Saskatchewan Roughriders | |
---|---|
Position: | Linebacker |
Personal information | |
Born: | Rome, Italy | September 6, 1999
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight: | 251 lb (114 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Clearwater Academy International (Clearwater, Florida) |
College: | Pittsburgh (2018–2022) |
CFL Draft: | 2023G / Round: 2 / Pick: 12 |
Undrafted: | 2023 |
Career history | |
| |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Player stats at PFR |
Habakkuk Thomas Baldonado (born September 6, 1999) is an Italian-born professional American football linebacker who plays for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He played college football at Pittsburgh.
Baldonado was born in Italy and moved to Florida in the United States in 2017. [1] [2] [3] He attended Clearwater Academy International in Clearwater, Florida for one year. During that one season, he had 83 tackles and 30.5 sacks. [4] Baldonado committed to the University of Pittsburgh to play college football. [5]
Baldonado played in one game his freshman year at Pittsburgh in 2018 and took a redshirt. In 2019, he had 30 tackles and four sacks. In 2020, he played in only four games due to injury and recorded three tackles. As a 14-game starter in 2021, Baldonado had 41 tackles and nine sacks. [6] [7]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 ft 4+1⁄4 in (1.94 m) | 251 lb (114 kg) | 33 in (0.84 m) | 10+1⁄2 in (0.27 m) | 4.78 s | 1.67 s | 2.79 s | 4.39 s | 7.00 s | 35.0 in (0.89 m) | 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) | 21 reps | |
Sources: [8] [9] |
Baldonado went undrafted in the 2023 NFL draft but signed a free agent contract with the New York Giants on April 29, 2023. [10] On May 2, Baldonado was drafted in the second round (12th overall) in the 2023 CFL Global Draft by the Saskatchewan Roughriders. [11] He was waived by the Giants on August 29, 2023. [12]
Micah Johnson is a professional Canadian football defensive tackle for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was originally signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football for the Kentucky Wildcats. He has also spent time with the Miami Dolphins, Kansas City Chiefs, Cincinnati Bengals, Green Bay Packers, Calgary Stampeders, BC Lions, and Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
Jason Jamaal Alford is a former American football defensive tackle. He was selected by the New York Giants in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Penn State.
Corey Mace is the head coach for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and is a former professional gridiron football defensive tackle. He was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Wyoming.
Victor "Macho" Harris, Jr. is a former football defensive back. He played college football at Virginia Tech and was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. Harris was also a member of the Washington Redskins and the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL and the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Chris Ellis is an American college football coach and former defensive lineman. He is the defensive ends coach for the University of Richmond, a position he has held since 2022. He was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies, where he was a First-team All-ACC selection. He was also a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Xavier Allen Fulton is an American former professional football offensive tackle. He was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Illinois.
Jabaal Lamar Sheard is an American former football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Pittsburgh, and was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He has also played for the New England Patriots, with whom he won Super Bowl LI.
Jonathan Newsome is an American football defensive end who is a free agent. He played college football at Ohio State and Ball State, and was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He has also been a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Ottawa Redblacks and BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and the Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League (USFL).
Shawn Lemon is an American former professional football defensive lineman who played primarily in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at the University of Akron and attended Westlake High School in Waldorf, Maryland. He has been a member of eight CFL teams three indoor football teams and two NFL teams.
Devekeyan "DeDe" Lattimore is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at the University of South Florida. He has been a member of the Chicago Bears and Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Anthony Hugh "Buddy" Jackson II is a Canadian football cornerback for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh and attended Cypress Bay High School in Weston, Florida. Jackson has been a member of six NFL teams; Indianapolis Colts, Washington Redskins, New York Giants, Kansas City Chiefs, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Dallas Cowboys. Elsewhere in the CFL Jackson has also been a member of Calgary Stampeders, Saskatchewan Roughriders and BC Lions.
AC Leonard is an American professional gridiron football defensive lineman who is a free agent. He most recently played for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played tight end for the BC Lions in 2015 before converting to a defensive lineman in 2016. He attended Tennessee State University, where he played college football for the Tigers and studied criminal justice. Leonard has been member of NFL, AFL, FXFL and CFL.
Jihad Ward is an American football defensive end for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Illinois.
Keion Adams is an American football defensive lineman who is a free agent. He played college football at Western Michigan. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the seventh round of the 2017 NFL Draft.
Demarcus Christmas is an American professional football defensive end for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Florida State. He has also been a member of the Seattle Seahawks and Pittsburgh Steelers.
Neville Gallimore is a Canadian professional football defensive end for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma, and was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the third round of the 2020 NFL draft.
Patrick Allen Jones II is an American football linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Pittsburgh.
Jason Alexander Pinnock is an American football safety for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Pittsburgh.
Charbel Dabire is a Burkinabé professional Canadian football defensive lineman for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for Wagner and was drafted in the fifth round of the 2019 CFL Draft.
Calijah Demetrius Kancey is an American football defensive end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Pittsburgh, where he was named the 2022 ACC Defensive Football Player of the Year. Kancey was selected by the Buccaneers in the first round of the 2023 NFL draft.