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Makai Sawtelle
Florida Atlantic 2024 — college career complete
Makai Sawtelle
Makai Sawtelle has been at Florida Atlantic through two head coaches in three seasons. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Wagner, Week 5, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Florida Atlantic, 9 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Florida Atlantic
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coaches2021
Florida Atlantic
2022
Florida Atlantic
Coaching transition mid-career: Willie Taggart → Chad Lunsford. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021Florida Atlantic5-7HC: Willie Taggart · Balanced, slow tempo
2022Florida Atlantic5-7HC: Willie Taggart · Run-leaning
2024Florida Atlantic3-9HC: Chad Lunsford · Run-leaning
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Zach Kittley
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2024
W 41–10
vs Wagner
2 TOT
Dominant 31-point win at home against Wagner.
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology