Player Dossier

2019-2023

Wisconsin

Maema Njongmeta

LB • 6'0" • 240 lbs • Buffalo Grove, IL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Maema Njongmeta shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.1 disruption score.

Usage / Role

97%

Featured defensive role

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Impact Production

95

Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

71

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Wisconsin

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Wisconsin
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Washington State

Player Story

Maema Njongmeta built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a linebacker from Buffalo Grove, IL wearing No. 55, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of Maema Njongmeta's career was his defensive...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2025 · Rating 0.8822

Osceola · Kissimmee, FL

Committed To
Ole Miss
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2025

Maema Njongmeta, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Wisconsin. Maema Njongmeta shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.1 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
151
TFL
20
Sacks
6.5
QB hurries
10
Passes defended
2

Quick Answers

Maema Njongmeta quick answers

Latest team and position
Wisconsin · LB
Career Tackles
151
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 26 games
Best season
2022 Regular Season · Wisconsin
Top game
Washington State
Recruit profile
3-star · Osceola · Ole Miss
High school pipeline
Osceola · 25 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 55 · Senior
2023 Tackles rank
59 tackles · LB 208th (top 17%) · Big Ten 40th (top 7%) · National 384th (top 7%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2019 Regular SeasonWisconsin00-0--0-
2020 Regular SeasonWisconsin00-0--0-
2021 Regular SeasonWisconsin24-0--040.2
2022 Regular SeasonWisconsin128811.53.551073
2023 PostseasonWisconsin1210-01-057.6
2023 Regular SeasonWisconsin12498.5341057.6

Related Context

Maema Njongmeta played LB for Wisconsin. Across 5 tracked seasons, Maema Njongmeta recorded 151 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Wisconsin.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Wisconsin paired 22 primary output with 48.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 35.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Washington State

Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2023 Postseason · Wisconsin

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1.5

Efficiency

35.1

Usage

9.8

Consistency

34

Best Game by takeover score

Washington State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. LSU: 1. Buffalo: 1. Washington State: 5. Georgia Southern: 2. Rutgers: 0. Iowa: 0. Illinois: 3. Ohio State: 3.5. Indiana: 0. Northwestern: 1. Nebraska: 0. Minnesota: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. LSU: 10 by 51.7. Buffalo: 2 by 18.3. Washington State: 10 by 91.7. Georgia Southern: 4 by 36.7. Rutgers: 2 by 8.3. Iowa: 1 by 4.2. Illinois: 12 by 80. Ohio State: 10 by 76.7. Indiana: 3 by 12.5. Northwestern: 2 by 18.3. Nebraska: 1 by 4.2. Minnesota: 2 by 18.3

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1.2 · Games = 6 · -0.6 vs Losses
Losses1.8 · Games = 6 · +0.6 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Washington State

Best efficiency game

91.7 vs Washington State

Result
Mon 1/1@ LSU10+ tacklesL 31-35103000
Sat 11/25@ MinnesotaW 28-1421100
Sun 11/19vs NebraskaW 24-1710000
Sat 11/11vs NorthwesternL 10-2421000
Sat 11/4@ IndianaL 14-2031000
Sat 10/28vs Ohio State10+ tackles · Splash gameL 10-241062.5010
Sat 10/21@ Illinois10+ tackles · Splash gameW 25-21127210
Sat 10/14vs IowaL 6-1511000
Sat 10/7vs RutgersW 24-1321000
Sat 9/16vs Georgia SouthernSplash gameW 35-1443001
Sat 9/9@ Washington State10+ tackles · Splash gameL 22-31105310
Sat 9/2vs BuffaloW 38-1721000

Player Story

Maema Njongmeta story

Maema Njongmeta built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a linebacker from Buffalo Grove, IL wearing No. 55, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of Maema Njongmeta's career was his defensive production: 151 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Wisconsin. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Maema Njongmeta's production has multiple signals. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Wisconsin.

The arc is straightforward: Maema Njongmeta moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    Wisconsin

    2019-2023

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201920202021202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonWisconsin0
2020 Regular SeasonWisconsin00
2021 Regular SeasonWisconsin08.41.50
2022 Regular SeasonWisconsin2248.41322
2023 PostseasonWisconsin17.535.19.8-4.5
2023 Regular SeasonWisconsin17.535.19.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Washington State

Week 2 · L 22-31

Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

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Havoc Plays

97.2 takeover

5 disruption/tackle impact with 97.2 takeover score.

#2

@ Nebraska

Week 12 · W 15-14 · Conference game

5.5

Havoc Plays

90.3 takeover

Win with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.

#3

vs Minnesota

Week 13 · L 16-23 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

87.6 takeover

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 87.6 takeover score.

#4

vs Ohio State

Week 9 · L 10-24 · Conference game

3.5

Havoc Plays

82.2 takeover

Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.

#5

@ Illinois

Week 8 · W 25-21 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

80 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 80 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Regular Season · Wisconsin

22 primary output · 48.4 efficiency · 13 usage

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#2

2023 Postseason · Wisconsin

57.6

17.5 primary · 35.1 efficiency · 9.8 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Wisconsin

57.6

17.5 primary · 35.1 efficiency · 9.8 usage

Milestones

7

Impact games

9

Splash games

7

10+ tackle games