2023: Played in all 13 games and started one at linebacker ... Had 29 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss ... Led the team in tackles once and had one double-digit tackle game ... Recorded his first career tackle in the season-opener at Virginia Tech ... Totaled three stops in the win over Louisiana ... Recorded eight tackles and a tackle for loss in the win over Georgia State ... Registered a career-high 14 tackles and half a tackle for loss in the Famous Toastery Bowl against WKU. Made his first career start.
2022: Redshirted ... Played in one game, on special teams at Appalachian State.
Personal: Son of Tony and Shantell Naotala ... Has two brothers, Kalepo and Seth. Seth plays football at James Madison, and a sister, Siena ... Majoring in exercise science.
KOA NAOTALA CAREER STATS
| Year | Games | UT | AT | TOTAL | TFL | Sacks | INT | FF | FR | PBU |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 1.5-2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 14 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 1.5-2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |