Darius McKenzie is a linebacker at South Alabama who has not played in South Alabama's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
South Alabama lists 22 linebackers this season.
South Alabama is 4-4. Next: at Louisiana, Sat Nov 7.
McKenzie is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Came to South Alabama by way of Maine. On tape: 11 tackles against Louisiana, Week 10, 2025.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
71 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 4 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | South Alabama | 71 | 31 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | South Alabama | 72 | 20 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 4 |
| Career | 143 | 51 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-21vs Morgan State | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 31-33vs Tulane | 11 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 15-31@ No. 24 Auburn | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-38vs Coastal Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 22-36@ North Texas | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-31@ Troy | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-15vs Arkansas State | 10 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-31@ Georgia State | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 22-31vs Louisiana | 11 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 26-14@ UL Monroe | 6 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-35vs Southern Miss | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 71 | 31 | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
71tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%4 TFLSack rate
1%1 sackPD rate
1%1 pass breakups71 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 sack.
2 seasons under Major Applewhite — 11-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 7.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 5.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 8.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Major Applewhite
Pass share
37.0%
310 pass / 527 run
Plays / game
69.8
12 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
353 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #32 of 63 Sun Belt LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Major Applewhite.
From Ottawa, ON — one of 83 players from Canada in FBS this season.
