Jaden McKenzie: DL · East Carolina · #93.
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Jaden McKenzie
Wins the gap play after play. The four seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Ryan Day and Mike Houston. A game that shows it: 3 tackles against UTSA — Week 5, 2024.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
17 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interception. 0.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | East Carolina | 17 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2023 | Ohio State | 10 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Ohio State | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2021 | Ohio State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 37 | 12 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-3vs Norfolk State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 20-14@ Old Dominion | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 19-21vs App State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 30-20vs UTSA | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-55@ Charlotte | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 56-34vs Temple | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-31@ Tulsa | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 40-28@ North Texas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 20-34vs Navy | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 26-21vs NC State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
Week 9 · 2024
W 56-34
vs Temple
1 interception · 2 tackles · 1 solo tackle
Dominant 22-point win at home against Temple.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
3%0 TFLSack rate
3%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries17 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Houston
Pass share
47.9%
427 pass / 465 run
Plays / game
68.6
13 games
Team sack rate
4.5%
448 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons, at Ohio State and East Carolina, 0 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Ryan Day, Mike Houston and Blake Harrell.
