2018 Football Roster
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UC Davis
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Roster
Ngata, Ariel

Jersey Number 52
Ariel Ngata
- Position:
- Outside Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 217
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Reno, Nev.
- High School:
- Folsom
Bio
2019: Played in every game ... one tackle in the Huskies' win over Eastern Washington ... also had a stop in the win at BYU ... one tackle in the victory over USC ... career-high eight tackles, including one for a loss, in the win at Arizona.
2018: Played in 12 of 14 games (all but at WSU and the Rose Bowl) ... two tackles in his UW debut, against Auburn in the season opener ... three tackles, including one for a loss and a forced fumble, in the win over North Dakota ... one tackle in the win at Utah ... one stop against Arizona State ... two tackles in the win over BYU ... two tackles in the win at UCLA.
2017: Did not see any game action during the 2017 season ... redshirted ... won the Brian Stapp Special Teams Scout Squad MVP at the UW postseason awards banquet.
HIGH SCHOOL: Named to the USA Today All-California first team as a senior ... also first-team All-Sac-Joaquin Section and first-team All-Sierra League... first-team All-NorCal ... as a senior in 2016, 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 ... 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 ... lone loss came in the Division I-AA state championship semifinals ... played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl following his senior season ... PrepStar All-West Region ... named to the Tacoma News-Tribune's Western 100 ... ranked the No. 29 outside linebacker in the nation by 247sports.com and No. 28 by scout.com ... ESPN listed him at 39th at his position ... rivals.com's No. 42 overall outside linebacker ... played for coach Kris Richardson.
2018: Played in 12 of 14 games (all but at WSU and the Rose Bowl) ... two tackles in his UW debut, against Auburn in the season opener ... three tackles, including one for a loss and a forced fumble, in the win over North Dakota ... one tackle in the win at Utah ... one stop against Arizona State ... two tackles in the win over BYU ... two tackles in the win at UCLA.
2017: Did not see any game action during the 2017 season ... redshirted ... won the Brian Stapp Special Teams Scout Squad MVP at the UW postseason awards banquet.
HIGH SCHOOL: Named to the USA Today All-California first team as a senior ... also first-team All-Sac-Joaquin Section and first-team All-Sierra League... first-team All-NorCal ... as a senior in 2016, 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 ... 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 ... lone loss came in the Division I-AA state championship semifinals ... played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl following his senior season ... PrepStar All-West Region ... named to the Tacoma News-Tribune's Western 100 ... ranked the No. 29 outside linebacker in the nation by 247sports.com and No. 28 by scout.com ... ESPN listed him at 39th at his position ... rivals.com's No. 42 overall outside linebacker ... played for coach Kris Richardson.
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