Haloti Ngata

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Haloti Ngata

PositionNose Tackle

Experience4 years

Height6-4

Weight345

CollegeOregon

High SchoolHighland (UT)

HometownSalt Lake City, Utah

Birthdate1/21/1984

Joined RavensDraft 1 (12th), 2006

Joined NFL2006

Haloti Ngata Statistics

    • Games Played/Started: (2006, 16/16); (2007, 16/16); (2008, 16/16); (2009, 7/7) Total 55/55
    • Playoffs: (2006, 1/1) (2008, 3/3) Total 4/4
    • Dominant lineman who has blossomed into one of the NFL’s premier DTs
    • Enters 2009 with 222 tackles (129 solo), 5 sacks, 10 PD, 3 INTs and 1 FF
    • Was named as a 1st-alternate to the Pro Bowl, 2nd-team All-Pro by the Associated Press and to USA Today’s All-Joe Team (players who are critical to their team, but don’t receive the Pro Bowl nod) in 2008 after anchoring the Ravens’ defensive line, starting all 16 games for the 3rd consecutive year
    • Led the DL with 77 tackles (43 solo), 1 sack, a career-high 2 INTs and 4 PD as part of the NFL’s 2nd-ranked defense
    • Ravens finished 2008 having not allowed a 100-yard rusher in 35 consecutive games
    • Named to USA Today’s All-Joe Team after anchoring the 2nd-ranked run defense in the NFL in 2007
    • Started all 16 games for the 2nd-consecutive year and tied for 5th on the team (Jarret Johnson) with a career-high 94 tackles, 3 sacks (career high), 2 PD and 1 FF
    • Named to the Pro Football Weekly/Professional Football Writers of America All-Rookie team in 2006.
    • Haloti Ngata was picked in the 1st round (12th-overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft
    • Baltimore traded its 13th-overall pick and a 6th-round selection (181st overall) to the Cleveland Browns for the 12th-overall pick
    • 2009: Game 9 at Cle. (11/16): Listed as a game-day inactive (ankle) in the 16-0 win.
    • Game 8 at Cin. (11/8): Was a game-day inactive (ankle), missing his 1st-career game, against the Bengals.
    • Game 7 vs. Den. (11/1): Posted 3 tackles as part of a defense that held the Broncos to 200 total yards and 3 of 13 on 3rd down...Ngata left the game in the 3rd quarter with an ankle injury and did not return.
    • Game 6 at Min. (10/18): Recorded 3 tackles, including 1 TFL against the Vikings.
    • Game 5 vs. Cin. (10/11): Posted 3 tackles, including a TFL against the Bengals.
    • Game 4 at NE (10/4): Tied for the D-line lead (Trevor Pryce) with 5 tackles as part of a defense that held the Patriots to 2.8 yards per rush and 40% on 3rd-down conversions.
    • Game 3 vs. Cle. (9/27): Posted 3 tackles as part of a defense that held the Browns to 186 total yards, including 126 passing, and forced 4 turnovers in the 34-3 victory.
    • Game 2 at SD (9/20): Started his 50th-career game ed the DL with 4 tackles and posted a half-sack (-5 yards), while helping hold the Chargers to 53 rushing yards and a 2.5 rushing average in the 31-26 win.
    • Game 1 vs. KC (9/13): Controlled the line of scrimmage, netting 1 tackle and 1 QB hit and helped hold the Chiefs to 188 total yards, including just 29 on the ground in the 38-24 win...Also saw action along the offensive line on goalline situations against the Chiefs.
    • 2008: Started all 16 games for the 3rd-consecutive year and was named as a 1st-alternate to the Pro Bowl, 2nd-team All-Pro by The Associated Press and to USA Today’s All-Joe Team (players who are critical to their team, but don’t receive the Pro Bowl nod) in 2008 after anchoring the Ravens’ defensive line
    • Led the DL with 77 tackles (43 solo), 1 sack, a career-high 2 INTs and 5 PD as part of the NFL’s 2nd-ranked defense
    • Ravens finished 2008 having not allowed a 100-yard rusher in 35 consecutive games
    • Was a dominant force, recording a tackle, 3 QB hits, 2 PD and an INT in the end zone, squashing a Texans’ goal-line threat, in the 41-13 victory in game 9 at Hou. (11/9)
    • Also saw action along the offensive line in short-and-goal situations
    • Posted 6 tackles, helping dominate the line of scrimmage, holding the Browns to 27 total yards in the 2nd half of the 28-10 win in game 2 vs. Cle. (9/21)
    • Started all 3 postseason games and finished 5th on the team with 12 tackles (10 solo)
    • Recorded his 1st-career postseason sack (in the AFC Championship at Pit. - 1/18/09).
    • 2007: Turned in an exceptional sophomore performance and was named to USA Today’s All-Joe Team (players who are critical to their team, but don’t receive the Pro Bowl nod) after anchoring the 2nd-ranked run defense in the NFL in 2007
