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cun-UH-vie

Noa's Career Game Highs
Receptions: 8 (at BYU, 2018)
Receiving Yards: 126 (at Oregon, 2017)
Receiving TDs: 2 (at Colorado, 2017)
Long Reception: 75TD (at Oregon, 2017)
Rushes: 1 (at BYU, 2018)
Rushing Yards: 6 (at BYU, 2018)
Long Rush: 6 (at BYU, 2018)
Kick Returns: 3 (vs. Arizona State, 2015)
Kick Return Yards: 72 (vs. Arizona State, 2015)
Long Kick Return: 30 (vs. Arizona State, 2015)
Punt Returns: 1 (four times, last vs. Arizona State, 2015)
Punt Return Yards: 13 (at Stanford, 2015)
All-Purpose Yards: 126 (at Oregon, 2017)
Points: 12 (at Colorado, 2017)
Tackles: 3 (vs. Air Force, 2015)

Cal Career (2015 – Present)
• Has played in 34 games with 18 starts and contributed 94 receptions for 1224 yards and six touchdowns, as well as one rush for six yards, four kick returns for 94 yards and three punt returns for 15 yards for a total of 1339 all-purpose yards
• Also has seven career tackles all as a 2015 freshman
• Posted career highs with 56 receptions, 788 yards receiving (also a career-high 788 all-purpose yards) and four touchdown catches in his 2017 sophomore season when he also had a career-high nine starts in 11 games played
• Posted career highs of four kick returns for 96 yards and four punt returns for 15 yards, as well as all seven of his career tackles when he played in all 13 contests possible as a freshman
• Picked up a career-high eight receptions and his lone career rush for a career-high and career-long eight yards on a play that was ruled a lateral as a 2018 junior at BYU
• Had a career-high 126 yards receiving as well as his first career touchdown reception for a career-long 75 yards as a sophomore at Oregon
• Registered a career-high two touchdown catches as a sophomore at Colorado 
• Redshirted due to injury in 2016
• Had career highs of three kick returns and 72 kick return yards as a freshman at Arizona State including a career-long 30-yarder
• Had a career-high-tying single punt return on four occasions as a freshman at Stanford for a career-high and career-long 13 yards, as well as vs. Arizona State, vs. Grambling State and at Utah
• Registered a career-high three tackles as a freshman vs. Air Force
• Has been on the watch list for both the Polynesian College Football Player of the Year and the Biletnikoff Award as both a sophomore and junior
• Changed his uniform to his current No. 9 after wearing No. 81 in his first season with the Cal program in 2015

Junior (2018)
• On the watch list for the Polynesian College Football Player of the Year and the Biletnikoff Award both for the second consecutive season
• Named fourth-team Preseason All-Pac-12 by Athlon Sports
• Has played in seven games with six starts and is third on the team with 28 receptions while his 326 yards receiving are second his two touchdown grabs third
• Posted three receptions for 15 yards against North Carolina
• Registered a career-high eight receptions for 98 yards including a 52-yard for a score at BYU when he also was credited with the first rush of his career for six yards on a lateral
• Did not play against Idaho State
• Had four catches for 46 yards against Oregon
• Had three catches for 48 yards at Arizona
• Had three catches for 25 yards against UCLA
• Had five receptions for 73 yards and one touchdown at Oregon State
• Had two catches for 21 yards against Washington
• Began the season ranking third along with Vic Wharton III among all returning FBS duos with 123 combined receptions in 2017 while their 1,659 yards receiving were seventh
• Did not play in the spring game due to injury but is expected to be ready for the 2018 season

Sophomore (2017)
• On the watch list for Polynesian College Football Player of the Year honors
• Contributed career highs of 56 receptions, 788 yards receiving (also a career-high 788 all-purpose yards) and four touchdown catches while playing in 11 games with nine starts including each of the final six contests
• Ranked among Pac-12 and NCAA leaders in both receiving yards (72.6, 6th Pac-12, 50th NCAA) and receptions (5.1, 7th Pac-12, T52nd NCAA) and per game
• Registered a team-high average of 14.1 yards per reception
• Had a season-high-tying seven receptions for the first of three times on the campaign for a career-high 126 yards receiving as well as his first career touchdown reception for a career-long 75 yards at Oregon with the play on a pass from Ross Bowers being the longest for Cal during the campaign
• Also had a season-high-tying seven receptions for 108 yards with a career-high two touchdown grabs at Colorado that were the most by a Cal player during the season and for 87 yards in the season finale at UCLA
• Also had six catches four times all in home games vs. USC (110 yards), Washington State (95 yards), Ole Miss (81 yards) and Arizona (79 yards, TD)
• Had other receiving numbers vs. Oregon State (4-41), vs. Weber State (3-28), at North Carolina (2-14) and at Stanford (2-5)
• Led or co-led the team in both receptions and yards receiving for three consecutive contests vs. Ole Miss, vs. USC and at Oregon before missing his lone game of the campaign at Washington then returning to lead or co-lead the team in both categories again against Washington State and at UCLA, while co-leading the team in receptions at Colorado to make him the team leader or co-leader in receptions six times and yards receiving on five occasions
• Third on the team with 11 explosive plays with all of them receptions to rank second
• Had a huge spring game leading all players with eight receptions and 112 yards receiving

