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2020 Football Roster

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45 Samson Nacua

  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 195
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Provo, Utah

Biography



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.
2019: Played in all 14 games, starting against Texas in the Alamo Bowl.
  • 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.
2018: Played in all 14 games.
  • 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.
2017: Played in all 13 games with six starts.
  • 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.
2016: Walked on the team in the fall, earning a scholarship during camp, redshirted.
 
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.

Statistics

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2020

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Historical Player Information

  • 26

    2016Freshman

    DB
    6'3" 182 lbs
    26
  • 45

    2017Freshman

    WR
    6'3" 189 lbs
    45
  • 45

    2018Sophomore

    WR
    6'3" 195 lbs
    45
  • 45

    2019Junior

    WR
    6'3" 200 lbs
    45
  • 45

    2020Senior

    WR
    6'3" 195 lbs
    45