Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021North Texas
Makyle Sanders
S • 6'0" • 210 lbs • Tyler, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Makyle Sanders shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
57
Solid production for a safety
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Reliability
40
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
74
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · North Texas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- North Texas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern State
Player Story
Makyle Sanders built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a safety from Tyler, TX wearing No. 10, spending time with North Texas. The clearest part of Makyle Sanders' career was his defensive production: 172...
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- Committed To
- North Texas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Makyle Sanders, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · North Texas. Makyle Sanders shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 172
- TFL
- 8
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 8
Quick Answers
Makyle Sanders quick answers
- Latest team and position
- North Texas · S
- Career Tackles
- 172
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · North Texas
- Top game
- Northwestern State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Tyler Lee · North Texas
- High school pipeline
- Tyler Lee · 18 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 44 tackles · S 129th (top 26%) · Conference USA 92nd (top 14%) · National 799th (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | North Texas | 5 | 9 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | North Texas | 5 | 13 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 11.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | North Texas | 10 | 38 | 3 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 47 |
| 2020 Postseason | North Texas | 10 | 8 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 45.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | North Texas | 10 | 60 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 45.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | North Texas | 11 | 44 | 3 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 43.6 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | North Texas to North Texas | G5/FCS to G5/FCS | 10.9 | Jan 14, 2021 |
Makyle Sanders played S for North Texas. Across 5 tracked seasons, Makyle Sanders recorded 172 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with North Texas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
North Texas paired 7 primary output with 22.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 23.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern State
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · North Texas
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
23.9
Usage
4.2
Consistency
15.2
Best Game by takeover score
Northwestern State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northwestern State: 4. SMU: 0. UAB: 0. Louisiana Tech: 1. Missouri: 1. Marshall: 0. Liberty: 1. Rice: 0. Southern Miss: 0. UTEP: 1. Florida International: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northwestern State: 6 by 65. SMU: 8 by 33.3. UAB: 4 by 16.7. Louisiana Tech: 3 by 22.5. Missouri: 5 by 30.8. Marshall: 2 by 8.3. Liberty: 2 by 18.3. Rice: 8 by 33.3. Southern Miss: 3 by 12.5. UTEP: 2 by 18.3. Florida International: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 5 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 6 · -0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Northwestern State
Best efficiency game
65 vs Northwestern State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/21 | @ Florida International | W 49-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | vs UTEP | W 20-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Southern Miss | W 38-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Rice | W 30-24 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | vs Liberty | L 26-35 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 10/15 | vs Marshall | L 21-49 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Missouri | L 35-48 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | @ Louisiana Tech | L 17-24 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs UAB | L 6-40 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | @ SMU | L 12-35 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Northwestern StateSplash game | W 44-14 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Makyle Sanders story
Makyle Sanders built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a safety from Tyler, TX wearing No. 10, spending time with North Texas. The clearest part of Makyle Sanders' career was his defensive production: 172 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions, and 8 passes defended across 41 career games in the available record. That gives Makyle Sanders' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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North Texas
2017-2021
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Season Value Progression
201720182019202020202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | North Texas | 0 | 7.5 | 1.3 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | North Texas | 0.5 | 11.9 | 2.4 | 0.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | North Texas | 7 | 22.8 | 4.5 | 6.5 |
| 2020 Postseason | North Texas | 5.5 | 33.8 | 8.1 | -1.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | North Texas | 5.5 | 33.8 | 8.1 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | North Texas | 8 | 23.9 | 4.2 | 2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Northwestern State
Week 1 · W 44-14
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#2
vs UTSA
Week 4 · W 45-3 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#3
vs Charlotte
Week 6 · L 21-49 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
74.4 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 74.4 takeover score.
#4
@ UTEP
Week 15 · W 45-43 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
67.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 67.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Southern Miss
Week 5 · L 31-41 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
63.9 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · North Texas
7 primary output · 22.8 efficiency · 4.5 usage
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#2
2020 Postseason · North Texas
45.7
5.5 primary · 33.8 efficiency · 8.1 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · North Texas
45.7
5.5 primary · 33.8 efficiency · 8.1 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
3
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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