Linebacker, Wisconsin, 2019–23
Maema Njongmeta
- Number
- No. 55
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 240 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Buffalo Grove, IL
- Born
- Mar 9, 2001
Maema Njongmeta played linebacker at Wisconsin (2019–23).
Career highs
12tackles, career hightwice; last at Illinois, 2023Defense
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Wisconsin | 55 | LB | RS | ||
| 2020 | Wisconsin | 55 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2021 | Wisconsin | 55 | LB | So. | ||
| 2022 | Wisconsin | 55 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2023 | Wisconsin | 55 | LB | Sr. | 6′0″ | 240 |
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
2023 Wisconsin 12 games, 59 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Buffalo | W 38–17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Washington State | L 22–31 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Georgia Southern | W 35–14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Rutgers | W 24–13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Iowa | L 6–15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Illinois | W 25–21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Ohio State | L 10–24 | 10 | 6 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Indiana | L 14–20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Northwestern | L 10–24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Nebraska | W 24–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at Minnesota | W 28–14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. LSU | L 31–35 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Wisconsin 12 games, 88 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Illinois State | W 38–0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs.Washington State | L 14–17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. New Mexico State | W 66–7 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | atOhio State | L 21–52 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Illinois | L 10–34 | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atNorthwestern | W 42–7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at Michigan State | L 28–34 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | vs. Purdue | W 35–24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Maryland | W 23–10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atIowa | L 10–24 | 11 | 7 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atNebraska | W 15–14 | 5 | 4 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Minnesota | L 16–23 | 12 | 9 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Wisconsin 2 games, 4 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6 | atRutgers | W 52–3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs.Northwestern | W 35–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2024 | Combine or pro day 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11¾″ | |
| Weight | 229 lb | |
| Arm length | 32⅛″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ | |
| Wingspan | 78¼″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.91 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.63 s | |
| Vertical jump | 34½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′8″ | |
| Bench press | 15 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.32 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.66 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 20 games with a stat; latest team: Carolina Panthers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Cincinnati Bengals | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Carolina Panthers | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Carolina Panthers | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 20 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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