Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2024Michigan
Makari Paige
DB • 6'4" • 208 lbs • West Bloomfield, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Makari Paige shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
53
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
51
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
72
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: TCU
Player Story
Makari Paige built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive back from West Bloomfield, MI wearing No. 7, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Makari Paige's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Makari Paige, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Michigan. Makari Paige shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 119
- TFL
- 2
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 8
Quick Answers
Makari Paige quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan · DB
- Career Tackles
- 119
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2022 Postseason · Michigan
- Top game
- TCU
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · West Bloomfield · Michigan
- High school pipeline
- West Bloomfield · 40 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 45 tackles · DB 186th (top 20%) · Big Ten 99th (top 13%) · National 775th (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Michigan | 4 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Michigan | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.1 |
| 2022 Postseason | Michigan | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 54.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan | 11 | 27 | - | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 54.2 |
| 2023 Postseason | Michigan | 12 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 23 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Michigan | 12 | 32 | - | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Michigan | 12 | 45 | 1 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 43.9 |
Related Context
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Makari Paige played DB for Michigan. Across 5 tracked seasons, Makari Paige recorded 119 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason
Michigan paired 6 primary output with 16.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 21.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Michigan
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
21.5
Usage
4.8
Consistency
13.9
Best Game by takeover score
Ohio State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Fresno State: 0. Texas: 1. Arkansas State: 2. USC: 0. Minnesota: 0. Washington: 0. Illinois: 0. Michigan State: 0. Oregon: 1. Indiana: 1. Northwestern: 0. Ohio State: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Fresno State: 5 by 20.8. Texas: 6 by 35. Arkansas State: 2 by 28.3. USC: 3 by 12.5. Minnesota: 4 by 16.7. Washington: 5 by 20.8. Illinois: 6 by 25. Michigan State: 2 by 8.3. Oregon: 4 by 26.7. Indiana: 4 by 26.7. Northwestern: 1 by 4.2. Ohio State: 3 by 32.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.6 · Games = 7 · -0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 5 · +0.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ohio State
Best efficiency game
35 vs Texas
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | @ Ohio StateSplash game | W 13-10 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Northwestern | W 50-6 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Indiana | L 15-20 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Oregon | L 17-38 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Michigan State | W 24-17 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Illinois | L 7-21 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Washington | L 17-27 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Minnesota | W 27-24 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs USC | W 27-24 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Arkansas StateSplash game | W 28-18 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Texas | L 12-31 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Fresno State | W 30-10 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Makari Paige story
Makari Paige built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive back from West Bloomfield, MI wearing No. 7, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Makari Paige's career was his defensive production: 119 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 3 interceptions across 41 career games in the available record. That gives Makari Paige's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Michigan
2020-2024
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Season Value Progression
2020202120222022202320232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | 6.3 | 1.2 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | Michigan | 6 | 16.1 | 12.7 | 6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Michigan | 6 | 16.1 | 12.7 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Michigan | 3 | 15.7 | 3 | -3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Michigan | 3 | 15.7 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Michigan | 7 | 21.5 | 4.8 | 4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs TCU
Week 1 · L 45-51 · Postseason
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Ohio State
Week 14 · W 13-10 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
71.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.4 takeover score.
#3
vs Arkansas State
Week 3 · W 28-18
2
Havoc Plays
67.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Ohio State
Week 13 · W 45-23 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
58.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 58.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Indiana
Week 7 · W 52-7 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
58.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 58.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Postseason · Michigan
6 primary output · 16.1 efficiency · 12.7 usage
54.2
#2
2022 Regular Season · Michigan
54.2
6 primary · 16.1 efficiency · 12.7 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Michigan
43.9
7 primary · 21.5 efficiency · 4.8 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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