Sophomore linebacker for Northern Illinois. 2021: 30 tackles, 3 tackles for loss.
6′1″ · 223 lb · Omaha, NE
Recruiting
LB recruit
No. 2260 nationally · Signed with Northern Illinois
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 linebacker for Northern Illinois. 2021: 30 tackles, 3 tackles for loss.
Makhi Nelson-Douglas
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. The receipt on tape: 8 tackles, 2 TFL against Central Michigan, Week 8, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
One season at Northern Illinois, 30 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 6.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 5.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rob Harley
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | 30 | 17 | 3.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 30 | 17 | 3.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2021
W 41–14
vs Maine
1 SOLO · 1 TOT
Dominant 27-point win at home against Maine.
With R. Lombardi — 282 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 83.5 · 119 rush yds (10 car) · 3 TD · M. Ference — 44 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 65 LONG
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 10-63@ Michigan | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-14vs Maine | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-26vs Bowling Green | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 39-38@ Central Michigan | 8 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 47-52@ Kent State | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 30-29vs Ball State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 33-27@ Buffalo | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 17 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Maki Carabin’s 2021 season.
Matches Maki on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Max Alford's freshman season at Utah State (2022).
Matches Max on
Differs from Max on
Player DNA