It’s been a long road to get here for Clemson’s Joseph Ngata. Following a stellar freshman campaign in the orange and purple, Ngata struggled with a slew of injuries in his sophomore season last year, but the receiver came out guns blazing in the Tiger’s season opener against the Bulldogs, setting career-highs with six receptions and 110 receiving yards to earn team offensive player of the week honors.
“He’s good,” head coach Dabo Swinney said about Ngata. “He hadn’t really played since his freshman year. He had a few plays here and there last year, that was about it.