Makari Vickers

Kansas State

Oct 31 (Sat)

12 p.m.

Photo by: Tony Harman

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
6-1
Weight:
190
Class:
Fourth
Hometown:
Tallahassee, Fla.
High School:
Robert F. Munroe
Prev School:
Oklahoma

AT COLORADO

CAREER: Has played in 13 games with three starts over two seasons at Colorado and has 15 tackles, three pass breakups and a quarterback hurry; 25 games and 24 tackles in his college career.

2026 (Fourth-Year): Has played in five games, with one start. Has two tackles.

Game by Game:

at Georgia Tech (Sept. 3, W 14-13): 1 tackle.
vs. Weber State (Sept. 12, W 52-21) (start): played.
at Northwestern (Sept. 19, L 7-41): played.
at Baylor (Sept. 26, L 13-23): 1 tackle.
vs. Utah (Oct. 17, L 24-27): played.

2025 (Third-Year): Played in eight games with two starts, the first of his career against Wyoming in Week 4, and missed four games with an injury. Finished with 13 tackles (seven solo), three pass breakups and a quarterback hurry.

AS A TRANSFER

Rated an .8700 transfer prospect by 247Sports, which ranked him the No. 215 player overall and the No. 29 cornerback in the portal (as of Dec. 20, 2024). Joined Colorado with three years to play three.

AT OKLAHOMA (2023-24)

Played in 12 games over two seasons for head coach Brent Venables with nine tackles and a pass breakup.

2024 (Second-Year): Played in four games and had one tackle, preserving his redshirt.

2023 (First-Year): Played in eight games at defensive back as a true freshman, missing four with an injury, and had eight tackles and a pass breakup.

RECRUIT RANKINGS

A unanimous four-star prospect. The 247Sports Composite listed him as the No. 75 player nationally, the No. 6 safety and the No. 18 player from Florida; Rivals had him No. 81, the No. 10 safety and No. 20 in Florida; ESPN No. 82, the No. 9 safety and No. 18 in Florida; 247Sports No. 102, the No. 8 safety and No. 23 in Florida; On3 No. 118, the No. 8 safety and No. 23 in Florida.

AT ROBERT F. MUNROE DAY SCHOOL

Played his senior season at Robert F. Munroe in Quincy, Fla., for head coach Russell Ellington after three seasons at St. John Paul II in Tallahassee for head coach Ed Hill, totaling 165 tackles, 23 pass breakups, five interceptions, three tackles for loss and two forced fumbles in his career. As a senior, had 63 tackles, eight pass breakups and an interception and caught 21 passes for 426 yards and two touchdowns, leading Munroe to the Class 1A state semifinals. As a junior at St. John Paul II, had 68 tackles, eight pass breakups, two interceptions and two forced fumbles and caught 12 passes for 181 yards and three touchdowns for a team that reached the second round of the Class 2A playoffs; as a sophomore in 2020, had seven pass breakups and two interceptions.