Washington State University Athletics
2016 Football Roster
Roster
Ngalu Tapa
- Position:
- Nose Tackle
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Sacramento, Calif.
- High School:
- Luther Burbank
WSU CAREER
RS-SOPHOMORE (2016): Appeared in all 13 games…recorded 10 tackles including 1.5 tackle-for-loss and a quarterback hurry…recorded first career tackle, made two stops including a shared tackle-for-loss in the win over UCLA…recorded one tackle in the wins at Oregon State, against Arizona and California…made two tackles at No. 12 Colorado…shared a tackle-for-loss against No. 6 Washington…made two stops and shared a tackle-for-loss against Minnesota in the Holiday Bowl.
RS-FRESHMAN (2015): Saw action in four games…made Cougar debut in win against Wyoming…also played in wins over Oregon State, at Arizona and against Arizona State…did not record a tackle on the season.
FRESHMAN (2014): Redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Attended Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, Calif.…high school teammates with Cougar signee Calvin Green…as a JUNIOR, named All-State First Team Underclassmen by CalHiSports… named All-Sac-Joaquin Section and Junior Player of the Year…earned All-Metro League First Team and Metro League Defensive Player of the Year accolades after making 124 tackles and 24 sacks…as a SENIOR, named All-Class All-State First Team by USA Today…named All-Metro First Team and Division II Defensive Player of the Year by Sacramento Bee…named All-Sac-Joaquin Section and All-Northern California First Team by MaxPreps…Metro League Defensive Player of the Year accolades after making 14.5 sacks…played in Sacramento Optimist All-Star Game with high school and Cougar teammate Calvin Green…rated three stars by ESPN.com, Rivals.com and Scout.com…ranked the No. 8 defensive tackle prospect in the West and No. 123 among players in the West region by Scout.com…ranked the No. 67 overall prospect in California by Rivals.com…full name is Feaomoengalu Tapa.
