| Habakkuk Baldonado | |
| Current Team: | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| Position: | Linebacker |
| Birth Date: | 6 September 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Rome, Italy |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 4 |
| Weight Lb: | 251 |
| High School: | Clearwater Academy International (Clearwater, Florida) |
| College: | Pittsburgh (2018–2022) |
| Undraftedyear: | 2023 |
| Cfldraftyear: | 2023G |
| Cfldraftround: | 2 |
| Cfldraftpick: | 12 |
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| Status: | Active |
| Cflstatus: | Global |
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| Pfr: | BaldHa00 |
Habakkuk Thomas Baldonado (born September 6, 1999) is Italian professional Canadian football linebacker for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). 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]
Baldonado went undrafted in the 2023 NFL draft but signed a free agent contract with the New York Giants on April 29, 2023.[8] On May 2, Baldonado was drafted in the second round (12th overall) in the 2023 CFL Global Draft by the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[9] He was waived by the Giants on August 29, 2023.[10]
Baldonado was signed to the practice squad of the Roughriders on September 18, 2023, and was promoted to the active roster on September 28, 2023. On June 1, 2024, he was moved back to the practice roster for the start of the 2024 CFL season. Baldonado was promoted to the active roster for the second time on July 3, 2024.[11]