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Meet The Mid-Daniel Gonzales

June 28, 2016

NAME: Daniel Gonzales

NUMBER: 58

CLASS: Senior

POSITION: Linebacker

HEIGHT: 6-2

WEIGHT: 240

HOMETOWN: Tucson, Ariz.

HIGH SCHOOL: Cienega

MAJOR: Political Science

COACH THAT RECRUITED ME: Coach Johns

I CHOSE NAVY OVER: Army

I CHOSE NAVY BECAUSE: Winning Tradition

POSITION COACH: Coach Johns

FAVORITE MEAL: Carne Asada Burritos

FAVORITE ATHLETE: Alex Rodriquez

FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM: New York Yankees and the Dallas Cowboys

TO RELAX I LIKE TO: Watch Vice News Documentaries

RIGHT NOW MY SERVICE SELECTION WOULD BE: Marine Ground

IF I COULD EAT DINNER WITH ANY THREE PEOPLE IT WOULD BE: Walter Payton, Bruce Lee, and Selena Quintanilla

IN HIGH SCHOOL I DREAMED OF BEING: A professional baseball player

ON GAME DAY I LISTEN TO: Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson and George Strait

MY FAVORITE SUMMER VACATION WAS: Family trip to New York to watch the Yankees

MY FAVORITE FORM OF SOCIAL MEDIA IS: Only have Facebook

MY FAVORITE PERSON TO FOLLOW ON TWITTER IS: N/A

MY FIRST THOUGHT STEPPING ON THE NAVAL ACADEMY CAMPUS WAS: "This has to be better than NAPS"

WHAT I LOVE ON GAME DAY IS: Sizing up the opponent during pre-game

WHICH TEAM NOT ON NAVY'S SCHEDULE WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO PLAY AND WHY: Arizona, because they are my hometown team.

MY FAVORITE PART OF BEING IN A CONFERENCE IS: Adds more competition and meaning to each game

THE WORD THAT BEST DESCRIBES A NAVY FOOTBALL PLAYER IS: Lionhearted

MY FAVORITE COACH NIUMATALOLO SAYING IS: "It is not what you say that makes you, but what you do"

THE PLAYER THAT WILL SURPRISE THE MOST PEOPLE ON OFFENSE IN 2016 IS: Kendrick Mouton

THE PLAYER THAT WILL SURPRISE THE MOST PEOPLE ON DEFENSE IN 2016 IS: Mike Kelly

THE MOST VALUABLE OFFENSIVE PLAYER IN 2016 WILL BE: Tago Smith

THE MOST VALUABLE DEFENSIVE PLAYER IN 2016 WILL BE: Micah Thomas

THE TOUGHEST PLAYER ON THE NAVY FOOTBALL TEAM IS: Ryan Harris

THE FASTEST PLAYER ON THE NAVY FOOTBALL TEAM IS: Jahmaal Daniel

THE STRONGEST PLAYER ON THE NAVY FOOTBALL TEAM IS: Nnamdi Uzoma "Big Guy on Campus"

THE ONE PLAYER ON THE CURRENT TEAM THAT EPITOMIZES NAVY FOOTBALL: Will Worth

THE FUNNIEST PLAYER ON THE TEAM IS: Treyvon Clarke

THE PLAYER ON THE TEAM MOST LIKELY TO BECOME SUPERINTENDENT: Adam West

THE PLAYER ON THE TEAM MOST LIKELY TO BECOME COMMANDANT: Dj Grant-Johnson

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Players Mentioned

Jahmaal Daniel

#25 Jahmaal Daniel

SB
5' 6"
Senior
Micah Thomas

#44 Micah Thomas

LB
6' 1"
Senior
Tago Smith

#2 Tago Smith

QB
5' 10"
Senior
Kendrick Mouton

#23 Kendrick Mouton

SB
6' 0"
Senior
Will Worth

#8 Will Worth

QB
6' 1"
Freshman
Nnamdi Uzoma

#20 Nnamdi Uzoma

OLB
6' 3"
Freshman
Daniel Gonzales

#40 Daniel Gonzales

LB
6' 2"
Freshman
Ryan Harris

#59 Ryan Harris

LB
5' 11"
Freshman
Adam West

#72 Adam West

C
6' 3"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jahmaal Daniel

#25 Jahmaal Daniel

5' 6"
Senior
SB
Micah Thomas

#44 Micah Thomas

6' 1"
Senior
LB
Tago Smith

#2 Tago Smith

5' 10"
Senior
QB
Kendrick Mouton

#23 Kendrick Mouton

6' 0"
Senior
SB
Will Worth

#8 Will Worth

6' 1"
Freshman
QB
Nnamdi Uzoma

#20 Nnamdi Uzoma

6' 3"
Freshman
OLB
Daniel Gonzales

#40 Daniel Gonzales

6' 2"
Freshman
LB
Ryan Harris

#59 Ryan Harris

5' 11"
Freshman
LB
Adam West

#72 Adam West

6' 3"
Freshman
C