2025: Appeared in 13 games, making 11 starts at linebacker ... Finished fifth on the squad with 64 tackles ... Had 2.5 sacks, 5.5 tackles for loss and an interception ... Recorded four tackles in the season opener at Indiana ... Had seven tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss in the win over NCCU ... Notched three tackles in the win at Virginia Tech ... Had a career high 12 tackles and half a TFL at Marshall ... Registered five tackles and a sack in the wins over ULM and Troy ... Had two tackles and an interception in the win over Georgia State ... Delivered eight tackles and half a TFL in the Cure Bowl win over South Florida.
2024: Played in all 12 games ... Played linebacker and special teams ... Recorded 26 tackles, one sack and two tackles for loss ... One of two players in the country to join a team the first day of school and play in the season opener ... Recorded a career-high eight tackles and a sack against Virginia Tech ... Registered three tackles apiece against Coastal Carolina and Texas State ... Had four tackles in the win over Georgia Southern.
2023 (JMU): Played in all 13 games ... Had six tackles (five solo) to go with one forced fumble ... Forced a fumble vs. Old Dominion (Oct. 28) ... JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2023, Spring 2024).
2022 (JMU): Redshirted ... Missed entire season due to preseason injury.
2021 (JMU): Played in 11 games ... Had 13 tackles (six solo) to go with 1.5 tackles for loss and one interception ... Career-high four tackles and a half TFL vs. Maine (Sept. 11) ... Had three tackles and first career interception vs. Towson (Nov. 20) ... Made a tackle for loss vs. Morehead State (Sept. 4) ... CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2021).
2020-21 (JMU): Played in all eight games ... Had two solo tackles ... Made first career tackle in debut vs. Morehead State (Feb. 20) ... CAA Football Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2020).
High School: VHSL 5A First Team All-State as a senior ... First Team All-Region as a senior and Second Team as a junior ... First Team All-Tidewater as a senior ... 2019 Peninsula District Defensive Player of the Year ... First Team All-District as a junior and senior and Honorable Mention as a freshman and sophomore ... First Team All-757 as a senior ... Peninsula Sports Club Most Outstanding Football Player as a senior ... Had 160 tackles, 20 TFL, two forced fumbles, two interceptions and four breakups as a senior ... Registered 157 tackles, 28 TFL, 8.0 sacks and five forced fumbles as a junior ... Honor roll student.
Personal: Son of Tony and Shantell Naotala ... Has two brothers, Kalepo and Koa, and a sister, Siena ... Graduated with a degree in sport and recreation management.