Makari Paige: DB · Michigan · #7.
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Makari Paige
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. The five seasons at Michigan span two head coaches: Jim Harbaugh and Sherrone Moore. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against Illinois — Week 8, 2024.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
45 tackles. 4 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-10vs Fresno State | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 12-31vs No. 3 Texas | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 28-18vs Arkansas State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-24vs No. 11 USC | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-24vs Minnesota | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-27@ Washington | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-21@ No. 22 Illinois | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-17vs Michigan State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-38vs No. 1 Oregon | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 15-20@ No. 8 Indiana | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 50-6vs Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 13-10@ No. 2 Ohio State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 45 | 23 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 |
Week 14 · 2024
W 13-10
at Ohio State
1 interception · 3 tackles · 1 pass breakup
A close one, won by 3 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
9%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
45tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFL45 tackles · 1 for loss · 4 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sherrone Moore
Pass share
39.2%
308 pass / 477 run
Plays / game
60.4
13 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
323 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #210 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Michigan, 119 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jim Harbaugh → Sherrone Moore. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
