Noa Pola-Gates
Noa Pola-Gates
Erases the deep middle of the field. Three head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 7 tackles against Washington State — Week 12, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at New Mexico, 78 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Danny Gonzales → Bronco Mendenhall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Eck
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | New Mexico | 50 | 33 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | New Mexico | 27 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | 1 |
| 2021 | Nebraska | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 78 | 48 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 | -- | 1 |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2024
W 38–35
vs Washington State
1 PD · 4 SOLO · 7 TOT
Edged out Washington State at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Centerfielder
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jalen Mcmurray’s 2022 season.
Matches Jalen on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Dominic Morris's graduate season at Colorado State (2024).
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