Isaiah McKenzie

WR · Georgia 2016 · #16

Last confirmed: Georgia, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.

5′8″ · Miami, FL · American Heritage

Isaiah McKenzie: WR · Georgia · #16.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Aaren VaughnsUtah State · 2018 · 88% season match
Chico McClatcherWashington · 2016 · 82% season match
Garrett BrownAir Force · 2014 · 77% season match
Antonio VaughanOld Dominion · 2014 · 77% season match
JoJo NatsonAkron · 2016 · 75% season match

Isaiah McKenzie

WR · Georgia · #16

Moves the chains on third down. Isaiah McKenzie has been at Georgia through two head coaches in three seasons. On tape: 122 receiving yards and 19 rushing yards against Missouri, Week 3, 2016.

How he plays

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Georgia in the news

Elite LB recruit decommits from GeorgiaYahoo Sports Oct 22
Georgia player ruled out for Auburn game247Sports Oct 17
Nash Johnson III commits to GeorgiaOct 13
Georgia ends 16-year winless streak at AlabamaESPN Oct 11

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2016	Georgia	44	633	14.4	7
2015	Georgia	10	123	12.3	0
2014	Georgia	6	67	11.2	0
Career		60	823	13.7	7

Season	Team
2016	Georgia	19	134	24	245	1
2015	Georgia	11	117	42	217	2
2014	Georgia	7	78	309	230	2
Career		37	329	375	692	5

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 33-24@ No. 22 North Carolina	6	122	20.3	1	51
Wk 2	W 26-24vs Nicholls	2	61	30.5	1	66
Wk 3	W 28-27@ Missouri	10	122	12.2	2	31	2 TD catches
Wk 4	L 14-45@ No. 23 Ole Miss	3	13	4.3	0	11
Wk 5	L 31-34vs No. 11 Tennessee	3	26	8.7	0	11
Wk 6	W 28-14@ South Carolina	2	15	7.5	1	9
Wk 7	L 16-17vs Vanderbilt	4	56	14.0	0	21
Wk 9	L 10-24vs No. 14 Florida	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 10	W 27-24@ Kentucky	2	44	22.0	1	38
Wk 11	W 13-7vs No. 8 Auburn	4	35	8.8	0	26
Wk 12	W 35-21vs Louisiana	2	32	16.0	0	26
Wk 13	L 27-28vs Georgia Tech	2	4	2.0	1	6
Bowl	W 31-23@ TCU	4	103	25.8	0	77
Total		44	633	14.4	7	77

Signature game

Week 3 · 2016

W 28-27

at Missouri

10 rec · 122 yds · 2 TD · 19 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 on the road.

With M. Long — 37.4 yards per punt · 8 punts · 52 long · J. Eason — 308 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 55.0

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 2 · Nicholls · 3rd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +6.84Jacob Eason pass complete to Isaiah McKenzie for 66 yds for a TD, (William Ham KICK)
Week 1 · TCU · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +5.01Jacob Eason pass complete to Isaiah McKenzie for 77 yds to the TCU 7 for a
Week 10 · Kentucky · 3rd and 11 · Q1 · EPA +4.99Jacob Eason pass complete to Isaiah McKenzie for 38 yds for a TD, (Rodrigo Blankenship KICK)
Week 12 · Louisiana · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +4.28Isaiah McKenzie run for 55 yds for a TD, (Rodrigo Blankenship KICK)
Week 3 · Missouri · 4th and 10 · Q4 · EPA +4.20Eason to McKenzie: a 20-yard touchdown pass.
Week 1 · North Carolina · 3rd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +4.04Jacob Eason pass complete to Isaiah McKenzie for 51 yds to the NCaro 16 for a

4 more plays

Week 3 · Missouri · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +3.67Jacob Eason pass complete to Isaiah McKenzie for 31 yds to the Misso 31 for a
Week 11 · Auburn · 2nd and 12 · Q4 · EPA +3.03Jacob Eason pass complete to Isaiah McKenzie for 26 yds to the Aub 31 for a
Week 1 · North Carolina · 3rd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.01Greyson Lambert pass complete to Isaiah McKenzie for 25 yds to the Geo 46 for a
Week 1 · TCU · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.95Jacob Eason pass complete to Isaiah McKenzie for 12 yds to the TCU 40 for a

Teams and coaches

2014Georgia10-3HC: Mark Richt · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2015Georgia10-3HC: Mark Richt · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2016Georgia8-5HC: Kirby Smart · Run-leaning

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rush tds (95th percentile). Strength: rush yards (94th percentile). Concern: fumbles lost (9th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#183 / 674 · 73rd pct

0.66

Yards / catch#187 / 674 · 72nd pct

14.3

TD rate#184 / 674 · 72nd pct

6.7%

Explosive rate#193 / 674 · 71st pct

15.0%

Catch rate#315 / 674 · 53rd pct

68.3%

Box-score rates (8)

Rush TDs#9 / 257 · 95th pct

Rush yards#16 / 257 · 94th pct

134

Long catch#50 / 524 · 90th pct

Rec TDs#62 / 524 · 86th pct

Rec yards#140 / 524 · 73rd pct

633

Receptions#147 / 524 · 71st pct

Yards / catch#181 / 524 · 65th pct

14.4

Fumbles lost#182 / 216 · 9th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	2.8	35.7	13.3	0.3
Road4g	4.2	48.5	11.5	1.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-78g	4.2	64.8	15.4	0.6
Weeks 8+5g	2.0	23.0	12.2	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2016 season

Head Coach

Kirby Smart

Pass share

42.8%

385 pass / 515 run

Plays / game

69.2

13 games

Team sack rate

5.8%

417 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Starter

44 catches and 19 carries in 13 games, about as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Isaiah McKenzie

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Georgia in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

Starter

Three seasons at Georgia, drafted

His moves

2014 12 games

2017