Makari Paige

HISTORY — From College Profile

CAREER HIGHS

• Tackles: 7 - vs. Purdue (Dec. 3, 2022)
• Solos: 4 - vs. TCU (Dec. 31, 2022)
• Asst: 4 - vs. Purdue (Dec. 3, 2022)
• TFLs: 1.0 - vs. TCU (Dec. 31, 2022)
• Sacks: 1.0 - vs TCU (Dec. 31, 2022)
• Int: 1 - at Ohio State (Nov. 26, 2022)
• FR: none
• PBUs: 1, 2x - last vs. Maryland (Sept. 24, 2022)

At Michigan
Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2021)... All-Big Ten selection (honorable mention, media, 2022)... Has appeared in 27 games at safety and on special teams with six starts in the secondary... Three-year letterman (2020-21-22)

Junior (2022)
Appeared in 12 games at safety and on special teams with five starts in the defensive backfield; made 41 tackles with one sack, one interception among three pass breakups and one quarterback hurry to earn his third varsity letter... All-Big Ten selection (honorable mention, media)... Made three tackles from the safety spot and played on special teams against Colorado State (Sept. 3)... Broke up a pass and made one solo tackle against Hawaii (Sept. 10)... Made on tackle playing as a safety, and also contributed on special teams against UConn (Sept. 17)... Broke up a pass and made four tackles from the safety position against Maryland (Sept. 24)... Made his first career start at Iowa (Oct. 1) and assisted on two tackles... Started again at Indiana (Oct. 8) and delivered three tackles... Made two tackles and hurried the quarterback in a start against Penn State (Oct. 15)... Contributed six tackles starting at safety against Michigan State (Oct. 29)... Assisted on one stop playing against Illinois (Nov. 19)... Made an interception and delivered four tackles at Ohio State (Nov. 26)... Notched seven tackles from his starting position against Purdue in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 3)... against TCU in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Dec. 31)

Sophomore (2021)
Appeared in nine games at safety and on special teams; made two tackles to earn his second varsity letter... Played at safety and on special teams against Western Michigan (Sept. 4)... Contributed on special teams playing against Washington (Sept. 11), at Michigan State (Oct. 30), at Penn State (Nov. 13)... Made one solo tackle playing safety and contributing on special teams against Northern Illinois (Sept. 18)... Played snaps in the secondary against Northwestern (Oct. 23), Indiana (Nov. 6), at Wisconsin (Oct. 2)... Made one solo tackle playing safety and on special teams at Maryland (Nov. 20)... Played as a safety against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship Game (Dec. 4)

Freshman (2020)
Appeared in all six games at safety and on special teams; made six tackles to earn his first varsity letter... Made his collegiate debut at Minnesota (Oct. 24) and contributed three tackles while playing safety and special teams... Played safety and special teams against Michigan State (Oct. 31) and made one assisted stop... Credited with one solo tackle playing safety at Indiana (Nov. 7)... Played safety and special teams against Wisconsin (Nov. 14) with one assisted tackle... Played snaps at safety and contributed on special teams at Rutgers (Nov. 21)... Played in the secondary and on special teams against Penn State (Nov. 28)

Prep
Attended West Bloomfield High School (2020) coached by Ron Bellamy... Part of a team that went 10-2 and appeared in the state quarterfinals... Helped the Lakers reach the state finals in 2017 and the regional final in 2018... Two-time team captain
 
Key Statistics
Made 94 tackles, five tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries, and two interceptions with seven pass breakups as a senior; also recovered an onside kick... Posted 105 tackles, three TFLs, two interceptions, four PBUs, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery as a junior in 2018
 
Honors and Rankings
Four-star prospect in the 247Sports Composite rankings; rated as the sixth-best prospect in Michigan, the No. 25 safety in the nation and the 242nd-overall recruit... Holds a four-star ranking form 247Sports, ranks as the No. 5 player in Michigan, the No. 21 safety and the 214th-rated recruit in the country... Rivals.com four-star prospect, the seventh-rated recruit in Michigan and the nation’s No. 21 safety... ESPN300 member; No. 5 player in Michigan, the 12th-overall prospect at safety and the 235th overall recruit in the country... PrepStar Top 350 All-American; the 23rd-ranked defensive back nationally, the sixth-best prospect in the state of Michigan and the 245th overall recruit in the country... Earned all-state honors as a senior... MLive Detroit first-team Dream Team selection in 2019... Detroit News Dream Team member and All-North team selection as a senior
 
Personal
Makari Jaimon Paige was born January 11, 2002... Son of Glen and Lajuanna Paige

-- 6/16/23

2022

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
1.0	1.0	28.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	13.0

interceptions
TD	AVG	YDS	INT
0.0	8.0	8.0	1.0

2021

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0

2020

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
0.0	0.0	6.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0