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Jersey Number 45
Samson Nacua
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Provo, Utah
NACUA QUICK HITS
- 45 career games, eight starts
- Awarded a scholarship in 2016
- Led Utah in receiving touchdowns in 2018 (5) and 2019 (4)
2020: Played in four games, starting against Washington State.
- Four receptions for 29 yards (7.2 ypc) with one touchdown.
- Three catches for 29 yards (9.6 ypc) with a seven-yard touchdown reception against No. 20 USC.
- First-career punt return for 18 yards against USC.
- 18 catches for 330 yards (18.3 ypc) and four receiving touchdowns.
- Career-high 90 receiving yards on five catches, adding a 52-yard touchdown catch against Washington State.
- Had an 83-yard touchdown catch against UCLA, the 10th-longest reception in school history.
- 31 receptions for 362 yards and a team-high five receiving touchdowns.
- Season-high 70 yards and a 57-yard touchdown catch against Stanford.
- Career-high eight receptions against Washington for 46 yards.
- 29 receptions for 294 yards (1 TD).
- 10.1 yards per catch.
- Season-high seven catches for 59 yards against San Jose State.
- 8-yard touchdown reception against Arizona.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played football and basketball at Timpview HS.
- 2015 first-team all-state and All-Salt Lake Tribune team, also earning USA Today All-USA Utah Football second team.
- Two-time all-region: Region 7 MVP in 2015 and Region 8 second team in 2014.
- Helped Timpview HS to win the 2014 Utah 4A state title (state runner-up in 2015).
- 2,000 career receiving yards on 106 receptions (18.9 ypc).
- As a senior, he had 64 receptions for 1,359 yards and nine touchdowns.
- Named the 2015 Great American Rivalry MVP after racking up 226 all-purpose yards (including a 99-yard kickoff return) and two touchdowns against Provo HS.
PERSONAL: Son of Penina and the late Lionel Nacua … four brothers and one sister … brother Kai played safety at BYU (2013-16) and currently plays for the Carolina Panthers … brother Puka is a freshman at Washington … sociology major … full name Samson Lionel Nacua … born in Las Vegas.
Former Utah Football Head Coach Urban Meyer inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Wednesday, December 10
Crimson Corner with Bill Riley - Kyle Bonagura
Wednesday, December 03
Crimson Corner with Bill Riley - Yogi Roth
Tuesday, December 02
NSD26: Dylan Waters
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