foothill League.
• As a senior in 2016, he helped the Bulldogs to a 12-2 overall record and a berth in the championship game of the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division I playoffs.
• He was credited with 65 total tackles and 6.5 sacks as a senior.
• In 2015, led Folsom to a 14-1 record and the Sac-Joaquin Section championship.
• Played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl following his senior season.
• Was ranked the No. 29 outside linebacker in the nation by 247sports.com and No. 28 by scout.com.

Personal

• Graduated from Washington in the spring of 2020.
• Pursuing a a second BA in communication studies.
• Father is Raymond Ngata.
• Younger brothers Joe and Daniyel play at Clemson and Arizona State, respectively.