Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2021California
Aaron Maldonado
NT • 6'3" • 275 lbs • La Puente, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Aaron Maldonado shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Impact Production
78
High-end production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
62
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
67
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · California
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- California
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Idaho State
Player Story
Aaron Maldonado built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a nose tackle from La Puente, CA wearing No. 97, spending time with California. The clearest part of Aaron Maldonado's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- California
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Aaron Maldonado, NT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · California. Aaron Maldonado shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 11
- TFL
- 3.5
- Sacks
- 3.5
Quick Answers
Aaron Maldonado quick answers
- Latest team and position
- California · NT
- Career Tackles
- 11
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 5 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · California
- Top game
- Idaho State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Bishop Amat · California
- High school pipeline
- Bishop Amat · 27 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 97 · Junior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | California | 2 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | - | - | 0 | 59.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | California | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 59.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | California | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | California | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Aaron Maldonado played NT for California. Across 4 tracked seasons, Aaron Maldonado recorded 11 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with California.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
California paired 3 primary output with 27.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: USC
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · California
Games
3
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
20.3
Usage
6.3
Consistency
65.3
Best Game by takeover score
USC
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arizona State: 0. USC: 2. UCLA: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arizona State: 1 by 4.2. USC: 2 by 28.3. UCLA: 2 by 28.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2 · Games = 1 · +1 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 2 · -1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
3 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
USC
Best efficiency game
28.3 vs UCLA
Player Story
Aaron Maldonado story
Aaron Maldonado built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a nose tackle from La Puente, CA wearing No. 97, spending time with California. The clearest part of Aaron Maldonado's career was his defensive production: 11 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, and 3.5 sacks across 5 career games in the available record. That gives Aaron Maldonado's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
California
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | California | 3 | 27.5 | 10.4 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | California | 4 | 20.3 | 6.3 | 1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | California | 0 | — | — | -4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | California | 0 | — | — | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Idaho State
Week 3 · W 45-23
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#2
vs USC
Week 12 · L 17-41 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
71.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.7 takeover score.
#3
@ UCLA
Week 14 · W 28-18 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
64.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 64.7 takeover score.
#4
@ Arizona
Week 6 · L 17-24 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
4.2 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Arizona State
Week 5 · L 17-24 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
3.3 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · California
3 primary output · 27.5 efficiency · 10.4 usage
59.7
#2
2019 Regular Season · California
59.6
4 primary · 20.3 efficiency · 6.3 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · California
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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