Maema Njongmeta: LB · Wisconsin · #55.
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Maema Njongmeta
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Played for three head coaches in three seasons at Wisconsin. First career honor, 2022: All-Big Ten. On tape: 12 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Illinois, Week 8, 2023.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
59 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 8.5 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-17vs Buffalo | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 22-31@ Washington State | 10 | 5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 3 | W 35-14vs Georgia Southern | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-13vs Rutgers | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 6-15vs Iowa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 25-21@ Illinois | 12 | 7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 10-24vs No. 3 Ohio State | 10 | 6 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 10 | L 14-20@ Indiana | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-24vs Northwestern | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 24-17vs Nebraska | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 28-14@ Minnesota | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 31-35vs No. 13 LSU | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 59 | 30 | 8.5 | 3.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
59tackles this seasonTFL rate
14%8 TFLSack rate
5%3 sacksPD rate
2%1 pass breakups59 tackles · 8.5 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Road4g | 6.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Pass share
50.9%
467 pass / 450 run
Plays / game
70.5
13 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
491 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #146 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Wisconsin, 151 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN
All-Big Ten mention (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Paul Chryst, Jim Leonhard, and Luke Fickell. Multi-era developmental context.
