2026
Noah Abela Joins the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
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Noah Abela joined the Northern Arizona University football program in 2026. The kicker and punter from Pearland, Texas, wears #39 for the Lumberjacks, who play in the Big Sky Conference of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).
NAU's 2026 roster lists him as a freshman kicker, 5-9 and 165 pounds, from Dawson High School.
He arrived in Flagstaff after a senior season at Dawson that earned him Second Team All-State honors at place-kicker in Texas Class 6A. Nationally, Kohl's Professional Camps ranked him the No. 33 kicker in the Class of 2026, and Chris Sailer Kicking rated him a four-star punter.
Through high school he trained with both programs, including a second-place finish in Class of 2026 punt charting at Chris Sailer's Vegas camp in May 2023.