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Northnagel played in 29 games at long snapper all off the bench and did not make an errant snap while contributing three tackles all over his final three seasons with the program after redshirting as a 2012 true freshman and not playing as a 2013 redshirt freshman. Northnagel became the team's full-time starter at long snapper at the beginning of his 2015 junior campaign and played in all 25 contests possible over his final two seasons making every snap at the position during the period. He previously worked with both the offensive and defensive lines as well as at fullback.
After Cal
• Participated at Cal’s 2017 Pro Day
• One of two long snappers in the country that were invited to and participated in the 2017 NFL Combine, registering 11 reps of 225 pounds in the bench press, a time of 5.30 in the 40-yard dash, a vertical jump of 25.5 inches and a broad jump of 8'3".
• Accepted an invitation and played in the 2017 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl
Cal Career (2012-16)
• Had no errant snaps in his career
• Played in 29 games with all of his game participation coming over his final three seasons with the program after redshirting as a 2012 true freshman and not playing as a 2013 redshirt freshman
• Became the team's full-time starter at long snapper at the beginning of his 2015 junior campaign and played in all 25 contests possible over his final two seasons making every snap at the position during the period
• Moved full-time to long snapper in the spring of 2015 after having previously worked with both the offensive and defensive lines as well as at fullback
• Picked up three career tackles including a career-high two as a senior with a career-high-tying single stop in back-to-back games at Arizona State and vs. Utah after getting the first of his career as a junior at Utah
• Earned honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic honors and was Cal's nominee for the Pac-12 Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year award as a senior both for the first time
• Changed to the No. 48 uniform he finished his career in beginning with his 2013 sophomore season after he wore No. 98 during his first campaign with the program during the 2012 season and 2013 spring practices
Senior (2016)
• Played in all 12 games and made every snap without an errant snap as the team's starting long snapper for the second consecutive season
• Contributed a single-season career-high two tackles with a career-high-tying one stop in back-to-back games at Arizona State and vs. Utah
• Earned honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic honors
• Cal's nominee for the Pac-12 Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year award
• Played in the spring game but did record any statistics
Junior (2015)
• Played in all 13 games in his first season as the team's starting long snapper and recorded his first career tackle at Utah to equal a single-game career high
• Played in the spring game but did record any statistics
Sophomore (2014)
• Saw the first action of his collegiate career with four games played off the bench but not record any statistics other than participation
• Had one tackle and one fumble recovery in the spring game
Freshman (2013)
• Did not play
• Had one tackle in the spring game
Freshman (2012)
• Redshirted
• Did not play
Junipero Serra HS (Class of 2012)
• A first-team All-San Mateo County and honorable mention All-West Catholic Athletic League selection as well as his team's Most Improved Player as a 2011 senior on a Central Coast Section Division I championship squad that finished 11-2 overall
• Played tight end, defensive end/outside linebacker and long snapper
• Contributed four receptions for 95 yards receiving including a diving catch in the back of the end zone in a playoff game against Milpitas during his senior campaign, as well as seven tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack on the defensive side of the ball
• Also played baseball and basketball, earning second-team All-Peninsula honors on the diamond as a 2012 senior when he was 4-1 with an 0.45 ERA on the mound, striking out 18 batters in 27.2 innings of work for a team that won the WCAL title when he pitched 6.0 scoreless innings in the league championship game
• Hoops team was a Central Coast Section runner-up during his 2011-12 senior season
• The spirit commissioner for his senior class
Other
• Full name is Bradley Ernest Northnagel
• Born January 29, 1994
• Parents are Davis and Karen Northnagel
• Has two sisters, Megan and Emily
• Graduated from Cal in December of 2016 with a bachelor's degree in social welfare
Northnagel's Career Game Highs
Tackles: 1 (three times, last vs. Utah, 2016)
Last Updated
April 18, 2017
