2019 USC Football Roster
Roster
Makaula, Kaulana

Jersey Number 23
Kaulana Makaula
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Kailua, HI
- High School:
- Punahou School
Bio
CAREER: He has 6 tackles and 2 deflections in his career while appearing in 7 games.
2021: Makaula was moved from safety to inside linebacker in the spring of 2021 and will compete for playing time as a sophomore in 2021.
2020: Makaula was a backup safety and played on special teams as a redshirt freshman in 2020. Overall in 2020, he appeared in USC’s final 3 games (Washington State, UCLA, Oregon) and had 1 deflection.
2019: Makaula saw action as a backup safety and Nickelback as a first-year freshman in 2019. Overall in 2019 while appearing in 4 games (Notre Dame, Arizona, Arizona State, California), he had 6 tackles and 2 deflections. He had a tackle at Notre Dame, 3 tackles and a deflection against Arizona and 2 tackles and a deflection at California. He was able to redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2018 USA Today All-Hawaii second team, PrepStar All-Western Region and Honolulu Star-Advertiser All-State second team as a senior safety and cornerback at Punahou School in Honolulu (Hi.).
He also played basketball for 4 seasons at Punahou, averaging 12.4 points and 4.7 rebounds as a 2019 senior. Current Trojans Maninoa Tufono and Brad Aoki also prepped at Punahou.
PERSONAL: He is a law, history and culture major at USC.
2021: Makaula was moved from safety to inside linebacker in the spring of 2021 and will compete for playing time as a sophomore in 2021.
2020: Makaula was a backup safety and played on special teams as a redshirt freshman in 2020. Overall in 2020, he appeared in USC’s final 3 games (Washington State, UCLA, Oregon) and had 1 deflection.
2019: Makaula saw action as a backup safety and Nickelback as a first-year freshman in 2019. Overall in 2019 while appearing in 4 games (Notre Dame, Arizona, Arizona State, California), he had 6 tackles and 2 deflections. He had a tackle at Notre Dame, 3 tackles and a deflection against Arizona and 2 tackles and a deflection at California. He was able to redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2018 USA Today All-Hawaii second team, PrepStar All-Western Region and Honolulu Star-Advertiser All-State second team as a senior safety and cornerback at Punahou School in Honolulu (Hi.).
He also played basketball for 4 seasons at Punahou, averaging 12.4 points and 4.7 rebounds as a 2019 senior. Current Trojans Maninoa Tufono and Brad Aoki also prepped at Punahou.
PERSONAL: He is a law, history and culture major at USC.
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