Ezekiel Noa

Boise State Football vs Air Force, John Kelly photo.

Position:
Middle Linebacker
Hometown:
Spring Valley, Calif.
Height:
5-11
High School:
Helix HS
Weight:
240
Class:
Sixth Year
NIL Exchange:
Ezekiel Noa

Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award Watch List (2022)
All-Mountain West Second Team (2022)
2x All-Mountain West Honorable Mention (2020, 2021)
Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 10, 2022)
Frisco Bowl Defensive MVP (2022)

BOISE STATE CAREER
SIXTH YEAR (2022): All-Mountain West Second Team...started all 10 games in which he appeared...made 60 tackles, including 34 solo...tied for team lead with 4.5 sacks and registered 8.5 tackles-for-loss...seven tackles and a forced fumble in season opener at Oregon State, Sept. 3...notched 1.5 sacks among four tackles at New Mexico, Sept. 9...seven tackles, including a sack, and a forced fumble against San Diego State, Sept. 30...against Fresno State, Oct. 8, became first Bronco since 2017 to have an interception, forced fumble and a sack in a game...eight tackles against BYU, Nov. 5...recorded season-high nine tackles, including 1.5 TFL, and returned an interception 52 yards to earn Defensive MVP in the Frisco Bowl against North Texas, Dec. 17.

RS SENIOR (2021): Started all 12 games…recorded 66 tackles, the third-most among all players…his two fumble recoveries tied for the second-most among Broncos…also notched 6.5 tackles-for-loss and three sacks…recovered two fumbles in the third quarter against UTEP (Sept. 10)…notched a season-high 10 tackles, including his first sack since 2019, at Utah State (Sept. 25)…registered two sacks against New Mexico (Nov. 20).

RS JUNIOR (2020): Started all seven games...led the team with eight tackles (five solo), including one for loss, against Utah State (Oct. 24)...had a tackle-for-loss among his five tackles at Air Force (Oct. 31).

RS SOPHOMORE (2019): Started four games before suffering a season-ending injury Sept. 20 against Air Force...finished the season with 28 tackles (13 solo), including a sack and 3.0 tackles-for-loss...had four tackles (two solo), including one for loss, at Florida State (Aug. 31)...led the team with seven tackles (five solo) against Marshall (Sept. 6)...had seven tackles (five solo) and shared a tackle-for-loss against Portland State (Sept. 14)...made a sack and 1.5 tackles-for-loss among his career-high 10 tackles (one solo) against Air Force (Sept. 20).

RS FRESHMAN (2018): Appeared in 10 games, making three starts...finished with 34 tackles, including 4.0 tackles-for-loss and a forced fumble...had a tackle-for-loss among his four tackles (three solo) at Air Force (Oct. 27)...shared a tackle-for-loss among his seven tackles (two solo) against Fresno State (Nov. 9)...forced a fumble, shared a sack, and made a team-high seven tackles at New Mexico (Nov. 16)...had a tackle-for-loss among his seven tackles against Utah State (Nov. 24)...shared a tackle-for-loss among his eight tackles against Fresno State (Dec. 1).

FRESHMAN (2017): Did not see action.

HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Three-star recruit per ESPN, Scout.com, Rivals, 247Sports...played four years of varsity ball at Helix...helped the team to CIF San Diego Section Open Division title in 2015 and runner-up finish in 2016...two-time CIF San Diego Section Defensive Player of the Year and East County Defensive Player of the Year (2015-16)...named to All-CIF San Diego Section Second Team as a sophomore in 2014...has earned spots on the All-East County and All-San Diego County Teams from 2014-16...named a team captain in 2016 and recorded 92 tackles with 9.5 sacks and picked off a pass...also played tight end and running back for Helix, scoring nine touchdowns with 152 receiving yards and 640 rushing yards as a senior...notched 73 tackles, 8.0 sacks as a junior and had two pick-sixes in the state playoffs as Helix reached the Open Division title game...missed the title game with an injury suffered in the semifinals.