Habakkuk Baldonado: DL · Pittsburgh · #87.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Habakkuk Baldonado
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Fourth year in the same defensive front at Pittsburgh. The first one came in 2021: All-ACC. One game to point at: 4 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Georgia Tech — Week 5, 2022.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
24 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Oct 24Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Pittsburgh | 24 | 9 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 3 |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh | 41 | 25 | 12.0 | 9.0 | -- |
| 2020 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2019 | Pittsburgh | 30 | 12 | 5.5 | 4.0 | -- |
| Career | 98 | 48 | 22.5 | 15.0 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-31vs West Virginia | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 27-34vs No. 24 Tennessee | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 34-13@ Western Michigan | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-26vs Georgia Tech | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-29vs Virginia Tech | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-24@ Louisville | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-42@ No. 21 North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 19-9vs No. 22 Syracuse | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 37-7@ Virginia | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 9 | 5.0 | 2.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
21%5 TFLSack rate
8%2 sacksHurry rate
21%5 hurries24 tackles · 5 for loss · 2 sacks.
4 seasons under Pat Narduzzi — 34-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Narduzzi
Pass share
43.7%
391 pass / 503 run
Plays / game
68.8
13 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
410 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #301 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Pittsburgh, 15 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 35 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC · 2ND TEAM
All-ACC 2nd team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
1 coachPlayed every college season under Pat Narduzzi.
From Rome, Italy — one of 2 players from Italy in FBS this season.
