Player Dossier

2018-2021

California

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.

Usage Score

6.8

Efficiency

20.3

Consistency

65.3

Season Value

37.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · California

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
California
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Aaron Maldonado, NT. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · California. Aaron Maldonado shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

California paired 4 primary output with 20.3 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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2019 Regular Season · California

Games

3

Havoc Plays / G

1.3

Efficiency

20.3

Usage

6.8

Consistency

65.3

Best Game by takeover score

UCLA

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Game-by-Game Trend

123

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Arizona State: 0. USC: 2. UCLA: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Losses1 · n=2
First Half1 · n=2
All Games1.3 · n=3

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

Result
Sun 12/1@ UCLAW 28-1822110
Sun 11/17vs USCL 17-4121110
Sat 9/28vs Arizona StateL 17-2410000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    California

    2018-2021

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2018201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonCalifornia327.510.4
2019 Regular SeasonCalifornia420.36.81
2020 Regular SeasonCalifornia0-4
2021 Regular SeasonCalifornia00

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 56.8 takeover score.

#2

USC

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.5 takeover score.

#3

UCLA

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.6 takeover score.

#4

Arizona

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.

#5

Arizona State

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Regular Season · California

4 primary output · 20.3 efficiency · 6.8 usage

37.4

#2

2018 Regular Season · California

32.7

3 primary · 27.5 efficiency · 10.4 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · California

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8668

Bishop Amat · La Puente, CA

Committed To
California
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

11

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 5 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Aaron Maldonado quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
NT
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
11