Sophomore (2016)
• Played in the first three games of the season including his first career start against Texas in the third contest of the campaign and contributed three receptions for 34 yards before suffering a season-ending injury and being granted a redshirt season
• Had a season high two catches and 16 yards receiving at San Diego State after picking up one reception for a season-high and season-long 18 yards in the season-opener against Hawai'i
• Did not participate in spring practices or play in the spring game due to injury

Freshman (2015)
• Played in all 13 games off the bench and contributed seven receptions for 76 yards while also recording career highs of four kick returns for 96 yards and four punt returns for 15 yards for 185 all-purpose yards
• Had season highs of four receptions and 48 yards receiving including a season-long 21-yarder in the season-opener against Grambling State while adding a single reception in three other contests vs. Washington State (20 yards), at Stanford (6 yards) and vs. Oregon State (2 yards)
• Had career highs of three kick returns and 72 kick return yards at Arizona State including a career-long 30-yarder while adding one kick return for 22 yards at Oregon
• Had career-high-tying single punt returns at Stanford for a career-high and career-long 13 yards, vs. Arizona State (2 yards), vs. Grambling State (0 yards) and at Utah (0 yards)
• Added all seven of his career tackles all over the final six contests primarily on special teams including a career-high three stops vs. Air Force, one in three consecutive games vs. USC, at Oregon and vs. Oregon State, and another vs. Arizona State
• Named a Jonathan and Judy Hoff Scholar-Athlete of the Week

Punahou HS (Class of 2015)
• Finished his three-year prep career with 146 receptions for 3,195 yards receiving, 34 touchdown catches and 222 points
• Posted 53 receptions for 1,072 receiving yards and nine touchdown catches during his 2014 senior campaign
• Totaled 1,238 all-purpose yards as a senior, adding two punt returns 60 yards, one kickoff return for 27 yards and one rush for six yards as he led his team to an 8-1 overall record, an Interscholastic League of Honolulu title with a 6-0 conference mark and a spot in the state championship game
• Registered 51 receptions for 1,145 receiving yards and 10 touchdown catches as a 2013 junior
• Totaled 42 receptions for 978 yards receiving with a career-high 15 touchdown receptions as a 2012 sophomore
• Averaged more than 20 yards per catch in each of his last two prep seasons with an average of 22.5 as a junior and 20.2 during his senior campaign
• Totaled 1,422 all-purpose yards as a senior, adding four punt returns for 175 yards and two touchdowns, two kickoff returns for 148 yards including an 83-yard touchdown and one interception return for 27 yards
• Posted five consecutive 100-yard receiving games at one point as a junior as well as six straight contests with a receiving touchdown
• Led his team to state and ILH titles with perfect 11-0 and 6-0 marks, respectively, as well as final rankings of No. 1 in Hawaii and No. 17 nationally in his junior year when he also was named his squad’s Most Valuable Offensive Player
• Led his team to an 8-3 overall mark, an ILH title with a 6-1 conference mark and a runner-up finish in the state playoffs as a sophomore
• A two-time All-State player during his final two prep campaigns who added All-Interscholastic League of Honolulu Offensive Player of the Year honors as a senior
• Teams he played on reached the state finals and won ILH titles each year, amassing a 27-4 overall record
• Opened his senior campaign with seven catches for a single-game school-record 243 yards receiving and three touchdowns in a 55-7 win against St. Louis High School, the alma mater of 2014 Heisman Trophy winner, the No. 2 pick in the 2015 NFL Draft and former Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota
• Had a single-game career-high 13 catches for 194 yards against St. Louis as a junior
• Wore No. 9
• Also played prep basketball
 
Recruiting Notes (Class of 2015)
• Stars: 247Sports (3), 247Sports Composite (3), ESPN (3), Scout (3), Rivals (3)
• National Overall Player Ratings: 247Sports Composite (816)
• National Wide Receiver Ratings: 247Sports Composite (100), 247Sports (102), ESPN (148), Scout (205)
• Regional Overall Player Ratings: ESPN (175)
• West Wide Receiver Ratings: Scout (34)
• Hawaii Overall Player Ratings: Rivals (6), 247Sports (8), ESPN (8), 247Sports Composite (10)
• Hawaii Wide Receiver Ratings: Scout (1)
• Ratings/Scout Grades: 247Sports (86), 247Sports Composite (0.8528), ESPN (76), Rivals (5.6)

Last Updated
November 3, 2018