Makenzie McGill
Makenzie McGill
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. This is his second year in the same backfield at North Texas. One game to point at: 102 rush yds, 1 receptions against Western Michigan — Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Neal Brown
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | North Texas | 75 | 389 | 5.2 | 5 | -- |
| 2024 | North Texas | 78 | 470 | 6.0 | 10 | -- |
| Career | 153 | 859 | 5.6 | 15 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | North Texas | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | North Texas | 11 | 103 | 9.4 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 15 | 117 | 7.8 | 0 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
North Texas
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · North Texas
Returning around him
- 56% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- Transfer portal: +11 net (49 in / 38 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
North Texas · Last season: 12-2 (AP #23) · Talent rank #96 · 2026 recruiting class #135
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Charles Williams’s 2021 season.
Matches Charles on
Differs from Charles on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to LaDarius Owens’s path through Texas Southern.
LaDarius Owens
Rhamondre Stevenson
Otis Anderson
Mekhi Sargent
Travis Etienne
Matches LaDarius on
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Camar Wheaton's sophomore season at SMU (2023).
Matches Camar on
Differs from Camar on
Player DNA
Players who play like Makenzie McGill
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2024–2025-17%
Down 17% — context-dependent (injury / role change?).