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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2024Auburn
Fa'Najae Gotay
LB • 6'0" • 226 lbs • North Fort Myers, FL, USA
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Impact Production
12
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
7
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
21
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Maryland
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 7
- Program Path
- Maryland • Auburn
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Player Story
Fa'Najae Gotay built his college career from 2018 through 2024 as a linebacker from North Fort Myers, FL wearing No. 38, spending time with Auburn and Maryland. The clearest part of Fa'Najae Gotay's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Maryland
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Fa'Najae Gotay, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Maryland. Fa'Najae Gotay shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 133
- TFL
- 7
- Sacks
- 3
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Fa'Najae Gotay quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Auburn · LB
- Career Tackles
- 133
- Tracked sample
- 7 unique seasons · 9 entries · 39 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Maryland
- Top game
- Illinois
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · North Fort Myers · Maryland
- High school pipeline
- North Fort Myers · 12 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 38 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 5 tackles · LB 868th (top 71%) · SEC 423rd (top 58%) · National 3,426th (top 57%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Maryland | 2 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 20.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Maryland | 7 | 26 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 11.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Maryland | 4 | 22 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 20.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Maryland | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2022 Postseason | Maryland | 11 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 23.4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Maryland | 11 | 33 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | 1 | 0 | 23.4 |
| 2023 Postseason | Maryland | 12 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 45.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Maryland | 12 | 38 | 4.5 | 2.5 | - | 1 | 0 | 45.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Auburn | 3 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.8 |
Related Context
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Fa'Najae Gotay played LB for Maryland and Auburn. Across 7 tracked seasons, Fa'Najae Gotay recorded 133 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Maryland.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Maryland paired 9 primary output with 22.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Maryland, Auburn.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Alabama A&M
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Auburn
Games
3
Havoc Plays / G
0
Efficiency
7
Usage
1.5
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Alabama A&M
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Alabama A&M: 0. New Mexico: 0. UL Monroe: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alabama A&M: 3 by 12.5. New Mexico: 1 by 4.2. UL Monroe: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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First Half0 · Games = 2 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · Games = 1 · +0 vs First Half
Game Log
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3 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Alabama A&M
Best efficiency game
12.5 vs Alabama A&M
Player Story
Fa'Najae Gotay story
Fa'Najae Gotay built his college career from 2018 through 2024 as a linebacker from North Fort Myers, FL wearing No. 38, spending time with Auburn and Maryland. The clearest part of Fa'Najae Gotay's career was his defensive production: 133 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 39 career games in the available record. That gives Fa'Najae Gotay's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Maryland
2018-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Auburn
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201820192020202120222022202320232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Maryland | 0.5 | 8.8 | 2 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Maryland | 0.5 | 14.4 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Maryland | 1 | 25.4 | 4.4 | 0.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Maryland | 0 | — | — | -1 |
| 2022 Postseason | Maryland | 4 | 16.1 | 2.9 | 4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Maryland | 4 | 16.1 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Maryland | 9 | 22.8 | 5.8 | 5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Maryland | 9 | 22.8 | 5.8 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Auburn | 0 | 7 | 1.5 | -9 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Illinois
Week 7 · L 24-27 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Rutgers
Week 15 · L 24-27 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
77.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 77.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Michigan State
Week 14 · L 16-19 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
64.2 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 64.2 takeover score.
#4
@ NC State
Week 1 · W 16-12 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
vs Virginia
Week 3 · W 42-14
2
Havoc Plays
58.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Maryland
9 primary output · 22.8 efficiency · 5.8 usage
45.5
#2
2023 Regular Season · Maryland
45.5
9 primary · 22.8 efficiency · 5.8 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Auburn
39.8
0 primary · 7 efficiency · 1.5 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
3
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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