Makari Vickers
Colorado Buffaloes
71
Average

Makari Vickers

NBDefenseAverage
Projected Starter

Is Makari Vickers starting?

Makari Vickers is the projected starter at NB for Colorado Buffaloes.

Makari Vickers is the projected starting NB on a Solid Colorado — 71 OVR.

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What's Next

The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Robert F. Munroe Day School, ranked #76 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 12 tackles, 0 INT, 2 PBU. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 71 overall (Average tier).

Recruit4★ · #76 NatlTeam Share3%
Tallahassee, FL
Jersey
#10
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'1"
Weight
190 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20251202

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★4-star
Composite
0.9653
National Rank
#76
High School
Robert F. Munroe Day School
Hometown
Tallahassee, FL

Why this rating?

On a 80-rated defense; 59th-percentile production (×0.88 for competition level) put them -9 vs unit starters → 71.

Team defense (SP+)
80
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 59% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.88)
Depth-chart adjustment
-9 for role

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

Sep 12WWEBTKL 0
TKL
0
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 52-21

Sep 4WGTTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 14-13

Makari Vickers's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

12 tkl · 2 PD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement21%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.