Usage Score
6.8
Player Dossier
2014-2016Virginia Tech
Shai McKenzie
RB • 5'11" • 220 lbs • Washington, PA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Shai McKenzie leans balanced backfield option traits and 38.1 efficiency.
Efficiency
38.1
Consistency
62.6
Season Value
36.4
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
141516
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 3
- Program Path
- Virginia Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Unknown
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Shai McKenzie, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season · Virginia Tech. Shai McKenzie leans balanced backfield option traits and 38.1 efficiency.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season
Virginia Tech paired 269 primary output with 46.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 38.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2016 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Liberty
Game with 29 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
Games
5
Scrimmage Yards / G
20.8
Efficiency
38.1
Usage
6.8
Consistency
62.6
Best Game by takeover score
Liberty
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
Game Log
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1 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Liberty
Best efficiency game
33.6 vs Liberty
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 9/21 | @ Liberty | — | 9 | 29 | 3.20 | 0 | — | — | 3.2 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Virginia Tech
2014-2016
Opening stop
Season Progression
201420152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 269 | 46.2 | 16.9 | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 50 | 42 | 9.7 | -219 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 104 | 38.1 | 6.8 | 54 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Unknown
Game with 106 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
106
Primary metric
106 scrimmage yards and 13.6 usage.
#2
Liberty
29
Primary metric
Game with 29 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
29 scrimmage yards and — usage.
#3
Ohio
31
Primary metric
Game with 31 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
31 scrimmage yards and — usage.
#4
Western Michigan
87
Primary metric
Win with 87 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
87 scrimmage yards and 29.5 usage.
#5
Tennessee
38
Primary metric
Loss with 38 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
38 scrimmage yards and 9.2 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2014 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
269 primary output · 46.2 efficiency · 16.9 usage
55.7
#2
2015 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
42.2
50 primary · 42 efficiency · 9.7 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
36.4
104 primary · 38.1 efficiency · 6.8 usage
Milestones
1
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2014 · Rating 0.9075
Washington · Washington, PA
- Committed To
- Virginia Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Career Facts
1
Career teams
3
Seasons tracked
423
Career Scrimmage Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 14 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.