Maldonado is a 6-0, 195, Junior safety from Chandler, AZ. In the past 2 years he has played in 21 games with 15 starts. Last year, Maldonado had 48 tackles (2 for loss), 3 forced fumbles, and 1 pass breakup. This year he is a team captain and competing for a starting spot at safety. He appears to be a player that coaches and teammates trust more than the fans and sportswriters.
He’s going to need to have a big year if this defense is going to stop anyone.
Of the 12 coaches, Rush picked the one whose fans have the deepest passion, the longest memories, the greatest lung capacity and … did I mention deep passion?
Used to be that safeties would help over the top mostly but with teams going 5 wide you now get those guys in single coverage and they can’t cover.
I like the dollar package Nansen uses. 7 DB’s which allows a guy like Maldonado to roll and help. I think that package is why he had an uptick late in the year. He certainly can tackle pretty well
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