Games Played/Started: (2006, 16/16); (2007, 16/16) Total 32/32
Playoffs: (2006, 1/1) Total 1/1
Established himself as a force along the defensive line in his 2nd year
Has the skills to stuff the run and rush the passer
Enters 2008 with 145 tackles (86 solo), 4 sacks, 5 PD, 1 FF and 1 INT
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
He 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 with the 12th-overall selection in the 1st round 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
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
2007 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Led the DL with 8 tackles (4 solo), including 1 sack (-6 yards) in game 15 at Sea. (12/23)
Posted 5 tackles and 3 QB hits in game 14 at Mia. (12/16)
Tied for the DL lead (Kelly Gregg) with 8 tackles (7 solo) and added 3 QB hits and a sack (-6 yards) in game 12 vs. NE (12/3)
Led DL with a career-high 9 tackles and had 2 QB hits in game 9 vs. Cin. (11/11)
Netted 6 tackles, including 4 solo and helped hold the 49ers to 49 rushing yards and 6 total 1st downs in the win in game 5 at SF (10/7)
Started and posted 4 tackles, helping hold the Jets to 2.6 yards per rush in the 20-13 win in game 2 vs. NYJ (9/16)
Posted 4 tackles (3 solo), and 1 FF, recovered by the Ravens in game 1 at Cin. (9/10)
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
2006 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Started and 5 tackles (4 solo) and his 1st-career sack (-3 yards) in the 31-7 win in game 15 at Pit. (12/24)
Started and helped hold the NFL's No. 1-rated rushing attack to its lowest total all season (104 yards), posting 4 tackles and 1 QB hit in the 24-10 win in game 10 vs. Atl. (11/19)
Had 3 tackles and 1 PD, which led to an Ed Reed INT in the 27-26 victory in game 9 at Ten. (11/12)
Started and posted 6 tackles in game 5 at Den. (10/9)
Started at DT, posting 2 tackles and was outstanding plugging up the middle, helping the Ravens' defense hold the Browns to just 38 yards rushing in the 15-14 victory in game 3 at Cle. (9/24)
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)
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)
