Maki Carabin: LB · Louisiana Tech · #44.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Maki Carabin
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. The four seasons at Louisiana Tech span two head coaches: Skip Holtz and Sonny Cumbie. A game that shows it: 11 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against UTSA — Week 11, 2022.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
68 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 0.5 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Louisiana Tech | 68 | 37 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | Louisiana Tech | 37 | 19 | 4.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Louisiana Tech | 25 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2019 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 135 | 70 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-52@ Missouri | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-17vs Stephen F. Austin | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-48@ No. 5 Clemson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-38@ South Alabama | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-31vs UTEP | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 27-47@ North Texas | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 41-42vs Rice | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 34-42@ Florida International | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 40-24vs Middle Tennessee | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-51@ UTSA | 11 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 21-26@ Charlotte | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 27-37vs UAB | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 68 | 37 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
68tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
3%2 pass breakups68 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road7g | 5.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 8.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Cumbie
Pass share
52.6%
434 pass / 391 run
Plays / game
68.8
12 games
Team sack rate
7.0%
472 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #299 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Louisiana Tech, 135 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Skip Holtz → Sonny Cumbie. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
