Biography
Maldonado's Cal Career Game Highs
Tackles: 5 (vs. Idaho State, 2018)
Tackles For Loss: 1.5 (vs. Idaho State, 2018)
Tackle For Loss Yards: 8 (three times, last at UCLA, 2019)
Sacks: 1.5 (vs. Idaho State, 2018)
Sack Yards: 8 (three times, last at UCLA, 2019)
Cal Career (2018-21)
• Played in 19 games all off the bench as a 2018 freshman, 2019 sophomore and 2021 senior while missing his entire 2020 junior season due to injury
• Contributed 13 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss (-24 yards) and 3.5 sacks (-24 yards)
• Had a career highs of eight tackles and nine games played as a 2017 freshman, while his 2.0 tackles for loss (-16 yards) and 2.0 sacks (-16 yards) as a 2019 sophomore were career bests
Senior (2021)
• Played in two games off the bench but did not record any additional stats
Junior (2020)
• Redshirted
• Did not play due to injury
Sophomore (2019)
• Played in eight games all off the bench and contributed five tackles along as well as career highs in tackles for loss (2.0, -16 yards) and sacks (2.0, -16 yards)
• Played in eight of the team's last nine games after missing the first four
• Recorded two tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss (career-high-tying -8 yards) and 1.0 sack (career-high-tying -8 yards) both vs. USC and at UCLA
• Had a single tackle in his season debut against Arizona State
• Also played at Oregon, vs. Oregon State, at Utah, at Stanford and vs. Illinois in the Redbox Bowl but did not record any stats other than participation in those contests
• Did not participate in spring ball due to an upper body injury
Freshman (2018)
• Captured the Clint Evans Award as Cal's Most Intense Freshman Competitor
• Played in a career-high nine games all off the bench including each of the last six, eight of the final nine and nine of the last 11
• Recorded eight tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss (-8 yards) and 1.5 sacks (-8 yards)
• Made his Cal debut against Idaho State and recorded career highs of five tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss (career-high-tying -8 yards) and 1.5 sacks (career-high-tying -8 yards), as well as a career-high-tying 1.5 tackles for loss (career-high-tying -8 yards)
• Contributed two tackles vs. Colorado
• Had one tackle at Arizona
• Played in six other games at UCLA, vs. Washington, at Washington State, at USC, vs. Stanford and vs. TCU in the Cheez-It Bowl but did not record any stats other than participation
Bishop Amat HS (Class Of 2018)
• Two-time Mission League Defensive Most Valuable Player as a 2016 junior and 2017 senior while he earned second-team All-Mission League recognition during his 2015 sophomore campaign
• Compiled career totals of 162 tackles, 26.0 tackles for loss, 21.5 sacks, one forced fumble and one blocked field goal
• Posted his biggest numbers as a senior when he registered career highs of 77 tackles and 11.5 sacks (career-high 44 yards), as well as a career-high-tying 11.0 tackles for loss and his lone forced fumble for a squad that posted a 5-1 Mission League record and reached the opening round of the CIF Southern Section Division I playoffs
• Had 57 tackles, a career-high-tying 11.0 tackles for loss, 8.0 sacks (-37 yards) and his lone career blocked field goal as a 2016 junior for a team that was 7-4 overall and reached the opening round of the CIF Southern Section Division I playoffs
• Recorded 28 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks (-6 yards) in his first varsity campaign as a 2015 sophomore for a team that finished 10-3 overall, reached the semifinals of the CIF Southern Section Pac 5 Division playoffs and picked up a share of the Mission League title
• Posted a career-high 13 tackles as a senior against Chaminade while his 4.0 sacks against Serra and his 6.0 tackles for loss against JSerra the same season are career bests
• Wore No. 77
Recruiting Notes And Ratings (As Of December 20, 2017)
Stars: 247Sports (3), 247Sports Composite (3), ESPN (3), Rivals (3)
National Overall Player Ratings: 247Sports Composite (934), 247Sports (1352)
National Defensive Tackle Ratings: ESPN (45), 247Sports Composite (65), 247Sports (90)
Regional Overall Player Ratings: ESPN (81)
California Overall Player Ratings: ESPN (54), Rivals (71), 247Sports Composite (91), 247Sports (152)
Ratings/Scout Grades: 247Sports Composite (0.8534), 247Sports (83), ESPN (78), Rivals (5.6)
Other
• Born January 18, 2000
• Major is sociology
Last Updated
January 6, 2022
