Makiya Tongue

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
6-2
Year:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Baton Rouge, La.
High School:
University Lab

2024 (REDSHIRT SENIOR)
• Did not play

2023 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
• Moved to linebacker in the spring and played in three games
• Finished with six tackles, one forced fumble and half a tackle for loss
• Tallied a season-high four tackles against UC Davis, adding half a tackle
• Forced a fumble in the season opener at San Jose State

2022 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
• Played in all 13 games, making two starts
• Made one catch for 8 yards at Arizona State
• Finished with five tackles, including two at Fresno State

2021 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
• Played in six regular season games
• Caught his first career pass, for 24 yards, in the win over Idaho

GEORGIA
• Saw action in three games at Georgia, in 2019, versus Murray State, Arkansas State and Georgia Tech

UNIVERSITY LAB HIGH SCHOOL
• Rated four stars by 247Sports, Rivals.com and ESPN out of University Lab High School
• ESPN rated him as the No. 103 prospect nationally, the No. 10 athlete nationally and sixth in the state of Louisiana
• No. 209 prospect nationally by 247Sports, including No. 8 athlete and No. 12 in the state of Louisiana
• Rivals.com had him as the No. 22 athlete nationally and No. 17 in Louisiana
• Led University Lab HS to 27 consecutive victories, a No. 16 national ranking by USA Today and its second consecutive state title in 2018. Caught a 17-yard touchdown pass on a 4th-and-6 in the title game
• Had 16 catches for 249 yards and three touchdowns by midseason of his senior year
• Named to The Advocate’s 2017 All-District 6-3A Second Team Offense as a junior
• Caught 27 passes for 354 yards and four touchdowns in the regular season his junior year
• Also played safety and outside linebacker at University Lab
• Ran track as a freshman

PERSONAL
• Son of Debra and Reggie Tongue
• Father, Reggie, lettered at Oregon State from 1992-95 and spent nine seasons in the NFL with Kansas City, Seattle, the New York Jets and Oakland Raiders
• Has one sister, Larel, and one brother, Jeff
• Majoring in communication
• Chose Oregon State because “it’s a good fit for me.”