New Mexico State University Athletics

2021 (Junior)
Appeared in a pair of contests at quarterback … Threw for 513 yards and four touchdowns on the season … Threw three touchdown passes in a win over South Carolina State … Three touchdown passes matched the NM State single-game high for the season … Completed 24 of 32 pass attempts against South Carolina State without throwing an interception … Ran for a season-high 46 yards at New Mexico … Launched a 75-yard completion to Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda against New Mexico – The longest NM State completion of the season.

Junior College (Ventura College) 
• Attended Ventura College where he played in eight total games in 2019
• Saw the 2020-21 season canceled due to COVID-19
• Threw for 1,724 yards in 2019 with 10 touchdowns and just two interceptions
• Completed 20-of-28 passes for 314 yards and three scores against Orange Coast (Sept. 7)
• Connected on 25-of-41 passes for 290 yards and a score against Saddleback (Sept. 14)
• Threw for 269 yards and a pair of touchdowns against East Los Angeles (Nov. 9) 

High School: 
• Competed in football, track and golf in at St. Joseph High School
• Named first team All-League
• Passed for 3,125 yards, 33 touchdowns and nine interceptions
• Completed 227 of 331 passes
• Also rushed for 380 yards and seven touchdowns
• Selected as team MVP
• Broke six school records as a quarterback
• As a junior passed for 1,529 yards, 12 TDs and eight interceptions
• Also rushed for 329 yards.

PERSONAL INFORMATION
• Son of Abel and Laura Maldonado
• Has two brothers, Nick and Marcus, and one sister, Erika.