Player Dossier

2024-2025

South Alabama

Darius McKenzie

LB • 6'2" • 230 lbs • Ottawa, ON, Canada

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Darius McKenzie shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

8

Efficiency

32.3

Consistency

12.1

Season Value

15.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · South Alabama

242425

Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
3
Program Path
South Alabama
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UL Monroe

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.

Darius McKenzie, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · South Alabama. Darius McKenzie shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.3 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason

South Alabama paired 8 primary output with 28.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 32.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: UL Monroe

Win with 3 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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2025 Regular Season · South Alabama

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

32.3

Usage

8

Consistency

12.1

Best Game by takeover score

Southern Miss

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Tulane: 0. Auburn: 0. Coastal Carolina: 0. North Texas: 0. Troy: 1. Arkansas State: 1. Georgia State: 0. Louisiana: 0. UL Monroe: 3. Southern Miss: 1

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. Unknown: 5 by 20.8. Tulane: 11 by 45.8. Auburn: 3 by 12.5. Coastal Carolina: 2 by 8.3. North Texas: 6 by 25. Troy: 1 by 14.2. Arkansas State: 10 by 51.7. Georgia State: 10 by 41.7. Louisiana: 11 by 45.8. UL Monroe: 6 by 55. Southern Miss: 6 by 35

Split Comparison

Wins1.3 · n=3 · +1.0 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · n=7 · -1.0 vs Wins
First Half0.2 · n=6 · -0.8 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · n=5 · +0.8 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

UL Monroe

Best efficiency game

55 vs UL Monroe

Result
Sat 11/22vs Southern MissW 42-3562001
Sat 11/15@ UL MonroeSplash gameW 26-1465210
Sat 11/1vs Louisiana10+ tacklesL 22-31114000
Thu 10/23@ Georgia State10+ tacklesW 38-31103000
Tue 10/14vs Arkansas State10+ tacklesL 14-15104100
Sat 10/4@ TroyL 24-3111100
Sat 9/27@ North TexasL 22-3663000
Sat 9/20vs Coastal CarolinaL 20-3820000
Sat 9/13@ AuburnL 15-3133000
Sat 9/6vs Tulane10+ tacklesL 31-33115000
Sat 8/30vs Unknown51000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    South Alabama

    2024-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2024 PostseasonSouth Alabama828.96.2
2024 Regular SeasonSouth Alabama828.96.20
2025 Regular SeasonSouth Alabama632.38-2

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

UL Monroe

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 60.2 takeover score.

#2

Boston College

1

Primary metric

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 59.2 takeover score.

#3

Troy

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 55.4 takeover score.

#4

Texas State

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 33.3 takeover score.

#5

Georgia Southern

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 32.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Postseason · South Alabama

8 primary output · 28.9 efficiency · 6.2 usage

15.4

#2

2024 Regular Season · South Alabama

15.4

8 primary · 28.9 efficiency · 6.2 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · South Alabama

15.2

6 primary · 32.3 efficiency · 8 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

7

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

1

Career teams

3

Seasons tracked

143

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 25 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Darius McKenzie quick answers

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
3
Career tackles
143