Makai Saina
Purdue Boilermakers
79
Solid2nd String / Backup
Is Makai Saina starting?
Makai Saina is listed 2nd string at RG for Purdue Boilermakers.
Redshirt sophomore · #73 · 6'4", 300 lbs
See full Purdue Boilermakers depth chart ›Depth at RG · Purdue Boilermakers
- 15985Micah BanuelosStarter
- 27379Makai SainaYou
- 35167Mason Vicari
Purdue Starting Lineup
Top offensive linemen in the Big Ten
Up next for Purdue
Purdue plays Maryland at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 12:30 PM ET.
Makai Saina is currently behind Micah Banuelos at RG on the Purdue depth chart, a Big Ten team rated 68 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 88-rated offense; 82th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 79 after depth penalty.
Team offense (SP+)
88
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 18% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
+8 for role; −6 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
Not tracked for this position.
Linemen and long snappers don't record box-score stats, so there's no game-by-game log to show.
Makai Saina's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
The People's Ratings
Is our 79 OVR fair?
79
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