#73

Alani Makihele

Senior offensive lineman for UNLV. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.

OL · UNLV · Sr. · #73

6′3″ · 350 lb · Anchorage, AK

Returning to UNLV for 2026

Recruiting

3★

OG recruit

No. 2080 nationally · Signed with UNLV

No college snaps yet.

His full recruiting profile

The story

4 offensive lineman for UNLV. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to UNLV in 2020.
Transferred from UCLA to UNLV in 2025.

His career, year by year

Alani Makihele

OL · UNLV · Sr · #73

UCLA to UNLV — the move that set up everything since. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Miami (OH), Week 4, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

portal record
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025UNLV10-4HC: Dan Mullen · Run-leaning

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Dan Mullen

Pass share

41.6%

87 pass / 122 run

Plays / game

69.7

3 games

Team sack rate

9.3%

108 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

A three-star recruit at offensive line for UNLV -- now graded to hold down a real starting-caliber role.

Offensive line play doesn't show up in a box score. Here's what actually tells you whether he's good.

Quality starterThree-star HS recruit

The unit he anchors ranks 2nd nationally in stuff rate allowed this season. See the full unit breakdown →

UNLV has produced 6 All-Conference offensive linemen.

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 1 game

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CMP/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA	QBR	Note
Wk 4	W 41-38@ Miami (OH)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total		—	—	—	—	—	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Alani Makihele

2020

2024

2025

2025 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Game log

How he plays