Makai Shahid
Arkansas State Red Wolves
65
Depth

Makai Shahid

Arkansas State Red WolvesRebuilding
FSDefenseDepthTRANSFER · Youngstown State
Projected Starter

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Makai Shahid is the projected starter at FS for Arkansas State Red Wolves.

Redshirt junior · #4 · 6'0", 197 lbs

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Depth at FS · Arkansas State Red Wolves

  1. 1465Makai ShahidStarter
  2. 2865Brandon Barnes

Arkansas State Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

This season: 6 tackles, 1 INT, 1 PBU. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 65 overall (Depth tier).

Team Share1%
Gahanna, OH
Jersey
#4
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'0"
Weight
197 lbs
Transfer
Youngstown State

Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
—611

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

Recruiting Profile

High School
Gahanna Lincoln
Hometown
Columbus, OH

Why this rating?

On a 67-rated defense; 49th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.60 for competition level) put them -2 vs unit starters → 65.

Team defense (SP+)
67
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 49% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 48% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.60)
Depth-chart adjustment
-2 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

Oct 8LUSATKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 56-49

Oct 4LULTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 23-20

Sep 26WKENNTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 17-14

Sep 20LTCUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 31-7

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

Final W 52-7

Sep 5LMEMTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 42-24

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

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Team Role

6 tkl · 1 PD · 1 INT
Usage / Involvement10%
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