Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-38@ New Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 13-10vs Colgate | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#26
Matthew McKenzie
Junior defensive back on Central Michigan's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 200 lb · West Palm Beach, FL · The Benjamin School
Returning to Central Michigan for 2026
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 1778 nationally · Signed with Bethune-Cookman
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive back on Central Michigan's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Bethune-Cookman in 2024.
Matthew McKenzie
One game to point at: 4 tackles against Colgate — Week 2, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Bethune-Cookman3-star out of The Benjamin School
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Central Michigan
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Central Michigan1-1HC: Matt Drinkall · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Drinkall
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Central Michigan | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 13–10
vs Colgate
4 TOT · 2 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
With A. H Flores — 57 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 24.4 · 122 rush yds (22 car) · 1 TD · D. Duley — 32 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 37 LONG
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Central Michigan
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Central Michigan
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -5 net (12 in / 17 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Central Michigan · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #125 · 2026 recruiting class #95
Background
Enrolled at Central Michigan in January 2026. CAREER In two years at Bethune Cookman, saw action in 21 games at cornerback … Had made 43 total tackles (21 solo), 0.5 tackles for loss (0.5 sacks), intercepted two passes for 39 yards return yards, and broke up one pass … Two-year letterman Bethune-...
The secondary · Central Michigan
- #4Jaion Jackson45 tackles · 2025
- #14Justin Taylor17 tackles · 2025
- #7Ed Conoran8 tackles · 2025
- #23Kyle Krebs3 tackles · 2025
- #26Matthew McKenzie2 games · 2026
17 more on the roster · Central Michigan team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology