Player Career
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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: 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.
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
Washington
2020-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
| 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 |
#1 Featured game
vs No. 124 Colorado State
Week 1 · W 38-21
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
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.
#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
7
Impact games
2
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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