Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2025Washington
Makell Esteen
S • 6'1" • 205 lbs • Hawthorne, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Makell Esteen shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
19
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Washington
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Washington
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State
Player Story
Makell Esteen built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a safety from Hawthorne, CA wearing No. 24, spending time with Washington. The clearest part of Makell Esteen's career was his defensive production:...
Read the storyMakell Esteen, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Washington. Makell Esteen shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 120
- TFL
- 4
- Sacks
- 0.5
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Makell Esteen quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Washington · S
- Career Tackles
- 120
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 9 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Washington
- Top game
- Colorado State
- High school pipeline
- Carmel · 32 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 24 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 51 tackles · S 112th (top 20%) · Big Ten 75th (top 10%) · National 591st (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Washington | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Washington | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | Washington | 4 | 7 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 46.7 |
| 2023 Postseason | Washington | 9 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Washington | 9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2024 Postseason | Washington | 10 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 21.4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Washington | 10 | 39 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 21.4 |
| 2025 Postseason | Washington | 12 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 46.6 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Washington | 12 | 49 | 1.5 | 0.5 | - | 1 | 0 | 46.6 |
Related Context
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Makell Esteen played S for Washington. Across 6 tracked seasons, Makell Esteen recorded 120 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Washington.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Washington paired 3 primary output with 14.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 21.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Washington
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
21.9
Usage
6.1
Consistency
13.9
Best Game by takeover score
Colorado State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Boise State: 0. Colorado State: 1. UC Davis: 0. Washington State: 1. Ohio State: 0. Maryland: 1. Rutgers: 0. Michigan: 0. Illinois: 0. Wisconsin: 1. Purdue: 0. UCLA: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Boise State: 2 by 8.3. Colorado State: 9 by 47.5. UC Davis: 2 by 8.3. Washington State: 4 by 26.7. Ohio State: 4 by 16.7. Maryland: 5 by 30.8. Rutgers: 5 by 20.8. Michigan: 8 by 33.3. Illinois: 6 by 25. Wisconsin: 3 by 22.5. Purdue: 1 by 4.2. UCLA: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.4 · Games = 9 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 3 · -0.1 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
Colorado State
Best efficiency game
47.5 vs Colorado State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/14 | vs Boise State | W 38-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | @ UCLA | W 48-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/16 | vs Purdue | W 49-13 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Wisconsin | L 10-13 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Illinois | W 42-25 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Michigan | L 7-24 | 8 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Rutgers | W 38-19 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Maryland | W 24-20 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Ohio State | L 6-24 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Washington State | W 59-24 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/7 | vs UC Davis | W 70-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 8/31 | vs Colorado State | W 38-21 | 9 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Makell Esteen story
Makell Esteen built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a safety from Hawthorne, CA wearing No. 24, spending time with Washington. The clearest part of Makell Esteen's career was his defensive production: 120 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 5 interceptions across 35 career games in the available record. That gives Makell Esteen's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Washington
2020-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202020212022202320232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Washington | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Washington | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Washington | 3 | 14.8 | 4.7 | 3 |
| 2023 Postseason | Washington | 5 | 14.4 | 2.6 | 2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Washington | 5 | 14.4 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Washington | 1.5 | 19 | 4 | -3.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Washington | 1.5 | 19 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Washington | 5 | 21.9 | 6.1 | 3.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Washington | 5 | 21.9 | 6.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 124 Colorado State
Week 1 · W 38-21
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
82.5 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 82.5 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 75 Maryland
Week 6 · W 24-20 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
76.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 76.9 takeover score.
#3
vs Louisville
Week 1 · L 34-35 · Postseason
1.5
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Washington State
Week 13 · W 24-21 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 85 Wisconsin
Week 11 · L 10-13 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
63.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Washington
3 primary output · 14.8 efficiency · 4.7 usage
46.7
#2
2025 Postseason · Washington
46.6
5 primary · 21.9 efficiency · 6.1 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Washington
46.6
5 primary · 21.9 efficiency · 6.1 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
2
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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