    • Started all 16 games for the 2nd-consecutive year and tied for 5th on the team (Jarret Johnson) with a career-high 94 tackles, 3 sacks (career high), 2 PD and 1 FF
    • Led DL with a career-high 9 tackles and had 2 QB hits in game 9 vs. Cin. (11/11).
    • 2006: Named to the Pro Football Weekly/Professional Football Writers of America All-Rookie team
    • Was the only Ravens’ rookie to start all 16 regular season games in 2006, netting 51 tackles, 3 PD, 1 sack and 1 INT
    • Also started 1 postseason contest, collecting 7 tackles
    • Started and made 5 tackles (4 solo) and his 1st-career sack (-3 yards) in the 31-7 win in game 15 at Pit. (12/24)
    • Started his 1st-career NFL game in the 27-0 victory in the season opener at TB (9/10) and posted 1 tackle, 1 PD and his 1st-career INT off of a LB Bart Scott deflection
    • Rumbled 60 yards to the Tampa Bay 9, which led to a FG.
    • Entered the draft following his junior season
    • Consensus All-American 1st-team selection as a junior, and the 1st at Oregon since DB Mel Renfro in 1962
    • Compiled 151 tackles (83 solo), 24.5 TFL, 10 sacks (-64 yards), 7 PD, 3 FFs and 1 FR in 36 career games (29 starts) at Oregon
    • Also holds the school record with 7 blocked kicks (3 FGAs, 3 PATs and 1 punt)
    • Was a finalist for the Outland Trophy (best collegiate interior lineman) and the Bronko Nagurski award (best college defensive player) as a junior
    • Consensus All-American honors from the Associated Press, NFL Draft Report, Football Writers Association of America, Walter Camp Football Foundation, Sports Illustrated and ESPN.com as a redshirt junior in 2005
    • Was also a unanimous All-Pac 10 Conference 1st-team selection and was a finalist for the Outland Trophy (nation’s best interior lineman) and the Bronko Nagurski award (best college defensive player)
    • Named the Pac 10 co-Defensive Player of the Year and was the recipient of the Morris Trophy (Pac 10’s top defensive lineman)
    • Posted 61 tackles (32 solo), 3 sacks (-20 yards) and 9 TFL
    • Also had 5 PD, 2 blocked kicks (1 FGA and 1 punt), 1 FF and 1 FR
    • Finished the year with a flurry to earn 2nd-team All-Pac 10 conference honors as a redshirt sophomore in 2004
    • Suffered a season-ending knee injury in the opening quarter of the season opener in 2003
    • Freshman All-American 1st-team selection, as well as earning All-Pac 10 honorable mention honors in 2002
    • Ngata also blocked 3 kicks (2 PATs and 1 FGA)
    • Attended Highland (St. Lake City, UT) HS and started his last 3 years
    • Rated as the top defensive player in the nation by Super Prep and PrepStar, as well as the best interior lineman in the country by Student Sports
    • Named the 2001 Utah Gatorade Player of the Year, as he recorded over 100 tackles and 30 sacks as a senior
    • Led his team to the state quarterfinals as a senior, following a 12-2 record and a berth in the State Championship as a junior
    • Haloti joined teammates at the Ravens Annual Goodwill Gridiron Halloween party benifiting Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake in Oct. 2006
    • Also participated in the Maryland State Police’s annual Polar Bear Plunge in Jan. 2007 and ‘08; he and defensive coordinator Rex Ryan joined teammate Adam Terry and others to jump into the Chesapeake Bay to raise funds for Special Olympics Maryland
    • In Nov. 2007, Haloti teamed with the Baltimore City Police Department to distribute coats to men in need at the Helping Up Mission in Baltimore
    • He also participated in teammate Steve McNair's holiday party for Baltimore youth and their families which included appearances by Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon, teammates Todd Heap, Troy Smith and Jamaine Winborne, serving a holiday meal and distributing gifts to youth in Dec. 2007
    • Haloti participated in the Walk for Juvenile Diabetes in Baltimore, April 27, 2008
    • Hosted the Haloti Ngata Sportsfest 2008 in July: Event included Celebrity bowling, youth football camps and a celebrity basketball game, which all raised funds for the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
    • Hosted an essay contest for students to describe ways their class could promote awareness of diabetes, essay winners received $1,000 and tours of M&T Bank Stadium
    • Joined an All-Polynesian group to host football camps in Utah in June 2008
    • Married the former Christine Adams in June 2007
    • Full Name: Etuini Haloti Ngata (pronounced ha-LOW-tee Na-ta)

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