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Ngata, Daniyel

Jersey Number 21
Daniyel Ngata
- Position:
- Running Back
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-9 / 191
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Reno, Nev.
- High School:
- Folsom (Calif.)
- Prev School:
- Arizona State
Bio
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AT WASHINGTON |
2024: Played in every game durinrg the 2024 season ... two carries in the win over Weber State ... two carries for nine yards at Iowa ... two kickoff returns for 59 yards at Penn State ... two kick returns in the win over UCLA ... five kickoff returns for 126 yards at Oregon.
2023: Enrolled at UW in time to participate in spring practices in 2023 ... played in 10 of 15 games ... was the Huskies' No. 1 kick returner in the last half of the season ... had a five-yard carry in the UW's season-opening win over Boise State ... six carries for 18 yards and a touchdown in the victory over Tulsa ... had a pair of kickoff returns, for 42 yards, in the win over Arizona State ... five kickoff returns for 112 yards in the win at USC ... had three kickoff returns for 96 yards in the win over No. 13 Utah ... four kickoff returns for 98 yards in the win at No. 10 Oregon State ... two kick returns for 42 yards in the win over Washington State ... one kickoff return vs. No. 1 Michigan in the CFP Championship Game.
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AT ARIZONA STATE & HIGH SCHOOL |
Attended Arizona State in the 2020 through 2022 seasons ... in 2022, was the Sun Devils' second-leading rusher, gaining 272 yards on 54 carries over 11 games ... also caught nine passes for 53 yards, and returned 18 kickoffs for 411 yards (22.8-yard average) in 2022 ... over his career, rushed for 689 yards and six touchdowns on 136 carries, while catching 14 passes for 98 yards over 26 career games ... rushed for 309 yards and four TDs on 56 carries in 2021 ... rushed for 108 yards during the shortened 2020 season, including a 60-yard effort vs. Arizona ... prepped at Folsom (Calif.) High, helping lead the team to a 10-2 overall record, the league title and the semifinals of the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division I playoffs ... as a junior, helped the Bulldogs roll to a 14-1 record, the Sac-Joaquin Se c tion Division I championship, and the California state Division 1-AA title ... as a sophomore, helped the Bulldogs to a perfect 16-0 mark, the Section championship and the state's Division 1-AA crown ... also played on the varsity as a freshman, as Folsom went 12-2 and reached the section title game ... over three seasons, rushed for 2,434 yards on 290 carries (8.4 yards per carry), with 33 touchdowns ... also caught 100 passes for 1,237 yards and another 14 scores ... named the No. 3 prosect in California and No. 45 overall prospect in the country, as well as the No. 7 running back, by ESPN ... listed by 247Sports as the No. 4 all-purpose back and No. 16 recruit in California ... brother of former UW outside linebacker Ariel Ngata (2017-19 at UW; completed career at Sacramento State) and Joseph Ngata, a wide receiver at Clemson (2019-2022) ... played for coach Paul Doherty at Folsom.
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