Linebacker for Navy. 2016: 23 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
6′2″ · Tucson, AZ
The story
2016 linebacker for Navy. 2016: 23 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearDaniel Gonzales
He has spent three seasons in the Navy linebacker corps. The receipt: 10 tackles, 1 TFL against Fordham — Week 1, 2016.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Navy, 23 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2014–2016
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Ken Niumatalolo.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Ken Niumatalolo, all run-heavy offenses — 28-12 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Newberry
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2016
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-16vs Fordham | 10 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 28-24vs UConn | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 21-14@ Tulane | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-28@ Air Force | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Player DNA