#3
Makiya Tongue
Returning to Oregon State for 2026
Makiya Tongue
Makiya Tongue arrived at Oregon State from Georgia. One game to point at: 4 tackles, 0.5 TFL against UC Davis — Week 2, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- portal record
- game log
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Oregon State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Jonathan Smith.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021Oregon State7-6HC: Jonathan Smith · Run-leaning
2022Oregon State10-3HC: Jonathan Smith · Run-heavy
2023Oregon State8-5HC: Jonathan Smith · Run-leaning
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
JaMarcus Shephard
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Oregon State | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Oregon State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Oregon State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 11 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Oregon State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Oregon State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -15 net (20 in / 35 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Oregon State · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #60 · 2026 recruiting class #100
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology