Safety, Kansas State (from Northwestern, Arizona), 2020–25
Gunner Maldonado
Lettered 2021–22 at Arizona; 2025 at Kansas State (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 3
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 193 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Chandler, AZ
Gunner Maldonado played safety at Northwestern (2020), Arizona (2021–24) and Kansas State (2025).
Career highs
10tackles, career hightwice; last at Arizona State, 2023Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Northwestern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Arizona | 35 | 23 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | Arizona | 47 | 26 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | Arizona | 79 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | Arizona | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Kansas State | 39 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Career | 211 | 141 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 2 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Northwestern | 3 | S | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Arizona | 3 | S | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Arizona | 3 | S | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Arizona | 3 | S | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Arizona | 3 | S | Yr 5 | ||
| 2025 | Kansas State | 3 | S | Sr. (Yr 6) | 5′11″ | 193 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2025 Kansas State 12 games, 39 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23 | vs. Iowa State | L 21–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 30 | vs. North Dakota | W 38–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Army | L 21–24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | at Arizona | L 17–23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. UCF | W 34–20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 4 | at Baylor | L 34–35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. TCU | W 41–28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Kansas | W 42–17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Texas Tech | L 20–43 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at Oklahoma State | W 14–6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at Utah | L 47–51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Colorado | W 24–14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Arizona 3 games, 10 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. New Mexico | W 61–39 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | at Kansas State | L 7–31 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | atUtah | W 23–10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2023 Arizona 13 games, 79 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Northern Arizona | W 38–3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Mississippi State | L 24–31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. UTEP | W 31–10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Stanford | W 21–20 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Washington | L 24–31 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at USC | L 41–43 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at Washington State | W 44–6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Oregon State | W 27–24 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. UCLA | W 27–10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | atColorado | W 34–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs.Utah | W 42–18 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | at Arizona State | W 59–23 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Oklahoma | W 38–24 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2022 Arizona 10 games, 47 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at San Diego State | W 38–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs.Mississippi State | L 17–39 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at California | L 31–49 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Colorado | W 43–20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Oregon | L 22–49 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.USC | L 37–45 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atUtah | L 20–45 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atUCLA | W 34–28 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Washington State | L 20–31 | 9 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Arizona State | W 38–35 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Arizona 8 games, 35 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. BYU | L 16–24 | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 11 | vs.San Diego State | L 14–38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs.Northern Arizona | L 19–21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 25 | atOregon | L 19–41 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs.UCLA | L 16–34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | atColorado | L 0–34 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | atUSC | L 34–41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 27 | atArizona State | L 15–38 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Northwestern 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | vs. Maryland | W 43–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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