Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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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.
Impact Production
20
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
11
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
36
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
141516
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Virginia Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: William & Mary
Player Story
Shai McKenzie built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a running back from Washington, PA wearing No. 2, spending time with Virginia Tech. The clearest part of Shai McKenzie's career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Virginia Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Shai McKenzie, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Virginia Tech. Shai McKenzie leans balanced backfield option traits and 38.1 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 423
- Rushing yards
- 395
- Receiving yards
- 28
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Shai McKenzie quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Virginia Tech · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 423
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 14 games
- Best season
- 2014 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
- Top game
- William & Mary
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Washington · Virginia Tech
- High school pipeline
- Washington · 7 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Class 2016
- 2016 Scrimmage yards rank
- 104 scrimmage yards · RB 396th (top 70%) · ACC 144th (top 57%) · National 1,323rd (top 56%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 5 | 269 | 269 | 0 | 3 | 63.9 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 2 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 46.7 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 5 | 104 | 76 | 28 | 1 | 39.7 |
Related Context
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Shai McKenzie played RB for Virginia Tech. Across 3 tracked seasons, Shai McKenzie recorded 395 rushing yards, 28 receiving yards, and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Virginia Tech.
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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Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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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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Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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All Games29 · Games = 1
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
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 |
Player Story
Shai McKenzie story
Shai McKenzie built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a running back from Washington, PA wearing No. 2, spending time with Virginia Tech. The clearest part of Shai McKenzie's career was his backfield work: 395 rushing yards, 86 carries, 4 rushing touchdowns, and 28 receiving yards across 14 career games in the available record. His career also includes 28 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Shai McKenzie's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Virginia Tech
2014-2016
Opening stop
Season Value 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
vs William & Mary
Week 1 · W 34-9
Win with 106 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
106
Scrimmage Yards
79.3 takeover
106 scrimmage yards and 13.6 usage.
#2
vs Western Michigan
Week 5 · W 35-17
87
Scrimmage Yards
72.2 takeover
Win with 87 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
87 scrimmage yards and 29.5 usage.
#3
@ Liberty
Week 4
29
Scrimmage Yards
66.8 takeover
Game with 29 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
29 scrimmage yards and — usage.
#4
@ Ohio
Week 1
31
Scrimmage Yards
62.4 takeover
Game with 31 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
31 scrimmage yards and — usage.
#5
@ Tennessee
Week 2 · L 24-45
38
Scrimmage Yards
59.6 takeover
Loss with 38 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
38 scrimmage yards and 9.2 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
269 primary output · 46.2 efficiency · 16.9 usage
63.9
#2
2015 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
46.7
50 primary · 42 efficiency · 9.7 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
39.7
104 primary · 38.1 efficiency · 6.8 usage
Milestones
1
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
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