Usage Score
2.2
Player Dossier
2019-2024Ohio State
Jaden McKenzie
DL • 6'4" • 290 lbs • Wake Forest, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jaden McKenzie shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.1 disruption score.
Efficiency
9.1
Consistency
6.7
Season Value
7.4
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Ohio State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- Ohio State • East Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Toledo
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.
Jaden McKenzie, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Ohio State. Jaden McKenzie shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.1 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Ohio State paired 0 primary output with 10.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 9.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Ohio State, East Carolina.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Temple
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2024 Postseason · East Carolina
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
9.1
Usage
2.2
Consistency
6.7
Best Game by takeover score
NC State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. NC State: 0. Unknown: 0. Old Dominion: 1. App State: 0. UTSA: 0. Charlotte: 0. Temple: 1. Tulsa: 0. North Texas: 0. Navy: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. NC State: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Old Dominion: 1 by 14.2. App State: 3 by 12.5. UTSA: 3 by 12.5. Charlotte: 2 by 8.3. Temple: 2 by 18.3. Tulsa: 1 by 4.2. North Texas: 1 by 4.2. Navy: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
Wins0.3 · n=6 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=3 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.2 · n=5 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0.2 · n=5 · +0 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Temple
Best efficiency game
18.3 vs Temple
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/28 | @ NC State | W 26-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/29 | vs Navy | L 20-34 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ North Texas | W 40-28 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/15 | @ Tulsa | W 38-31 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Temple | W 56-34 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Charlotte | L 24-55 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs UTSA | W 30-20 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs App State | L 19-21 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Old Dominion | W 20-14 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Unknown | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Ohio State
2019-2023
Opening stop
- 2
East Carolina
2024
Final stop
Season Progression
2019202020212022202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | 10.5 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ohio State | 1 | 10.3 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ohio State | 1.5 | 8.1 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | East Carolina | 2 | 9.1 | 2.2 | 0.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | East Carolina | 2 | 9.1 | 2.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Toledo
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.2 takeover score.
#2
Temple
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.2 takeover score.
#3
Western Kentucky
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.6 takeover score.
#4
Old Dominion
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.5 takeover score.
#5
Indiana
0.5
Primary metric
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 22.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2021 Regular Season · Ohio State
0 primary output · 10.5 efficiency · 1.3 usage
37.3
#2
2022 Regular Season · Ohio State
7.6
1 primary · 10.3 efficiency · 3 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · East Carolina
7.4
2 primary · 9.1 efficiency · 2.2 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2025 · Rating 0.8736
Wagoner · Wagoner, OK
- Committed To
- —
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
Career Facts
2
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
37
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 22 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.