Linebacker, Auburn (from Maryland), 2018–24
Fa’Najae Gotay
- Number
- No. 38
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 226 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- North Fort Myers, FL
Fa’Najae Gotay played linebacker at Maryland (2018–23) and Auburn (2024).
Career highs
15tackles, career highat Michigan State, 2019Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Maryland | 38 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Maryland | 38 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Maryland | 38 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Maryland | 38 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | Maryland | 38 | LB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2023 | Maryland | 38 | LB | Yr 6 | ||
| 2024 | Auburn | 38 | LB | Sr. (Yr 7) | 6′0″ | 226 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2024 Auburn 3 games, 5 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Alabama A&M | W 73–3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. New Mexico | W 45–19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. UL Monroe | W 48–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Maryland 12 games, 44 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs. Charlotte | W 38–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Virginia | W 42–14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Michigan State | W 31–9 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Indiana | W 44–17 | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Ohio State | L 17–37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Illinois | L 24–27 | 6 | 4 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Northwestern | L 27–33 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Penn State | L 15–51 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at Nebraska | W 13–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Michigan | L 24–31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | at Rutgers | W 42–24 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Auburn | W 31–13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Maryland 11 games, 33 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | atCharlotte | W 56–21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | vs. SMU | W 34–27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | atMichigan | L 27–34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Michigan State | W 27–13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Purdue | L 29–31 | 7 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | atIndiana | W 38–33 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Northwestern | W 31–24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atPenn State | L 0–30 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Ohio State | L 30–43 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Rutgers | W 37–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. NC State | W 16–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2020 Maryland 4 games, 22 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | atNorthwestern | L 3–43 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs. Minnesota | W 45–44 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | atPenn State | W 35–19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | vs.Rutgers | L 24–27 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Maryland 7 games, 26 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Howard | W 79–0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Syracuse | W 63–20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs.Penn State | L 0–59 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | atRutgers | W 48–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | atPurdue | L 14–40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs.Nebraska | L 7–54 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | atMichigan State | L 16–19 | 15 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Maryland 2 games, 3 tackles
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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