Receiver, Edward Waters (from South Dakota), 2023–⁠25

Makai Lovett

Number
No. 6
Height
6′2″
Weight
225 lb
Class (2025)
Freshman
Hometown
Miami, FL

Makai Lovett played receiver at South Dakota (2023) and Edward Waters (2025).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023South Dakota23216.0022
2025*Edward Waters34314.3123
Career57515.0123

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023South Dakota6WRYr 1
2025Edward Waters6WRFr. (Yr 3)6′2″225

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2023South Dakota (FCS)21.54––3.1–
2025Edward Waters (II)100.60––6.0–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2025 Edward Waters 1 game, 3 catches, 43 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 20atBethune-CookmanL 9–⁠35343123

No box score in the source for Aug 30 at Savannah State; Sep 6 vs. Miles; Sep 13 vs. Virginia Union; Sep 27 vs. Morehouse; Oct 11 at Kentucky State; Oct 18 vs. Benedict; Oct 25 at Clark Atlanta; Nov 1 vs. Central State; Nov 8 at Allen, so those games are not listed.

2023 South Dakota 2 games, 2 catches, 32 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 14vs.Youngstown StateW 34–⁠31122022
Oct 21atIndiana StateW 17–⁠3110010

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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