Player Career

Jaden McKenzie Career Story

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Player Story

Jaden McKenzie story

Jaden McKenzie built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Wake Forest, NC wearing No. 93, spending time with East Carolina and Ohio State. The clearest part of Jaden McKenzie's career was his defensive production: 37 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 22 career games in the available record. That gives Jaden 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.

  1. 1

    Ohio State

    2019-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    East Carolina

    2024

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2019202020212022202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonOhio State0———
2020 Regular SeasonOhio State0——0
2021 Regular SeasonOhio State010.51.30
2022 Regular SeasonOhio State110.32.71
2023 Regular SeasonOhio State1.58.12.40.5
2024 PostseasonEast Carolina29.120.5
2024 Regular SeasonEast Carolina29.120

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2024Ohio State to East CarolinaP4 to G5/FCS80Dec 30, 2023

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Toledo

Week 3 · W 77-21

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Havoc Plays

58.3 takeover

1 disruption/tackle impact with 58.3 takeover score.

Game stats

#2

vs Temple

Week 9 · W 56-34 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

56.9 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.9 takeover score.

Game stats

#3

vs Western Kentucky

Week 3 · W 63-10

1

Havoc Plays

55.3 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 55.3 takeover score.

Game stats

#4

@ Old Dominion

Week 2 · W 20-14

1

Havoc Plays

50.3 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 50.3 takeover score.

Game stats

#5

@ Indiana

Week 1 · W 23-3 · Conference game

0.5

Havoc Plays

36.1 takeover

Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 36.1 takeover score.

Game stats

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Regular Season · Ohio State

0 primary output · 10.5 efficiency · 1.3 usage

40.4

#2

2024 Postseason · East Carolina

33.1

2 primary · 9.1 efficiency · 2 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · East Carolina

33.1

2 primary · 9.1 efficiency · 2 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

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