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Habakkuk Baldonado
	Baldonado with Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2024
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Position:	Defensive lineman
Personal information
Born:	September 6, 1999 (age 25); Rome, Italy
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
	New York Giants (2023)*; Saskatchewan Roughriders (2023–present);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:	Active
CFL status:	Global
Career highlights and awards
	Second-team All-ACC (2021);
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Habakkuk Thomas Baldonado (born September 6, 1999) is an Italian professional Canadian football defensive lineman for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Pittsburgh.

Early life

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]

College career

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]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
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]

New York Giants

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]

Saskatchewan Roughriders

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.^[13]