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2025 Football Roster

28 Darius McKenzie

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 230
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Ottowa, Ontario
  • Highschool Clearwater Academy International

Biography

2025 (R-Sr.): Played in and started 11 of South Alabama's 12 games in 2025 ... earned All-Sun Belt Conference honorable mention recognition at season's end ... recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named College Sports Communicators Academic All-District ... finished the season with 71 total tackles, four tackles for loss, one sack and one pass breakup ... recorded a season-high 11 tackles in games against Tulane and Louisiana ... had back-to-back games with 10 tackles against Arkansas State and Georgia State ... helped the Jags beat ULM on the road by making six tackles, including two tackles for loss and a sack ... tallied tackles for loss in back-to-back games against Troy and Arkansas State.

2024 (R-Jr.): Played in all 13 games for the Jaguars while starting the final-eight games of the season ... earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors for his combination of academic achievement and strong play on the field ... made 72 tackles on the year to go with 3.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, one fumble recovery and four pass breakups ... surpassed 10 tackles in a game three times during the season ... made a career-high 13 tackles in the regular season finale against Texas State ... tallied 11 tackles in a road win at Southern Miss ... notched a tackle for loss in South's win over Troy in the Battle for the Belt ... made 1.5 tackles for loss against Western Michigan to help the Jags win the IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl Championship.

At Maine: Appeared in 14 games over three seasons with the Black Bears ... tallied 51 tackles including five tackles for loss and two sacks ... forced one fumble and broke up two passes ... named Maine's 2022 Defensive Rookie of the Year.

High School: Prepped at Clearwater Academy International in Ottowa, Ontario ... first-team All-Canadian linebacker ... three-time defensive MVP ... three-year team captain ... four-year honor roll member ... returned two kickoffs 98 yards for touchdowns as a junior.

Personal: Parents are Ralston McKenzie and Tracy Stevenson ... majoring in interdisciplinary studies ... favorite team is the Dallas Cowboys ... was also recruited by Old Dominion, Marshall, Virginia, Kansas State and Montana State.

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Historical Player Information

  • 28

    2024Redshirt Junior

    LB
    6'2" 240 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2025Redshirt Senior

    LB
    6'2" 230 lbs
    28