When he was asked prior to the start of last season which player he thought could have a breakout season, Dabo Swinney did not hesitate to answer it. The Clemson head coach thought wide receiver Joseph Ngata was positioned to have a big season.
However, it never came to fruition.
Ngata suffered an abdomen injury in the season opener against Wake Forest and never truly recovered. After rolling in and out of the lineup all season, with very little production because of the injury, Ngata had surgery near the end of the season and was shut down for the rest of the year.