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

Kimo Makane'ole