Jonathan Maldonado
Mississippi
85
Great

Jonathan Maldonado

MississippiContender
DEDefenseGreatTRANSFER · Nevada
2nd String / Backup

Is Jonathan Maldonado starting?

Jonathan Maldonado is listed 2nd string at DE for Mississippi.

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Arcadia, ranked #1,683 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 38 tackles, 9 TFL, 5 sacks. That's 7% of the team's production at his spot and 93th-percentile production nationally — good for a 85 overall (Great tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,683 NatlTeam Share7%Percentile93th
Monrovia, CA
Jersey
#17
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'6"
Weight
233 lbs
Transfer
Nevada

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—3895

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8350
National Rank
#1683
High School
Arcadia
Hometown
Arcadia, CA

Why this rating?

On a 89-rated defense; 93th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.78 for competition level) put them +2 vs unit starters → 85.

Team defense (SP+)
89
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 93% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 32% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.78)
Depth-chart adjustment
+2 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

The People's Ratings

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Team Role

38 tkl · 9 TFL · 5 sacks
Usage / Involvement78%

Depth at DE · Mississippi

  1. 1591Kam FranklinStarter
  2. 21785Jonathan MaldonadoYou
  3. 3172Jordan Renaud
Coach MississippiTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.