Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | W 41-10vs Wagner | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 27-39vs Charlotte | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Makai Sawtelle
Former linebacker at Florida Atlantic. 2024: 2 tackles.
6′2″ · 228 lb · Stuart, FL
Florida Atlantic 2024 — college career complete
The story
Former linebacker at Florida Atlantic. 2024: 2 tackles.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearMakai Sawtelle
Makai Sawtelle has been at Florida Atlantic through two head coaches in three seasons. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Wagner, Week 5, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Florida Atlantic, 9 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Florida Atlantic
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
2 coaches2021–2022
Florida Atlantic
Coaching transition mid-career: Willie Taggart → Chad Lunsford. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021Florida Atlantic5-7HC: Willie Taggart · Balanced, slow tempo
2022Florida Atlantic5-7HC: Willie Taggart · Run-leaning
2024Florida Atlantic3-9HC: Chad Lunsford · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Zach Kittley
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2024
W 41–10
vs Wagner
2 TOT
Dominant 31-point win at home against Wagner.
With O. Hayes — -4 rush yds (1 car) · C. Fancher — 150 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 49.5 · 7 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology