Jeremiah McKenzie

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-2
Weight:
195
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Starke, Fla.
High School:
Bradford H.S.
Twitter:
@jeremiahmcknz

HIGH SCHOOL

Will graduate in June 2025 from Bradford High School in Starke, Fla., where he earned four varsity letters in football for head coach Jamie Rodgers … Two-time All-Area selection … Gainesville Sun All-Area Big School selection as an athlete junior … Earned Gainesville All-Area Big School honorable mention honors by the Mainstreet Daily News on defense as a junior … Played quarterback and linebacker … Concluded four-year, 42-game career with 923 passing yards and 12 touchdowns while completing 58 of 89 yards (two years), rushed for 1,080 yards and 21 touchdowns on 196 carries (5.5 average per carry) on offense, totaled 177 tackles (96 solo) and 12.0 tackles for loss with four sacks, and three caused fumbles on defense … Rushed for 201 yards and three touchdowns on 32 carries (6.3 yards per carry) and made 65 tackles (43 solo), 5.0 tackles for loss, and 1.0 sack, with two blocked punts in nine games during his senior season … Became the only player in school history to block two punts in a game … Led the Tornadoes to a 9-2 overall record and 3-1 district record as a senior … Made eight tackles (six solo) vs. Santa Fe … Registered a season-high 10 tackles (seven solo), 1.0 tackle for loss and scored on a rushing touchdown vs. Palatka … Rushed seven times for 79 yards vs. Mandarin … Totaled eight tackles and scored a rushing touchdown vs. South Sumter … Made eight tackles and blocked two punts and rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown on eight carries vs. Dunnellon … Made eight tackles and a sack in the season opener vs. Baker County … Recorded 101 total tackles (49 solo), 7.0 tackles for loss, finished with 3.0 sacks and three forced fumbles on defense and completed 6-9 passes for 68 yards and two touchdowns, rushed for 332 yards and six touchdowns on 44 carries (7.5 average per carry) on offense as a junior in 2023 … Guided Bradford to a 14-1 overall record, a Division 2S state championship game appearance and a 2-0 district record as a junior … Made eight tackles and forced a fumble in the state title game vs. Cocoa … Made eight tackles vs. PCHS … Made eight tackles, completed 3-5 passes for 25 yards and a touchdown, rushed for a season-high 86 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries, and punted seven times for 252 yards (36.0 average) with one punt placed inside the 20-yardline vs. Baker County .. Registered 7.0 tackles with 2.0 tackles for loss and a sack and caused fumble on defense and scored two touchdowns on eight carries for 58 yards vs. Eastside … Made eight tackles with 1.0 TFL, completed 2-2 passes for 35 yards vs. Lecanto … Scored touchdowns in three consecutive games to close out the season … Completed 52 of 80 passes (65 percent) for 855 yards and 10 touchdowns with only four interceptions, rushed for 549 yards and 12 touchdowns on 119 carries as a sophomore quarterback … Led Bradford to an 11-2 overall record and 3-0 district record as a sophomore … Threw for two touchdowns vs. both KHHS and Eastside … Completed a season-high nine passes for 69 yards vs. Tocol Creek … Threw for a season-high 162 yards and two touchdowns while completing 6-6 passes vs. KHHS … Rushed for a season-high 95 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries … Rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries vs. Eastside … Rated a three-star recruit by On3.com … Also competes in track and field … Has a 4.2 weighted cumulative grade point average.

PERSONAL

Born Jeremiah McKenzie on Nov. 7, 2006 … Son of Robert McKenzie and Deandra Robinson … Committed to Central Michigan on Aug. 1, 2024 … Committed to Central Michigan because of his positive conversations with the coaching staff and he sees it as a place where he can grow as player and as a person … Selected Central Michigan over offers from Toledo, Old Dominion, Arkansas State, Western Michigan, Georgia Southern, Connecticut, Penn, Howard, and Wofford … Intends to major in Business or Sports Management.