Colgate University Athletics

Career Statistics

Career
Games/Starts: 43/38
Colgate Debut: Sept. 14, 2013, at No. 13 New Hampshire
First Career Start: Oct. 19, 2013, at Holy Cross
Stats: Compiled 153 receptions for 2,332 yards and 11 touchdowns ... Added one rushing touchdown as senior to finish with 72 points … Capped career on streak of 32 games with at least one reception … Contributed 1,448 yards on kickoff returns.
Colgate Rankings at Graduation: (Career) 5th in Receptions (153), 6th in Receiving Yards (2,332); (Season) 1st in Kickoff Return Yards (849); 8th in 100-Yard Receiving Games (5); 10th in All-Purpose Yards (1,785), 11th in Receiving Yards (910); (Game) 1st in Longest Pass Play (93-yard TD from Jake Melville), 2nd in Receiving Yards (261).
 
Awards
2010-19 Colgate All-Decade Team
2016 All-Patriot League Second Team
2016 STATS FCS National Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 1, hon. mention)
2015 All-Patriot League Second Team
2014 CollegeSportsMadness.com All-Patriot League First Team
2014 All-Patriot League Second Team
 
2016 (Senior)
Games/Starts: 10/10
Position: WR
Stats: Recorded 912 all-purpose yards during year and posted 878 receiving yards on 54 receptions … Three straight years leading Colgate in all-purpose yards (2014-16) … Back-to-back years leading team in receiving yards (2015-16) … Finished fifth overall in Patriot League in receiving yards and seventh in all-purpose yards … Recorded five touchdowns and averaged 16.3 yards per catch, good for sixth in league … Rushed for nine yards and one touchdown … Surpassed 2,000 career receiving yards during season, finishing with 2,332 … Registered a career-long and historical reception of 93 yards during the season…Finished his career with a 32-game reception streak.
Best Games: Recorded career-best 261 receiving yards on career-high 11 receptions and three touchdowns, including 93-yard reception, against Cornell … First three-TD game of his career ... That effort earned STATS FCS National Offensive Player of the Week honorable mention ... Notched 147 yards on seven receptions and two touchdowns against Yale … Included was first career rushing TD … Also scored touchdown against Georgetown in season finale.
Coach Dan Hunt on John: "John has made as many plays here as anybody that I've seen here in my 20 years. He's dependable; a playmaker who really makes the people around him better. I'm sure Jake Melville would tell you he makes him a better quarterback. You get it near him and he catches it. One of the things that you don't realize about John because he's not the biggest guy in the world, is he's about the toughest individual I've ever coached. He's played through a lot of injuries that would take out other kids, and he doesn't complain. He goes and catches the ball over the middle, gets smacked around, gets back up and competes again. He's one of the better competitors we've ever had. His production speakers for itself. You can always look at his numbers, but what makes him special is his ability to make everyone around him better and like everyone, and that's really going to be missed. I know he's going to be successful and we'll have a hard time replacing everything he does."
 
2015 (Junior)
Games/Starts: 14/13
Position: WR
Stats: Set program record with 849 kickoff return yards … Led team and ranked third in Patriot League with 22.9-yard kickoff return average … Ranked sixth nationally in combined kick-return yards with 875 … Top receiver for Raiders, finishing season with 62 receptions for 910 yards … Fourth in Patriot League in receiving yards per game with 65.0, and eighth in receptions per game with 4.4 … Finished with 1,785 all-purpose yards, good for 10th in Colgate season history … Third in conference with 127.5 all-purpose yards per game … Finished season with two touchdowns … Caught at least one pass in all 14 games.
Best Games: Best statistical game came against Cornell, with 10 catches for 138 yards and one touchdown … Also scored one TD against No. 11 Fordham on highlight-reel catch … Six catches for 111 yards during that pivotal game … Notched 134 yards on five catches against Bucknell to cap perfect Patriot League season … Team’s NCAA playoff leader, combining for 146 yards on 12 receptions.
 
2014 (Sophomore)
Games/Starts: 12/11
Position: WR
Stats: Finished second in Patriot League in kickoff return average at 23.0 yards … Returned 24 kickoffs for 552 yards … Led Raiders in all-purpose yards with 948, good for 79.0 average … Second on squad in receptions with 25, good for 392 yards … Registered 15.7 yards-per-catch to lead all regulars.
Best Games: Caught 32-yard touchdown pass against No. 10 Fordham to set up a three-reception, 59-yard afternoon … Registered season-high 91 yards against Yale … Combined with Jake Melville for longest pass completion of season at 64 yards against Bucknell.
 
2013 (First Year)
Games/Starts: 7/4
Position: WR
Stats: Recorded 137 yards and three touchdowns on 12 receptions … Handled five of team’s 10 punt return attempts, finishing with 1.8-yard average … Also recorded 22 yards on kickoff returns.
Best Games: Had seven-catch performance at Georgetown, finishing with 87 yards and two touchdowns … Only Raiders receiver to score two touchdowns in one game … First career touchdown came against Holy Cross … Returned kickoff against Georgetown for 22 yards.
 
Before Colgate
Bernards High School … Lettered two years.
Position: WR/DB
Stats: Finished senior season in possession of every school record in receiving, compiling 52 catches for 1,231 yards and 16 TDs … Rushed for 677 yards and nine TDs, while recording two kickoff return touchdowns … Registered three interceptions, while forcing and recovering one fumble.
Honors: Named Somerset County Player of the Year … Earned Second Team honors for both MSG All-Metro and All-State Small School … Took home Courier News Offensive Player of the Year accolades … Helped his squad to 16-5 record over last two seasons, including back-to-back Mid-State 38 Conference Union Division championships.
 
Personal
Born: John Joseph Maddaluna III in Morristown, N.J.
Family: Parents are John and Patricia Maddaluna … Has two sisters.