University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2014 Football Roster
Roster
Brett McMakin
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Overland Park, Kan.
- High School:
- Blue Valley West
2014: Started in all 14 games between the defensive line and linebacker positions … finished second on the team in tackles with 102, coming away with 9.5 sacks, one interception, six pass breakups, three quarterback hurries and two forced fumbles … finished the season ranked No. 34 in the FCS and No. 4 in the MVFC in sacks … opened the season with 11 tackles, 10 of them solo, and a forced fumble against Iowa (8/30) … also had 10 tackles, including one for a loss of three yards against Indiana State (10/4) … recorded five solo tackles, including three sacks and an interception in UNI’s win over South Dakota (10/11) … earned MVFC Defensive Player of the Week and College Sporting News All-Stars of the Week for his performance against South Dakota … grabbed a career-high 14 tackles with one sack against South Dakota State (10/18) … had eight tackles and a key forced fumble in UNI’s win over defending national champions North Dakota State (11/8) … recorded 10 tackles in back-to-back games against Southern Illinois (11/15) and Missouri State (11/22) … earned All-MVFC second-team honors.
2013: Saw action in eight games, starting the last four of the season on the defensive line and the linebacker position … finished the season with 29 tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble … notched six tackles and one sack in his first career start against Illinois State (11/2) … had a career-high nine tackles, including one sack for a loss of nine yards against No. 9 Youngstown State (11/9) … recorded eight tackles, including seven solo against Western Illinois (11/23).
2012: Redshirted.
High School: Played at Blue Valley West in Overland Park, Kan.
Personal: Son of Matt McMakin and Lisa Culliton.
