• At Navy: Enters the fall as a starter at slot back after starting six games there last year... talented runner and receiver ... does a great job of blocking ... has earned three varsity letters.
• 2019: A starter in 6 of the 13 games in which he played ... closed out the year with 212 yards rushing on 30 carries ... also caught 5 passes for 175 yards and a touchdown ... carried the ball 6 times for 24 yards and scored his first career touchdown (rushing or receiving) on a 27-yard pass from Malcolm Perry in the Mids’ win over Kansas State in the Liberty Bowl ... caught a career-long 60-yard pass at Houston ... helped Navy’s offense amass 540 yards on a season-best 88 plays in its win over SMU ... carried the ball 5 times for 43 yards and caught a 32-yard pass against SMU ... carried the ball twice for 12 yards against USF ... Navy’s leading rusher at Memphis with a career-best 101 yards on a personal-best 8 carries ... featured a career-long rush of 41 yards ... caught a 27-yard pass in the Mids’ AAC opener against East Carolina ... carried the ball twice for 9 yards, while also making a spectacular catch for a gain of 29 yards in the Mids’ season-opening win over Holy Cross.
• 2018: A starter in three of the nine games he played, he finished the year with 47 yards rushing on 9 carries and caught 3 passes for 66 yards ... caught a pair of passes for 52 yards, including a career-best 34-yarder against Army ... carried the ball 3 times for 16 yards and caught his first collegiate pass for 14 yards against Houston ... rushed for 6 yards on 1 carry at Air Force ... carried the ball twice for 7 yards against Lehigh ... making his first collegiate start, he carried the ball once for a gain of 21 yards in the Mids’ opener at Hawai’i.
• 2017: A member of special teams who saw consistent time at slot back ... played in 12 of the 13 contests including making his collegiate debut in the Mids’ opener at Florida Atlantic ... carried the ball 16 times for 103 yards on the year ... rushed for five yards on two carries against Virginia in the Military Bowl ... carried the ball once for two yards against Army ... sat out the Houston game due to injury ... carried the ball seven times (came into the game with just six career carries) for 49 yards at Notre Dame ... rushed for three yards on his only carry at Temple ... carried the ball once for a gain of 11 yards at Memphis ... made his debut at slot back in the win over Cincinnati where he carried the ball three times for 33 yards, including a then career-long 22-yard run ... part of an offensive unit that recorded 569 yards on the ground against Cincinnati en route to 622 yards of total offense ... the 569 yards rushing set an AAC record (previous high was 496 by Navy in 2016 against SMU), while it is the best rushing game this season in the FBS ... it stands No. 2 in the Navy record books, while it’s the most under Niumatalolo’s tenure as head coach ... the 72 rushing attempts are the third most in the FBS this season ... the 622 yards of total offense, meanwhile, ranks No. 11 all-time at Navy and the most under Niumatalolo.
• High School / Personal: A 2016 graduate of ‘Iolani School, Makekau attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2016-17 academic year ... a three-time All-State performer ... earned second-team honors at wide receiver his junior year, while earning first-team honors at wide receiver and second-team mention at kicker his senior seasons ... earned ILH First-Team recognition as a sophomore ... youth football teammate of UCF quarterback McKenzie Milton ... son of Samuel and Lupe Makekau ... majoring in general engineering.
