Credited with 88 career receptions for 1,287 yards and six touchdowns in 1,510 offensive snaps over 45 career games (25 starts) from 2019-22 ... also averaged 23.2 yards on 14 kickoff returns in 2019.
Credited with 88 career receptions for 1,287 yards and six touchdowns in 1,510 offensive snaps over 45 career games (25 starts) from 2019-22 … also averaged 23.2 yards on 14 kickoff returns in 2019.
2022: Posted career highs in receptions (41) and receiving yards (526) and added two touchdown receptions in 659 offensive snaps over 14 games (all starts) … ACC Honor Roll selection … recorded a seven-yard reception at Georgia Tech … gained 44 yards on three receptions vs. Furman … gained 54 yards on a team-high three receptions vs. Louisiana Tech, including a diving 41-yard grab on an early Clemson drive … posted a team-high 84 yards on four receptions at No. 21 Wake Forest … caught two passes for 19 yards vs. No. 10 NC State … recorded a career-long 38-yard touchdown among his three catches for 47 yards at Boston College, collecting team offensive player of the game honors … made a 19-yard catch at Florida State … caught three passes for 50 yards and also snagged a two-point conversion vs. No. 14 Syracuse … recorded 22 yards and a touchdown among his four receptions at Notre Dame … caught two passes for 30 yards vs. Louisville and made two critical early plays in the game, including a conversion on third-and-15 on Clemson’s opening drive and recovering a Clemson fumble on another touchdown drive … recorded a 13-yard reception vs. Miami (Fla.) … caught a seven-yard pass vs. South Carolina … recorded a team-high five receptions for 46 yards vs. No. 24 North Carolina … led Clemson with 84 yards on a career-high eight receptions in the Orange Bowl vs. No. 6 Tennessee.
This catch is absurd, @josephngata 🤯 pic.twitter.com/zjHCM414Mu— Clemson Football (@ClemsonFB) September 18, 2022
This catch is absurd, @josephngata 🤯 pic.twitter.com/zjHCM414Mu
— Clemson Football (@ClemsonFB) September 18, 2022
2021: Caught 23 passes for 438 yards and a touchdown over 425 snaps in nine games (eight starts) … led Clemson in receiving against Georgia and Boston College, reaching the 100-yard mark in both games … had a career day vs. No. 5 Georgia, setting career marks in receptions (six) and receiving yards (110) to collect team offensive player of the week honors … added three catches for 51 yards vs. SC State … caught two passes for 25 yards vs. Georgia Tech … gained 36 yards on two receptions at NC State … set another career high in yardage vs. Boston College, gaining a team-high 111 yards on four receptions, while also adding two tackles on special teams … recorded an acrobatic 19-yard touchdown reception and a special teams tackle at Syracuse … caught three passes for 52 yards vs. Florida State … gained 34 yards on two receptions at Louisville.
Joseph Ngata taps the foot for the @ClemsonFB touchdown! pic.twitter.com/3XBfY9FnNc— ACC Network (@accnetwork) October 16, 2021
Joseph Ngata taps the foot for the @ClemsonFB touchdown! pic.twitter.com/3XBfY9FnNc
— ACC Network (@accnetwork) October 16, 2021
2020: Caught seven passes for 83 yards in 122 snaps over seven games (three starts) while battling injury for much of the year … caught three passes for 48 yards at Wake Forest … limited by an abdominal injury vs. The Citadel and vs. Virginia … held out as a precaution vs. No. 7 Miami … caught a six-yard pass at Georgia Tech … gained 15 yards on two catches vs. Syracuse … caught a 14-yard pass at No. 4 Notre Dame.
2019: Recorded 17 catches for 240 yards and three receiving touchdowns in 304 snaps over 15 games … also averaged 23.2 yards on 14 kickoff returns … caught a 12-yard pass in his collegiate debut vs. Georgia Tech … added a 25-yard reception vs. No. 12 Texas A&M … posted a 25-yard kickoff return at Syracuse … caught his first career touchdown pass vs. Charlotte, catching a 37-yard score from Chase Brice while leading Clemson in receptions (three) and receiving yards (62) … averaged 37.5 yards on two kickoff returns at North Carolina, sharing team special teams player of the game honors … caught two passes for 35 yards vs. Florida State … contributed a six-yard touchdown reception and averaged 30.5 yards on two kickoff returns at Louisville, sharing team special teams player of the game honors … gained 21 yards on three catches vs. Boston College … caught an eight-yard pass vs. Wofford … added two receptions for 17 yards at NC State … recorded 42 yards and a touchdown on two receptions vs. Wake Forest … caught an 11-yard pass in Fiesta Bowl vs. No. 2 Ohio State.
Before Clemson: Ranked as a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, which listed him as the 21st-best overall player in the nation, fourth-best player from the state of California and fifth-best wide receiver … 247Sports ranked Ngata as 39th-best overall player, the ninth-best from California and eighth-best wide receiver … listed as 28th-best overall player in the nation by Tom Lemming … ESPN.com rated him as its No. 159 overall player … led his team to the state championship each of his final two years … led Folsom High in the 2018 state championship victory on Dec. 14 with nine receptions for 103 yards and a score … his touchdown catch with under two minutes left sent the game into overtime … team finished 14-1 in 2018 … for his high school career, had 188 receptions for 3,682 yards and 55 touchdowns … team had a 39-3 record in his three years on the varsity … had a touchdown catch in 36 of 42 career games … also had 17-yard average on rushing plays (17-236) … in 2018, had 66 catches for 1,272 yards and 22 scores, a 19.3-yard average … had six 100-yard receiving games … caught a touchdown in each of his last 10 games and 13 of the 15 games in 2018 … in 2017, had career-high 81 receptions for 1,777 yards and 26 scores … averaged 22 yards per catch … led team to a 16-0 record with seven 100-yard receiving games, including two games with at least 200 yards … had 12 catches for 202 yards against Oakdale High in 2017 … had 213 yards and career-high four touchdowns against St. Mary’s in 2017 … caught at least one touchdown in 14 of 16 games … had 41 catches for 633 receiving yards and seven touchdowns as a sophomore … had nine catches for 139 receiving yards in his first career high school game in 2016 … had a touchdown catch in seven of 11 games in 2016 … played his high school football at Folsom High School for Kris Richardson … primary Clemson recruiter was Jeff Scott … was the first Clemson signee from California to matriculate to Clemson since Bobby Forbes in 1991 … attended same high school as former Washington quarterback Jake Browning … wore No. 10 in high school … played in All-American Bowl … committed to Clemson on July 28, 2018 … enrolled at Clemson in January 2019.
Personal: Born Jan. 9, 2001 … earned degree in psychology in December 2022 … completed a microinternship with Adobe in spring 2022 … last name pronounced: enn-GOT-uh.
