Gunner Maldonado
Safety
6’0”
195 LBS
SOPHOMORE
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
2022: Appeared in 11 games with nine starts at safety… Made a career-high 48 tackles (26 solo, 22 assists) with two tackles for loss… Posted one pass breakup and three forced fumbles… Recorded season-high nine tackles on two different occasions; first on 11/5 at Utah; second on 11/19 against Washington State.
2021: Played in 10 games with six starts at safety...Tallied a career-high 36 total tackles and added one interception, two pass breakups, and one forced fumble...Opened the year with a career-best seven-tackle performance against BYU...Picked up PBUs against BYU and Northern Arizona...Notched first career interception against UCLA.
Before Arizona: Spent 2020 season as a member of the Northwestern Wildcats alongside fellow Arizona commit Drake Anderson… Appeared in three games for Northwestern as a true freshman… Recorded first career tackle in NU’s 43-3 win over Maryland (10-24-2020)… Like Drake Anderson, also played prep football at Chandler High… Earned All-State and All-Region Honors as a senior with 43 tackles and seven interceptions… Part of the Wolves’ run of four consecutive state titles… Team captain at Chandler in 2019… Graduated as one of the top players in the state in his recruiting class… Member of head coach Jedd Fisch’s first recruiting class at Arizona.