Senior defensive lineman for Houston. 2024: 0.5 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, 12 tackles.
6′5″ · 295 lb · Mc Kenzie, AL · McKenzie HS
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
DL recruit
No. 89 nationally · Joined Central Michigan
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman for Houston. 2024: 0.5 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, 12 tackles.
Quindario Lee
Wins his gap play after play. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Jim McElwain and Dana Holgorsen. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against UNLV, Week 1, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dana Holgorsen.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (4th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2024 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Fritz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Houston | 12 | 4 | 2.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Central Michigan | 26 | 13 | 7.0 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Central Michigan | 14 | 7 | 4.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Central Michigan | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 53 | 24 | 14.0 | 5.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-27vs UNLV | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 12-16@ Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 33-7vs Rice | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 0-34@ Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 0-20vs Iowa State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 17-14vs Utah | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-20vs Baylor | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 18-30@ BYU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 4 | 2.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
12 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 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.
2026 Outlook
Houston
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Houston
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Houston · Last season: 10-3 (AP #25) · Talent rank #57 · 2026 recruiting class #38
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Eddie Kelly’s 2024 season.
Matches Eddie on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Andre Carter's senior season at Indiana (2023).
Matches Andre on
Player DNA
As a Senior (2025) Did not see action due to injury As a Junior (2024) Played in all 12 games in first season at Houston One of 21 Cougars with at least 10+ tackles on the season Finished the season with 12 total tackles Recorded first tackle as a Cougar vs. UNLV (Aug. 31) Set season-high three-t...
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