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Defensive back, Michigan, 2020–24
Makari Paige
- Number
- No. 7
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 208 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- West Bloomfield, MI
Makari Paige played defensive back at Michigan (2020–24).
Career highs
8tackles, career highvs. Purdue, 2023Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2021, 2022 and 2023; National champions, 2023
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Michigan | 7 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Michigan | 7 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Michigan | 7 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Michigan | 7 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Michigan | 7 | DB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′4″ | 208 |
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.
Game by game
2024 Michigan 12 games, 45 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Fresno State | W 30–10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Texas | L 12–31 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Arkansas State | W 28–18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | vs. USC | W 27–24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Minnesota | W 27–24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Washington | L 17–27 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Illinois | L 7–21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Michigan State | W 24–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Oregon | L 17–38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | at Indiana | L 15–20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Northwestern | W 50–6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at Ohio State | W 13–10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2023 Michigan 12 games, 38 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | vs. Bowling Green | W 31–6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Rutgers | W 31–7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Nebraska | W 45–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atMinnesota | W 52–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | vs.Indiana | W 52–7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | atMichigan State | W 49–0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Purdue | W 41–13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at Penn State | W 24–15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Maryland | W 31–24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Ohio State | W 30–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs. Iowa | W 26–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Alabama | W 27–20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Michigan 11 games, 28 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Colorado State | W 51–7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Hawai’i | W 56–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | vs. UConn | W 59–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs.Maryland | W 34–27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | atIowa | W 27–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atIndiana | W 31–10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Penn State | W 41–17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Michigan State | W 29–7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Illinois | W 19–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atOhio State | W 45–23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. TCU | L 45–51 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Michigan 2 games, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 63–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | atMaryland | W 59–18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Michigan 4 games, 6 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | atMinnesota | W 49–24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs.Michigan State | L 24–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | atIndiana | L 21–38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | vs. Wisconsin | L 11–49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2025 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3″ |
| Weight | 197 lb |
| Arm length | 32½″ |
| Hand size | 10½″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.52 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.62 s |
| Vertical jump | 32½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′0″ |
| Bench press | 15 reps |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.46 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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