Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-38@ New Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 13-10vs Colgate | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 24-10vs Wyoming | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
#26
Matthew McKenzie
Junior defensive back on Central Michigan's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 200 lb · West Palm Beach, FL · The Benjamin School
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 1778 nationally · Signed with Bethune-Cookman
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior defensive back on Central Michigan's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Bethune-Cookman in 2024.
Matthew McKenzie
One game to point at: 4 tackles against Colgate — Week 2, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Bethune-Cookman3-star out of The Benjamin School
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Central Michigan
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Central Michigan | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Matthew McKenzie's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 13–10
vs Colgate
4 tackles · 2 solo tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
With A. H Flores — 57 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 24.4 · 122 rush yds (22 car) · 1 TD · D. Duley — 32.5 yards per punt · 4 punts · 1 inside the 20
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +1 pass breakup, +2 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2026Central Michigan2-1HC: Matt Drinkall · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: passes defended (92nd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Drinkall
Pass share
25.1%
44 pass / 131 run
Plays / game
58.3
3 games
Team sack rate
12.8%
47 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
Enrolled at Central Michigan in January 2026. CAREER In two years at Bethune Cookman, saw action in 21 games at cornerback … Had made 43 total tackles (21 solo), 0.5 tackles for loss (0.5 sacks), intercepted two passes for 39 yards return yards, and broke up one pass … Two-year letterman…
The secondary · Central Michigan
- #4Jaion Jackson45 tackles · 2025
- #14Justin Taylor17 tackles · 2025
- #7Ed Conoran8 tackles · 2025
- #23Kyle Krebs3 tackles · 2025
- #26Matthew McKenzie3 games · 2026
17 more on the roster · Central Michigan team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology