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2022 Football Roster

Profile

  • RB
    Position
  • Senior
    Class
  • West Valley City, Utah
    Hometown
  • 5'10
    Height
  • 210
    Weight
  • Hunter HS/Colorado Mesa
    High School
Pailate Makakona
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Pailate Makakona
RB
Position
Senior
Class
West Valley City, Utah
Hometown

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Biography

2022 (SENIOR SEASON)
Played in the first four games of the season and carried the ball 20 times for 60 yards (3.0 ypc)… Had a season-high eight carries for 27 yards against Weber State (9/10), including a season-long rush of nine yards… Had six carries for 14 yards at No. 1 Alabama (9/3), three carries for 11 yards against UConn (8/27) and three carries for eight yards against UNLV (9/24).

2021 (JUNIOR SEASON)
Played in 11 games and finished the season with 111 all-purpose yards… Rushed for 101 yards on 42 carries (2.4 ypc) and added one reception for 10 yards… Had a career-high 15 carries for 22 yards against Hawai’i (10/30)… Rushed for a career-best 37 yards on nine carries at San José State (11/13), which included a season-long 14-yard rush… Had six carries for 29 yards against Colorado State (10/22), to go along with his lone reception of the season for 10 yards… Also had six carries for 20 yards at UNLV (10/16).

2020 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE SEASON)
Played in all six games as he rushed for 47 yards on 10 carries (4.7 ypc) and caught two passes for 12 yards (6.0 ypr)… Rushed for a season-high 18 yards, including a season-long of 15 yards, on two carries against New Mexico (11/26)… Had four carries for 15 yards against Air Force (12/3) and three carries for 15 yards against Nevada (11/5)… Also caught two passes for 12 yards against the Wolf Pack.

2019 (REDSHIRT)
Redshirted during his first season at Utah State as he did not appear in any games.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Rushed for 558 yards and five touchdowns on 119 carries (4.7 ypc) while playing in eight games as a freshman at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, Colorado… Rushed for a career-high 131 yards, including an 85-yard touchdown run, in a 45-28 win over Dixie State… The 85-yard touchdown run was the longest in at least the last 10 years for Colorado Mesa… Scored two touchdowns apiece against South Dakota Mines and Eastern New Mexico… Also caught seven passes for 34 yards on the season, to go along with six kickoff returns for 148 yards… Helped the Mavericks go 7-4 on the season, including 6-4 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.

HIGH SCHOOL
Rushed for 1,250 yards and 12 touchdowns in his senior season at Hunter High School in West Valley City, Utah… Rushed for a season-high 274 yards and two touchdowns against Clearfield HS… Led the Wolverines in rushing as a junior with 1,098 yards, to go along with nine touchdowns, which ranked second on the team in 2016… Caught 29 career passes for 367 yards and three touchdowns.

PERSONAL
Son of Kona and Amanda Makakona… Has five sisters… Uncle, James Aiono, played defensive tackle at Utah… Graduated from Utah State in the fall of 2022 with a bachelor's degree in integrated studies... Name is pronounced Pie-la-teh Ma-ka-kona.  

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