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#56 Kimo Makane'ole Season 2024

Position
Defensive Line
Height
6'4
Weight
309
Class
Redshirt Junior
Hometown
Niceville, Fla.
High School
Niceville HS
Experience
SQ

Shifted to the defensive side of the ball during the spring of 2024 … Enters fourth season with the Tigers in 2024 … Played on the offensive line during his first 3 seasons at LSU … Has seen action in 9 games during his career … Appeared in 4 games in 2023, seeing action for 37 plays at left guard … Joined the Tigers after starring on both sides of the ball in high school … Majoring in sports administration. … Nickname is “Toa”.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2023)
Appeared in 4 games as a backup on the offensive line … Played a total of 37 snaps with a career-high 17 coming in win over Army … Played 13 snaps vs. Grambling, 2 vs. Mississippi State and 5 vs. Georgia State.

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2022)
Played in 5 games … Saw action on a total of 30 snaps (26 offense, 4 special teams) … Season-high 14 offensive snaps in win over Purdue in Citrus Bowl …Other offensive snaps came against Southern (8 snaps), New Mexico (3), and UAB (1 snap) … Played 1 special teams snap against Tennessee.

TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON (2021)
Did not see any game action as a true freshman in 2021.

HIGH SCHOOL
One of the nation’s top offensive linemen for the Class of 2021, rated No. 27 nationally … Listed as the No. 73 ranked prospect in Florida … Ranked as a composite 3-star offensive lineman … Comes to LSU with huge upside … Played on both sides of the ball at Niceville (Fla.) High School … Tremendous size at 6-4 and 285 pounds … Leader of his high school team, on and off the field … Plays with great energy … Excels at both run and pass blocking … As a senior, helped pave the way for a Niceville offense that averaged 45.4 points per game to go along with 237 passing yards and 194 rushing yards … Team finished 11-1 in 2020.

Kimo Makane’ole’s Career Highs
Offensive Snaps: 17 vs. Army, 2023

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