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Esteen, Makell

Jersey Number 24
Makell Esteen
- Position:
- Safety
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 202
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Hawthorne, Calif.
- High School:
- Lawndale HS
- Major:
- Postbaccalaureate Study
Bio
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AT WASHINGTON |
NIL Opportunities: Makell Esteen
2025: Started the opener vs. Colorado State, finishing with a team-high nine tackles and a key, late interception.
2024: Played in 10 games during the 2024 season, starting five of them ... two tackles in the win over Weber State ... four stops vs. Eastern Michigan ... three tackles vs. Washington State ... missed the Northwestern and Rutgers games due to injury ... returned for the Michigan game, when he had two tackles ... made three stops at Iowa ... started the game at Indiana, where he set a new career-high with 13 tackles ... missed the USC game due to injury ... started the Penn State game, and finished with four tackles ... three tackles in the win over UCLA ... started the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl vs. Louisville, notching four tackles, including one and a half for a loss.
2023: Played in 14 out of 15 games in 2023 ... saw action in the UW's season-opening win over Boise State ... three tackles in the win over Tulsa ... two tackles in the win at Michigan State ... three stops in the win over California ... made one tackle in the win over No. 8 Oregon ... notched three stops in the win over Arizona State ... started at safety in the win at Stanford, when he had a tackle and two pass break-ups ... three tackles, one tackle for loss, and an interception in the win over Washington State, after which he was named the Husky coaches' defensive skill player of the week ... made one tackle vs. No. 3 Texas in the Sugar Bowl.
2022: Played in eight games ... shared the team lead with two interceptions on the season ... on his first play, late in the game vs. Kent State, notched his first career interception ... also had a tackle vs. the Golden Flashes ... one tackle and a pass break-up vs. Portland State ... played in the win over Stanford ... career-high four tackles at Arizona State ... saw action in the win at California ... had an interception and a tackle in the win over Colorado.
2021: Did not see any game action during the 2021 season.
2020: Played in one game as a true freshman ... saw his first action as a Husky in the Arizona game
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HIGH SCHOOL |
Led the Cardinals to a 9-3 record and a berth in the quarterfinals of the 2019 CIF Southern Section 3 playoffs … named to the All-CIF Southern Section Division 3 team as a senior ... recorded 33 tackles and 10 pass break ups for the Cardinals ... named to the All-CIF-SS Division 5 first team as a junior in 2018 ... rated the nation's No. 35 safety and California's No. 45 recruit by 247Sports ... Rivals.com's No. 72 cornerback and No. 54 player in his state ... ranked the No. 52 corner in the country by ESPN ... a sprinter on the track team ... classmate of fellow Husky Elijah Jackson at Lawndale ... played football for coach Travis Clark.
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