Maema Njongmeta

HISTORY — from college profile

2022 (jr): Third team All-Big Ten (Media) ... Played in 13 games, making 11 starts at linebacker … led the Badgers with 95 tackles … added 12.5 TFLs, 3.5 sacks and an interception … logged sacks in four straight games to close the regular season … recorded at least eight tackles in seven of 12 regular season games … totaled eight tackles, one for loss, in his first career start vs. Illinois State (9/3) … made three tackles and picked off a pass vs. New Mexico State (9/17) … totaled 11 tackles at Michigan State (10/15) … logged 11 total tackles, 1.5 TFLs and a sack at Iowa (11/12) … posted nine solo tackles, 12 total, 2.5 TFLs and half a sack vs. Minnesota (11/26) … Totaled seven tackles and a TFL in the bowl win over Oklahoma State (12/27)

2021 (soph): Played in six games and made four tackles ... season-high three tackles in win at Rutgers ... also had a tackle the following week in win over Northwestern

2020 (redshirt fr): Saw action in one game ... made UW debut against Wake Forest in the Duke's Mayo Bowl on Dec. 30

2019 (fr): Redshirt season.

High School: Attended Adlai Stevenson High School (Lincolnshire, IL) ... 4-star recruit by ESPN … three-star recruit by 247 Sports and Rivals ... First-Team All-State by Illinois High School Football Coaches Association as a senior, finishing with 131 tackles, 23 TFLs, 10 sacks and two forced fumbles ... All-North Suburban Conference as a junior and senior … two-time All-Area selection ... team MVP as a senior ... team captain ... had 88 tackles, 13 TFLs and 12 sacks as a junior ... two-time IHSFCA Academic All-State ... coach was Josh Hjorth.

PERSONAL

Parents are Leo and Lynda Njongmeta ... Academic All-Big Ten (2020–22).

--6/14/23

2022

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
11.5	5.0	88.0	0.0	1.0	3.5	52.0

interceptions
TD	AVG	YDS	INT
0.0	6.0	6.0	1.0

2021

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
0.0	0.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0