Stanley McKenzie
Stanley McKenzie
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. He has spent four seasons in the California defensive front. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Virginia Tech — Week 9, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Justin Wilcox.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tosh Lupoi
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR03 · Backup
Spot duty on defense. Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | California | 12 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | California | 14 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | California | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | California | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 37 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
California
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · California
Returning around him
- 1 California player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -4 net (32 in / 36 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
California · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #36 · 2026 recruiting class #56
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tyrone Truesdell’s 2021 season.
Matches Tyrone on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Devin Phillips's senior season at Kansas (2023).
Matches Devin on