Maema Njongmeta

ILB, OLB/ST · Wisconsin

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

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

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Weight: 240
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