Makai Cope
Makai Cope
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Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Missouri State | 20 | 269 | 13.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Utah | 7 | 75 | 10.7 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 27 | 344 | 12.7 | 1 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Missouri State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Missouri State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +8 net (19 in / 11 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Missouri State · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #129 · 2026 recruiting class #128
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Will Pelissier’s 2024 season.
Matches Will on
Differs from Will on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Ryan Flournoy’s path through Southeast Missouri State.
Ryan Flournoy
Ma'jon Wright
Ian Duarte
Matches Ryan on
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Caleb Snead's sophomore season at Liberty (2022).
Matches Caleb on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #2025
Peaked at #2025 this season.
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2022–2025+259%
Up 259% from first season to most-recent.
Background
Honors CUSA Honor Roll: 2025 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll: 2021 MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Fall 2025, Spring 2026 Missouri State 2025: Played in 12 games (412 snaps) and made 5 starts in his first season at Missouri State ... Finished campaign with 20 catches for 260 yards with multiple re...