Nik Navarro

Height:
6-1
Weight:
240
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Fontana, CA
High School:
Jurupa Hills HS

Listed No. 1 on preseason depth chart at Mike (inside) linebacker for senior season at Cal Poly.

2018 -- Started all 11 games at Mike linebacker as a junior ... second on the team with 83 total tackles (66 solo) ... season-high 11 tackles against Weber State and 10 more versus Southern Utah ... 10 solo tackles in each game ... 12.0 tackles for lost yardage, including two against North Dakota State, Weber State and Southern Utah ... earned two sacks versus Southern Utah and one each against Weber State, Sacramento State and Montana State ... forced fumbles in Weber State and Montana State games and recovered a fumble versus UC Davis ... one quarterback hurry against Brown and broke up passes in the Brown and Southern Utah contests ... made one tackle for lost yardage in 2019 Spring Game.

2017 -- As a sophomore, played in 10 games with one start in home finale against Sacramento State ... earned eight total tackles (six solo) ... six of his tackles were in the start against Sacramento State, including 1.5 tackles for lost yardage ... other tackles were against Weber State and Portland State ... two tackles in 2018 Spring Game.

2016 -- Played in all 12 games as a redshirt freshman backing up the outside linebackers ... five total tackles (four solo), including a pair of stops against North Dakota ... credited with one quarterback hurry in regular-season game against San Diego ... one tackle and one fumble recovery in 2017 Spring Game.

2015 -- Redshirt ... listed No. 2 at Mike (middle) linebacker behind Joseph Gigantino III on preseason depth chart ... made five tackles, including one sack, in 2016 Spring Game.

High School -- Navarro compiled 241 tackles and blocked five field goal attempts in his last two seasons under head coach Ed McMillon at Jurupa Hills High School in?Fontana ... as a senior, recorded 112 tackles, including three sacks, along with one interception, two fumble recoveries, forced four fumbles and blocked three field goal attempts ... his statistics as a junior include 129 tackles, three more interceptions, four forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, two sacks and two more blocked field goal attempts ... twice earned first-team all-league and CIF-Southern Section division honors and was second-team All-Area as a senior ... was a league MVP and a two-time defensive MVP of his team ... in 2013, led Jurupa Hills to a 12-2 overall mark, Mountain Valley League title and CIF-Southern Section East Valley Division championship ... last fall, Jurupa Valley finished second in the San Andreas League and qualified for the CIF-Southern Section Inland Division playoffs, finishing 5-6 ... also recruited by Idaho, Montana State and Sacramento State, Navarro chose to be a Mustang because "I believe Cal Poly will offer a better educational and athletic opportunity. It is a school whose reputation speaks for itself. I would like to follow in a long line of Buck Buchanan Award winners and believe that Cal Poly can help me achieve this."

Personal -- Son of Ruby Navarro ... one brother, Adrian, and one sister, Jade ... wants to be a lawyer or sports agent ... native language is Spanish ... nickname is Sucio ... born in Fontana, Calif. ... majoring in industrial technology.