Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 25-34@ New Mexico | 13/34 | 192 | 1 | 2 | 5.6 | 16.6 | |
| Wk 3 | W 43-35vs South Carolina State | 24/32 | 321 | 3 | 0 | 10.0 | 83.6 | Season-high 321 yds |
| Total | 37/66 | 513 | 4 | 2 | 7.8 | 50.1 |
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Dino Maldonado
Junior quarterback for New Mexico State. 2021: 513 passing yards, 4 TD, 2 INT.
6′2″ · 205 lb · Santa Maria, CA
New Mexico State 2021 alumnus
The story
3 quarterback for New Mexico State. 2021: 513 passing yards, 4 TD, 2 INT.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearDino Maldonado
One game to point at: 321 pass yds, 22 rush yds against South Carolina State — Week 3, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
How it ended
One season at New Mexico State, 513 passing yards — his college career is complete.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
New Mexico State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2021 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021New Mexico State2-10HC: Doug Martin · Pass-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: fumbles lost (93rd percentile). Strength: interceptions (92nd percentile). Concern: pass yards (2nd percentile).
Box-score rates (8)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Passing profile
Pass Profile · Completions by yards gained (PBP)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
63 of 66 attempts matched to play-by-play
Adjusted ANY/A
7.5160 of 204 QBsSack rate
1.5%2 of 204 QBsRarely sacked (2 of 204 QBs) and still 60 of 204 in Adjusted ANY/A.
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Short
0–9 yds49%of completions
17 comp5.0 yds avg1 TD
Middle
10–19 yds29%of completions
10 comp13.8 yds avg
Deep
20+ yds23%of completions
8 comp32.9 yds avg3 TD
Overall 55.6% completion on 63 attempts · 8 deep completions averaging 32.9 yds.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 256 YDS/g, 2.0 TD/g, 7.8 YPA, 1.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Sanchez
Pass share
52.3%
101 pass / 92 run
Plays / game
64.3
3 games
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | New Mexico State | 37 | 66 | 56.1% | 513 | 7.8 | 4 | 2 | 135.3 | 48 | -- | -- |
| Career | 37 | 66 | 56.1% | 513 | 7.8 | 4 | 2 | 135.3 | 48 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | New Mexico State | 11 | 68 | 6.2 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 11 | 68 | 6.2 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2021
W 43–35
321 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 83.6 · 22 rush yds (5 car)
Edged out South Carolina State at home in a shootout.
With J. Price — 62 rush yds (13 car) · 2 TD · J. Carlson — 44 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 45 LONG
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · New Mexico · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +6.08Dino Maldonado pass complete to Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda for 75 yds for a TD, (Ethan Albertson KICK)
- Week 3 · South Carolina State · 3&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.39Dino Maldonado pass complete to Juwaun Price for 25 yds to the SCSt 27 for a 1ST down
- Week 3 · South Carolina State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.24Dino Maldonado pass complete to Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda for 41 yds for a TD, (Ethan Albertson KICK)
- Week 3 · South Carolina State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.81Dino Maldonado pass complete to Jared Wyatt for 30 yds for a TD, (Ethan Albertson KICK)
- Week 3 · South Carolina State · 3&1 · Q3 · EPA +2.45Dino Maldonado pass complete to Eric Marsh for 1 yd for a TD, (Ethan Albertson KICK)
- Week 3 · South Carolina State · 3&9 · Q2 · EPA +2.41Dino Maldonado pass complete to Robert Downs III for 15 yds to the NMxSt 41 for a 1ST down
- Week 2 · New Mexico · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.38Dino Maldonado pass complete to Robert Downs III for 15 yds to the NMex 44 for a 1ST down
- Week 3 · South Carolina State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.16Dino Maldonado pass complete to Juwaun Price for 26 yds to the NMxSt 45 for a 1ST down
- Week 3 · South Carolina State · 3&5 · Q1 · EPA +2.01Dino Maldonado pass complete to O'Maury Samuels for 7 yds to the SCSt 43 for a 1ST down
- Week 2 · New Mexico · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.01Dino Maldonado run for 37 yds to the NMex 22 for a 1ST down
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology