- Name
- Jaden McKenzie
- Nationality
United States- Position
- DT
- Height
- 6'4"
- Weight
- 280
- Hometown
- Wake Forest, NC
- High School
- Wake Forest
- Transferred To
- East Carolina
- Past Teams
- Ohio State
- Seasons
- 2019, 2020, 2021
Major: Undeclared (2020-21)
Weight: 290 (2021), 280 (2019-20)
2020: Appeared in one game.
2020 Media Guide: Exploring majors in management and industry.
2019: Played in two games his true freshman season – vs. Miami (Ohio) and Maryland – before redshirting.
High School: A three-star prospect who was a key contributor in helping Wake Forest High School win three consecutive 4A state championships … rated as the No. 48 defensive tackle prospect in the nation and the No. 32 player in North Carolina by 247Sports … recorded 71 tackles and 10.5 sacks as a senior … selected to play in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas, an annual all-star game between players from
North Carolina and South Carolina … finished his high school career on a 45-game winning streak … four-year varsity letterwinner … as a junior, compiled 97 tackles, 23 tackles-for-loss and nine sacks … totaled 28.5 sacks over his final three seasons.
Personal: Originally from New Orleans, his family moved to North Carolina after Hurricane Katrina when Jaden was 5 … mother is Quandra McKenzie.
Defensive Stats
| Season | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Asst | TFL | TFL Yds | Sacks | Sack Yds | FF | FR | Int | Int Yds | PBU | Blk | Def TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Ohio State | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Ohio State | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | - | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |