Ezekiel Noa: LB · Boise State · #7.
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Ezekiel Noa
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Played for two head coaches at Boise State: Bryan Harsin and Andy Avalos. The first career honor came in 2022: All-Mountain West. One game to point at: 8 tackles against BYU — Week 10, 2022.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
47 tackles. 2 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 7 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Boise State | 47 | 30 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | Boise State | 66 | 28 | 6.5 | 3.0 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Boise State | 39 | 13 | 4.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Boise State | 28 | 13 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Boise State | 27 | 9 | 3.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 207 | 93 | 24.5 | 8.5 | 2 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-34@ Oregon State | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-14@ New Mexico | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 30-7vs UT Martin | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 35-13vs San Diego State | 8 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 40-20vs Fresno State | 6 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 19-14@ Air Force | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 49-10vs Colorado State | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 28-31vs BYU | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 35-32vs North Texas | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Total | 47 | 30 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 2 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
47tackles this seasonTFL rate
15%7 TFLSack rate
10%4 sacksPD rate
4%2 pass breakups47 tackles · 7 for loss · 4.5 sacks · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 6.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 6.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Andy Avalos
Pass share
41.7%
384 pass / 536 run
Plays / game
65.7
14 games
Team sack rate
3.2%
378 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #56 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Boise State, 207 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 37 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 2ND TEAM
All-Mountain West 2nd team (2022)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2022)
Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bryan Harsin → Andy Avalos. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
