Sophomore defensive lineman on Boston College's 2026 roster.
6′4″ · 250 lb · Richmond, VA · Manchester
The numbers
sacks · 2025
6 tackles
Best game: 3 tackles, at Pittsburgh
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive lineman on Boston College's 2025 roster.
Makai Byerson
Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Chad Scott and Bill O'Brien. The receipt: 3 tackles against Pittsburgh — Week 6, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill O'Brien
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boston College | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | West Virginia | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 6 | L 7-48@ Pittsburgh | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 23-38vs UConn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-25vs Notre Dame | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 34-12@ Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
2026 Outlook
Boston College
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Boston College
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Boston College · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #71 · 2026 recruiting class #53
2025 (Redshirt Freshman): Joined the Boston College Football program during the summer … Played in nine games at defensive end, recording six tackles ... Totaled three tackles at Pittsburgh (10/4) ... Did not play vs. Clemson (10/11) due to injury. Before BC: Spent one year at West Virginia befor...
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