Stansly Maponga Sr. (born March 5, 1991)[1] is a Zimbabwean-American professional football defensive lineman who is a free agent.

He attended Hebron high school in Carrollton, Texas where during his senior year Maponga's athletic talent in football aided the team in overcoming an 0-6 season record to win the district championship.

During the 2011 season Maponga made the First-team All-Mountain West selection and the Ted Hendricks Award Midseason Watch List.

[4] On September 5, 2015, Maponga was waived by the Falcons in the final cuts before the start of the regular season.

[6] On December 12, 2015, the New York Giants signed Maponga off the Atlanta Falcons' practice squad.

[19] The Guardians folded when the XFL and USFL merged to create the United Football League (UFL).