Running back, Hampton (from Virginia Tech), 2014–⁠19

Shai McKenzie

Number
No. 2
Height
5′11″
Weight
220 lb
Hometown
Washington, PA

Shai McKenzie played running back at Virginia Tech (2014–⁠16) and Hampton (2017–⁠19).

Career highs

106rushing yards, career highvs. William & Mary, 2014

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Virginia Tech532695.1339
2015Virginia Tech13503.8011
2016Virginia Tech20763.819
2017Hampton13312.4015
2019Hampton9293.2013
Career1084554.2439

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2014Virginia Tech2RB
2015Virginia Tech2RB
2016Virginia Tech2RB
2017Hampton2RB
2018Hampton2RB
2019Hampton2RB5′11″220

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2014Virginia Tech520.12––6.313%
2015Virginia Tech13-0.08––-1.0–
2016Virginia Tech230.11––2.46%
2019Hampton (FCS)90.06––0.5–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2019 Hampton 1 game, 29 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 21atLibertyL 27–⁠62929013––

No box score in the source for Aug 31 vs. Elizabeth City State; Sep 7 vs. Virginia Union; Sep 14 at Howard; Oct 5 vs. North Alabama; Oct 12 at Gardner-Webb; Oct 19 at Campbell; Oct 26 vs. Virginia Lynchburg; Nov 2 vs. Presbyterian; Nov 9 at Charleston Southern; Nov 16 vs. Kennesaw State; Nov 23 at Monmouth, so those games are not listed.

2017 Hampton 1 game, 31 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2atOhioL 0–⁠591331015––

No box score in the source for Sep 8 vs. Delaware State; Sep 16 vs. Livingstone; Sep 23 vs. Monmouth; Oct 7 at Savannah State; Oct 14 at Norfolk State; Oct 21 vs. Florida A&M; Oct 28 at Bethune-Cookman; Nov 4 vs. North Carolina Central; Nov 11 at South Carolina State; Nov 18 vs. Howard, so those games are not listed.

2016 Virginia Tech 5 games, 76 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.LibertyW 36–⁠1342209211
Sep 10vs.TennesseeL 24–⁠4552117117
Sep 17vs.Boston CollegeW 49–⁠02−300––
Sep 24vs.East CarolinaW 54–⁠1741109––
Oct 8atNorth CarolinaW 34–⁠352508––
2015 Virginia Tech 2 games, 50 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 12vs.FurmanW 42–⁠3524011––
Sep 19atPurdueW 51–⁠2482607––
2014 Virginia Tech 5 games, 269 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.William & MaryW 34–⁠99106139––
Sep 6atOhio StateW 35–⁠217713––
Sep 13vs.East CarolinaL 21–⁠2871805––
Sep 20vs.Georgia TechL 24–⁠27125109––
Sep 27vs.Western MichiganW 35–⁠171887116––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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