Tyrone McKenzie

I just found out that the Patriots, the Greatest Team of the 21st Century, had a 3rd round draft pick named Tyrone McKenzie who was injured all of last year. Inside linebacker who makes millions of tackles.

Here is the poop on him.

I think he should be allowed to rent a villa on St. John from www.stjohnvillarental.com, don't you?


53 Tyrone McKenzie LB
Height: 6-2 Weight: 243
Year: R Yrs/Pat: 1
Acquired: D3b-09(89th overall)
School: South Florida
Born: Dec 11, 1985
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Career Transactions

Tyrone McKenzie was drafted by the New England Patriots in the third round (97th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft.

2009 Season

2009: Placed on injured reserve on Aug. 31.

College

McKenzie appeared in a total of 49 games during his career at three universities, starting 36 times... Recorded 369 tackles (214 solos) with 4.5 sacks for minus 18 yards, 32.0 stops for losses of 102 yards, six quarterback pressures, six forced fumbles, a pair of fumble recoveries, 16 pass deflections, two interceptions and a safety as a collegian... His 237 tackles (154 solos) at South Florida was a school-record over a two-year span...Also had 2.5 sacks for minus 14 yards, 22.5 stops for losses of 70 yards, two forced fumbles, a pair of fumble recoveries, thirteen pass deflections and one interception while starting 24 of 26 games at South Florida... His 121 tackles in 2007 set the South Florida season-record, topping the old mark of 117 hits by Kawika Mitchell in 2002... His 116 tackles in 2008 tied Maurice Jones (2003) for third on USF's annual record chart... His 18 tackles vs. Pittsburgh in 2007 are topped only by J. R. Reed's 19 stops vs. Cincinnati in 2003 on the school's game-record list.

2008: Consensus first team All-BIG EAST selection ... Led USF in tackles for the second consecutive season with 116 ... Established USF record for tackles over two consecutive season with a total of 237 ... 121 in 2007 and 116 in 2008 ... His 116 tackles in 2008 rank as the third-best single-season total in program history ... Also led the team with 14.5 tackles for loss ... Contributed one sack, one interceptions and eight pass breakups ... A preseason candidate for the Butkus , Nagurski and Lott trophies ... Finished collegiate career with three consecutive games of 10 or more tackles, including a season-high 15 against UConn ... Also had 15 tackles against Pitt ...Registered a tackle for loss in 10 of 13 games ... Served as a team captain for 11 games ... Completed collegiate career with 368 tackles, including 131 during his freshman and sophomore seasons at Michigan State and Iowa State, respectively.

2007: The Bulls’ leading tackler was named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team ... Transitioned from Big 12 to BIG EAST and continued to play at all-conference level ... Compiled a USF single-season record 121 tackles at strongside linebacker ... His total is remarkable because he split time with fellow LB Brouce Mompremier on passing downs and in nickel formation ... Collected 250 tackles, including 129 at Iowa State in 2006, during his last two seasons of football ... Tied a USF single-game record with 18 tackles in the season finale at Pitt ... Seven games with 10 tackles or more ... 78 of his tackles have been solo ... Also compiled 7.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries ... Also blocked a kick against Rutgers ... Did not have to sit out transfer year due to NCAA hardship waiver.

2006 (IOWA STATE): 2006 All-Big 12 Second Team selection ... Finished eighth in the nation with 10.75 tackles per game in 12 appearances ... Had 129 total tackles ... 9.5 tackles for loss with two sacks ... Also forced four fumbles and had one interception with a 17-yard return ... Started all 12 games at middle linebacker ... Had career-best 16 tackles vs. Northern Iowa ... Twice had 15 stops vs. Toledo and Oklahoma.

2005: Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year while he sat out his NCAA transfer season from Michigan State.

2004 (MICHIGAN STATE): Played in 11 games as a true freshman and was credited with three tackles.

Personal

Tyrone McKenzie was born the son of the late Rupert McKenzie and Ruth McKenzie on December 11, 1985, in Queens, N.Y. ... Attended Riverview (Fla.) High School and was ranked among Florida's top 50 prospects by the Tampa Tribune ... First-team All-Hillsborough County selection by the Tampa Tribune ... Second-team all-county pick by the St. Petersburg Times ... Played in the Hillsborough County All-Star Game at Raymond James Stadium ... Rushed for more than 1,400 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior for coach Dan O'Regan at Riverview ... Averaged 7.7 yards per carry in 2003 ... Produced four 200-yard rushing games as a senior, including an 80-yard touchdown run ... Tallied four rushing touchdowns versus Brandon as a senior ... Suffered a broken leg in the second game of his junior year and missed the remainder of the 2002 season ... Qualified for the 2004 state 4A track championships in the 110 hurdles ... Has three sisters: Tonya, Regina and Kaitlin ... Majored in general studies at South Florida.