Matthew McKenzie
Central Michigan Chippewas
69
Depth

Matthew McKenzie

Central Michigan ChippewasRebuilding
RCBDefenseDepth
Projected Starter

Is Matthew McKenzie starting?

Matthew McKenzie is the projected starter at RCB for Central Michigan Chippewas.

Matthew McKenzie is the projected starting RCB on a Rebuilding Central Michigan — 69 OVR.

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Depth at RCB · Central Michigan Chippewas

  1. 12669Matthew McKenzieStarter
  2. 22460Ty Williams

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of The Benjamin School, ranked #1,778 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 1 tackles, 2 INT, 0 PBU. That's 0% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 69 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,778 NatlTeam Share0%
West Palm Beach, FL
Jersey
#26
Class
JR/TR
Height
6'3"
Weight
200 lbs

Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
—120

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8450
National Rank
#1778
High School
The Benjamin School
Hometown
North Palm Beach, FL

Why this rating?

On a 74-rated defense; 48th-percentile production (×0.60 for competition level) put them -5 vs unit starters → 69.

Team defense (SP+)
74
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 48% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.60)
Depth-chart adjustment
-5 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 26LMIATKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 52-3

Sep 19WWYOTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 24-10

Sep 12WCOLGTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 13-10

Sep 6LUNMTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 38-7

Matthew McKenzie's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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Depth
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Team Role

1 tkl · 0 PD · 2 INT
Usage / Involvement0%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.