Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Wisconsin
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.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
90
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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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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- 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
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 2 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 12 | 88 | 11.5 | 3.5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 73 |
| 2023 Postseason | Wisconsin | 12 | 10 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 57.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 12 | 49 | 8.5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 57.6 |
Related Context
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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
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 48.4 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: Nebraska
Win with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Wisconsin
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.8
Efficiency
48.4
Usage
13
Consistency
43.7
Best Game by takeover score
Nebraska
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Illinois State: 1. Washington State: 1. New Mexico State: 1.5. Ohio State: 0. Illinois: 0.5. Northwestern: 2. Michigan State: 1. Purdue: 0. Maryland: 3. Iowa: 2.5. Nebraska: 5.5. Minnesota: 4
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Illinois State: 8 by 43.3. Washington State: 8 by 43.3. New Mexico State: 3 by 27.5. Ohio State: 9 by 37.5. Illinois: 8 by 38.3. Northwestern: 2 by 28.3. Michigan State: 11 by 55.8. Purdue: 5 by 20.8. Maryland: 6 by 55. Iowa: 11 by 70.8. Nebraska: 5 by 70.8. Minnesota: 12 by 90
Split Comparison
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Wins2.2 · Games = 6 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses1.5 · Games = 6 · -0.7 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
Nebraska
Best efficiency game
90 vs Minnesota
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | vs Minnesota10+ tackles · Splash game | L 16-23 | 12 | 9 | — | 2.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ NebraskaSplash game | W 15-14 | 5 | 4 | — | 2.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Iowa10+ tackles · Splash game | L 10-24 | 11 | 7 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs MarylandSplash game | W 23-10 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Purdue | W 35-24 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Michigan State10+ tackles | L 28-34 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ NorthwesternSplash game | W 42-7 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Illinois | L 10-34 | 8 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Ohio State | L 21-52 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs New Mexico State | W 66-7 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Washington State | L 14-17 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Illinois State | W 38-0 | 8 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
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
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | 8.4 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 22 | 48.4 | 13 | 22 |
| 2023 Postseason | Wisconsin | 17.5 | 35.1 | 9.8 | -4.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 17.5 | 35.1 | 9.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Washington State
Week 2 · L 22-31
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
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
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