Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-17@ San José State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 55-7vs UC Davis | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Makiya Tongue
Senior linebacker for Oregon State. 2023: 6 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss.
6′2″ · 220 lb · Baton Rouge, LA
Returning to Oregon State for 2026
Recruiting
4★
ATH recruit
No. 201 nationally · Signed with Georgia
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Oregon State. 2023: 6 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Georgia in 2019.
- Transferred from Georgia to Oregon State in 2021.
Makiya Tongue
Makiya Tongue arrived at Oregon State from Georgia. One game to point at: 4 tackles, 0.5 TFL against UC Davis — Week 2, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- portal record
- game log
His career
2019
- Signed with Georgia4-star out of University Lab
2021
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Oregon State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
1 coach2021–2023
Oregon State
Played his entire career under Jonathan Smith.
2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Jonathan Smith — 25-14 over that span.
2021Oregon State7-6HC: Jonathan Smith · Run-leaning
2022Oregon State10-3HC: Jonathan Smith · Run-heavy
2023Oregon State8-5HC: Jonathan Smith · 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: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.2 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
JaMarcus Shephard
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Oregon State | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Oregon State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Oregon State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 11 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Oregon State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Oregon State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -15 net (20 in / 35 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Oregon State · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #76 · 2026 recruiting class #100
The linebacker corps · Oregon State
- #2Aiden Sullivan72 tackles · 2025
- #44Takari Hickle38 tackles · 2025
- #25Nikko Taylor30 tackles · 2025
- #47Tyree Blake29 tackles · 2025
- #3Makiya Tongueno box-score line yet
19 more on the roster · Oregon State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology