Meet The Mid-Laurent Njiki

July 16, 2017

NAME: Laurent Njiki

CLASS: Junior

POSITION: GUARD

HEIGHT: 6-3

WEIGHT: 306

HOMETOWN: Wylie, Texas

HIGH SCHOOL: Wylie

MAJOR: Cyber Operations

COACH THAT RECRUITED ME: Coach Yokitis

I CHOSE NAVY OVER: Air Force, Tulane and Georgetown

I CHOSE NAVY BECAUSE: The Naval Academy gave me the option to go to an elite institution and also play football at the highest possible level.

POSITION COACH: Coach Ingram

FAVORITE MEAL: Chicken Alfredo

FAVORITE ATHLETE: Lebron James

FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM: New Orleans Saints

TO RELAX I LIKE TO: Just hang out with my friends.

RIGHT NOW MY SERVICE SELECTION WOULD BE: Navy Pilot or Cryptologic Warfare

IF I COULD EAT DINNER WITH ANY THREE PEOPLE IT WOULD BE: My Grandfather, Jesus, Martin Luther King

IN HIGH SCHOOL I DREAMED OF BEING: The President

ON GAME DAY I LISTEN TO: NAV, Eli Sostre, Drake, Chief Keef

MY FAVORITE SUMMER VACATION WAS: Montego Bay, Jamaica

MY FAVORITE FORM OF SOCIAL MEDIA IS: Twitter is one of the greatest social and technology platforms ever made. A lot of people don't understand how funny Twitter is.

MY FAVORITE PERSON TO FOLLOW ON TWITTER IS: Mike Martin

WHAT I LOVE ON GAME DAY IS: The crowd, the atmosphere and the flyovers.

WHICH TEAM NOT ON NAVY'S SCHEDULE WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO PLAY AND WHY: Stanford, they were the school I was really interested in while I was in high school. Plus, I would like to see an East Coast vs. West Coast matchup.

MY FAVORITE PART OF BEING IN A CONFERENCE IS: Being able to play close to home in Dallas, Texas.

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

MY FAVORITE COACH NIUMATALOLO SAYING IS: "You have no freaking clue!" *extremely high-pitched voice*

THE PLAYER THAT WILL SURPRISE THE MOST PEOPLE ON OFFENSE IN 2016 IS: Malcolm Perry

THE PLAYER THAT WILL SURPRISE THE MOST PEOPLE ON DEFENSE IN 2016 IS: Hudson Sullivan

THE MOST VALUABLE OFFENSIVE PLAYER IN 2016 WILL BE: Darryl Bonner

THE MOST VALUABLE DEFENSIVE PLAYER IN 2016 WILL BE: D.J. Palmore

THE TOUGHEST PLAYER ON THE NAVY FOOTBALL TEAM IS: Winn Howard

THE FASTEST PLAYER ON THE NAVY FOOTBALL TEAM IS: Tre Walker

THE STRONGEST PLAYER ON THE NAVY FOOTBALL TEAM IS: Bryan Barrett

THE ONE PLAYER ON THE CURRENT TEAM THAT EPITOMIZES NAVY FOOTBALL: Winn Howard

THE FUNNIEST PLAYER ON THE TEAM IS: Craig Scott

THE PLAYER ON THE TEAM MOST LIKELY TO BECOME SUPERINTENDENT: Matt Stewart

THE PLAYER ON THE TEAM MOST LIKELY TO BECOME COMMANDANT: Erik Harris

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Players Mentioned

#10 Malcolm Perry: QB; 5' 9"; Junior

#29 Darryl Bonner: SB; 5' 7"; Senior

#45 D.J. Palmore: OLB; 6' 3"; Senior

#51 Winn Howard: LB; 6' 2"; Senior

#82 Craig Scott: WR; 6' 2"; Senior

#40 Tre Walker: SB; 5' 9"; Freshman

#41 Mike Martin: SB; 6' 1"; Freshman

#64 Bryan Barrett: C; 6' 3"; Freshman

#77 Laurent Njiki: OG; 6' 3"; Freshman

#86 Matt Stewart: LB; 6' 1"; Freshman

#87 Hudson Sullivan: LB; 6' 2"; Freshman

#98 Erik Harris: P; 5' 10"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#10 Malcolm Perry
: 5' 9"; Junior
: QB

#29 Darryl Bonner
: 5' 7"; Senior
: SB

#45 D.J. Palmore
: 6' 3"; Senior
: OLB

#51 Winn Howard
: 6' 2"; Senior
: LB

#82 Craig Scott
: 6' 2"; Senior
: WR

#40 Tre Walker
: 5' 9"; Freshman
: SB

#41 Mike Martin
: 6' 1"; Freshman
: SB

#64 Bryan Barrett
: 6' 3"; Freshman
: C

#77 Laurent Njiki
: 6' 3"; Freshman
: OG

#86 Matt Stewart
: 6' 1"; Freshman
: LB

#87 Hudson Sullivan
: 6' 2"; Freshman
: LB

#98 Erik Harris
: 5' 10"; Freshman
: P