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Career: He should eventually approach Eastern’s career leaders lists in several receiving categories. In his 29-game career (12 as a starter), he has caught 72 passes for 854 yards and seven touchdowns, but is still looking for his first multiple TV receiving game. His 1,114 career kickoff return yards already ranks eighth in school history heading into his junior season. The record was set by his former teammate Shaq Hill (2012-14, 16) with 2,280. His twin brother, Nzuzi, has played in 38 games and started 25.

2018: Listed as a starter at wide receiver on the preseason depth chart. He had eight catches for 129 yards in three spring scrimmages, including three grabs for 68 yards and a long of 54 in EWU’s Red-White Game.

2017: Earned third team All-Big Sky honors (as selected by the league’s head coaches). Started EWU’s first 10 games as a wide receiver and played in a total of 11. He ranked 36th in FCS and fifth in the Big Sky in receptions (5.4 per game, total of 59) and 68th and 11th, respectively, in yards (63.0 per game, total of 693). He caught five passes for 101 yards against Fordham (9/16/17) and one game later versus Montana (9/23/17) he equaled the sixth-best performance in school history with 13 catches for a career-high 143 yards. However, he didn’t score in either game, but followed that by having a touchdown catch in five-straight games from Sept. 30 to Nov. 4. He started the stretch with eight catches for 70 yards against Sacramento State (9/30/17), and ended it with seven grabs for 94 yards versus Weber State (11/4/17). He had six receptions for 102 yards and a TD versus UC Davis (10/7/17). He took over a starting position after all three of EWU’s 2016 starters (Cooper Kupp, Kendrick Bourne, Shaq Hill) were All-Americans and moved on to opportunities in the NFL after combining for an inconceivable 817 catches for 12,412 yards and 132 touchdowns in 160 games played (109 starts). In three spring scrimmages, Webster caught 14 passes for 273 yards and five of the eight touchdowns EWU quarterbacks passed for.

2016: Played in eight games as wide receiver and kickoff returner, missing six games from Oct. 8 to Nov. 18 with a broken clavicle. He suffered the injury on a 65-yard kickoff return against UC Davis (10/1/16). He returned to play in all three games in the FCS Playoffs, and finished the season with six catches for 64 yards and two TDs, and a 25.3 average on 15 kickoff returns. He caught one pass in six of the eight games he played. He started EWU’s final game of the season versus Youngstown State (12/17/16). Earlier in the year he was EWU’s co-special teams player of the week against Northern Arizona (9/24/16) when his 55-yard kickoff return led to an Eagle field goal just before halftime to give EWU the lead for good in the 50-35 win. Was the leading receiver with 18 catches for 251 yards and four touchdowns in three spring scrimmages. Three of his TD catches came from fellow sophomore Gage Gubrud. He had six catches for 63 yards and a TD in the Red-White Game, and one scrimmage earlier had nine catches for 141 yards and two scores.

2015: Finishing with 772 all-purpose yards as a redshirt freshman, Webster played in 10 games, including one as a starter. He closed the year with seven catches for 97 yards and had 680 yards on 31 kickoff returns. He ranked eighth in the Big Sky with a 21.9 average per return, with a long of 47. His 680 return yards rank as the 10th-most in school history. He made the first start of his career versus Sacramento State (10/26/15) and had a pair of catches for 36 yards. He missed the game versus Idaho State (10/17/15) with a knee injury. Webster had season highs of six kickoff returns and 139 yards against Northern Iowa (9/12/15), and had a long return of 37 yards. His season-best return of 47 yards came versus Cal Poly (10/10/15) when he was selected as the team’s special teams player of the week. In three spring scrimmages, he caught a team-leading 13 passes for 123 yards and touchdown. Nine of those grabs and 93 of the yards came in EWU’s second scrimmage of the spring in a break-out performance.

2014: Redshirted.

HS: Graduated from Deer Valley HS in 2014. Was selected to the
MaxPreps.com All-Northern California High School Football Team. He was selected by the Bay Area News Group as the All-East Bay Offensive Player of the Year. He was selected by the San Francisco Chronicle as the Contra Costa/Tri-Valley recipient as one of the metro area’s top three regional football players. He was also the MVP of the Bay Valley Athletic League, and was a first team all-league quarterback. He and twin brother Nzuzi were selected to compete for in the Literary Classic All-Star game, featuring the best high school seniors in the Bay Area (San Francisco to San Jose) on Jan. 18, 2014, in San Jose. Quick and prolific, Webster passed and ran for 50 touchdowns, and he played on special teams and on defense. He rushed for 1,544 yards (10.0 per carry) and 28 touchdowns, and passed for 2,026 yards and 22 scores. On defense, he was credited with 22 total tackles, one tackle for loss, a sack, six passes defensed, a forced fumble and two blocked kicks. He and his brother Nzuzi helped lead the Wolverines to an 11-2 record and semifinal appearance in the CIF Division I North Coast Section Playoffs, where they lost to eventual champion and national powerhouse De La Salle, 57-27 (the most points by a Northern California team against De La Salle since 2008). After accounting for six touchdowns and 267 total yards of offense in a 49-21 playoff win over Castro Valley, he produced five touchdowns and 392 yards of offense in a 67-44 victory over James Logan. He also accounted for all four of his team’s touchdowns against De La Salle, including an 80-yard touchdown run. As a junior in 2012, Webster accounted for 3,058 yards of offense and 34 total touchdowns. Webster also played basketball and participated in track and field. Former Eagle and current Oakland Raider Taiwan Jones (’07) also attended Deer Valley High School.

Personal: Communication studies major. Born 1/27/96 in Fremont, Calif. Full name is Nsimba Webster. His parents are Marcus and Batala Webster. First name is pronounced “sim-buh.”

 

Year	GP	PC	Hi	Yds	Apr	Apg	TD	Lg
2015	10	7	2	97	13.9	0.7	0	30
2016	8	6	1	64	10.7	0.8	2	35t
2017	11	59	13	693	11.7	5.4	5	71t
Totals	29	72	13	854	11.9	2.5	7	71t

 
Kickoff Returns: 2017/2-55-27.5 (long of 28), 2016/15-379-25.3 (long of 65), 2015/31-680-21.9 (long of 47), Totals/48-1114-23.2 (long of 65).
Rushing: 2017/3-15-5.0 (long of 6), 2015/3-minus-5-minus1.7, Totals/6-10-1.7 (long of 6)

 
NSIMBA WEBSTER Top Receiving Performances (3 with 100+)
13 catches (#6 in EWU history), 143 yards, 0 TD – Montana – 9/23/17
8 catches, 70 yards, 1 TD – Sacramento State – 9/30/17
7 catches, 94 yards, 1 TD – Weber State – 11/4/17
6 catches, 102 yards, 1 TD – UC Davis – 10/7/17
6 catches, 57 yards, 0 TD – Texas Tech – 9/2/17
5 catches, 101 yards, 0 TD – Fordham – 9/16/17
 
NSIMBA WEBSTER Long Plays of 40+ Yards (4)
71 yard touchdown reception – UC Davis – 10/7/17
65 yard kickoff return – UC Davis – 10/1/16
55 yard kickoff return – Northern Arizona – 9/24/16
47 yard kickoff return – Cal Poly – 10/10/15