Daniyel Ngata
Daniyel Ngata
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Across four seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Herm Edwards, Kalen DeBoer and Jedd Fisch. The receipt: 9 rush yds against Iowa — Week 7, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Washington, 613 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jimmy Lake, Kalen DeBoer, and Jedd Fisch. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jedd Fisch
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Washington | 4 | 9 | 2.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Washington | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Arizona State | 54 | 272 | 5.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Arizona State | 56 | 309 | 5.5 | 4 | -- |
| Career | 121 | 613 | 5.1 | 6 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Washington | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Washington | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Arizona State | 9 | 53 | 5.9 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Arizona State | 4 | 29 | 7.2 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 13 | 82 | 6.3 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2024
W 26–21
vs USC
1 NO · 24 YDS · 24 AVG
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 5 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Jermaine Brown Jr.’s 2020 season.
Matches Jermaine on
Differs from Jermaine on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Gerrid Doaks’s path through Cincinnati.
Gerrid Doaks
Matches Gerrid on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Chris Tyree's junior season at Notre Dame (2022).
Matches Chris on
Differs from Chris on
Player DNA
Players who play like Daniyel Ngata
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2021–2024-97%
Sharp dropoff (-97%) — career inflection point.