Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Tulane
Makai Williams
LB • 6'1" • 225 lbs • Cibolo, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Makai Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
61
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
48
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Tulane
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Tulane
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic
Player Story
Makai Williams built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a linebacker from Cibolo, TX wearing No. 42, spending time with Tulane. The clearest part of Makai Williams' career was his defensive production: 34...
Read the storyMakai Williams, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Tulane. Makai Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 34
- TFL
- 3
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Makai Williams quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Tulane · LB
- Career Tackles
- 34
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 18 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Tulane
- Top game
- Florida Atlantic
- High school pipeline
- Steele · 29 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 42 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 25 tackles · LB 531st (top 42%) · American Athletic 175th (top 28%) · National 1,718th (top 28%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Tulane | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Tulane | 5 | 7 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 11.4 |
| 2025 Postseason | Tulane | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Tulane | 11 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 42 |
Related Context
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Makai Williams played LB for Tulane. Across 3 tracked seasons, Makai Williams recorded 34 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Tulane.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Tulane paired 6 primary output with 14.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 14.9 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: Florida Atlantic
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 90.9th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Tulane
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
14.9
Usage
4.5
Consistency
15.2
Best Game by takeover score
Tulsa
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ole Miss: 1. Northwestern: 1. South Alabama: 1. Duke: 0. Ole Miss: 0. Tulsa: 2. East Carolina: 0. Army: 0. Florida Atlantic: 1. Temple: 0. North Texas: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ole Miss: 3 by 22.5. Northwestern: 1 by 14.2. South Alabama: 2 by 18.3. Duke: 1 by 4.2. Ole Miss: 1 by 4.2. Tulsa: 2 by 28.3. East Carolina: 1 by 4.2. Army: 6 by 25. Florida Atlantic: 6 by 35. Temple: 1 by 4.2. North Texas: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.6 · Games = 9 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 2 · -0.1 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
Florida Atlantic
Best efficiency game
35 vs Florida Atlantic
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/20 | @ Ole Miss | L 10-41 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/6 | vs North Texas | W 34-21 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Temple | W 37-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Florida Atlantic | W 35-24 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Army | W 24-17 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/9 | vs East Carolina | W 26-19 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ TulsaSplash game | W 31-14 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Ole Miss | L 10-45 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/14 | vs Duke | W 34-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ South Alabama | W 33-31 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Northwestern | W 23-3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Makai Williams story
Makai Williams built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a linebacker from Cibolo, TX wearing No. 42, spending time with Tulane. The clearest part of Makai Williams' career was his defensive production: 34 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 1 pass defended across 18 career games in the available record. That gives Makai Williams' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Tulane
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Tulane | 0 | 4.2 | 1 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Tulane | 1 | 7.8 | 1.7 | 1 |
| 2025 Postseason | Tulane | 6 | 14.9 | 4.5 | 5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Tulane | 6 | 14.9 | 4.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 98 Florida Atlantic
Week 12 · W 35-24 · Conference game
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
58.6 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 58.6 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 104 Tulsa
Week 5 · W 31-14 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
58.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.6 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 7 Ole Miss
Week 1 · L 10-41 · Postseason · Ranked opponent
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Havoc Plays
50.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 50.6 takeover score.
#4
@ No. 114 South Alabama
Week 2 · W 33-31
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Havoc Plays
46.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.4 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 51 Northwestern
Week 1 · W 23-3
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Havoc Plays
41.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Tulane
6 primary output · 14.9 efficiency · 4.5 usage
42
#2
2025 Regular Season · Tulane
42
6 primary · 14.9 efficiency · 4.5 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Tulane
37.5
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 1 usage
Milestones
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Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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