Makai Saina
Purdue Boilermakers
62
Depth

Makai Saina

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COffenseDepthTRANSFER · USC
3rd String

Is Makai Saina starting?

Makai Saina is listed 3rd string at C for Purdue Boilermakers.

Makai Saina is listed C #3 for Purdue at 62 OVR.

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Depth at C · Purdue Boilermakers

  1. 15085Boaz StanleyStarter
  2. 27662Ethan Trent
  3. 37362Makai SainaYou

What's Next

Who do they play next?Riley Robell — at UCLA · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?Ethan Trent — No. 2 at C for PurdueHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for Purdue Boilermakers

The Story

The Story

A 4-star recruit out of Arlington Martin, ranked #479 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit4★ · #479 Natl
Arlington, TX
Jersey
#73
Class
RS SO/TR
Height
6'4"
Weight
300 lbs
Transfer
USC

Makai Saina is currently behind Boaz Stanley at C on the Purdue depth chart, a Big Ten team rated 78 overall this season.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.8903
National Rank
#479
High School
Arlington Martin
Hometown
Arlington, TX

Why this rating?

On a 79-rated offense; 82th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 62 after depth penalty. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.

Team offense (SP+)
79
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 18% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
+8 for role; −12 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

No games yet.

Game-by-game stats will show up here once available.

Makai Saina's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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