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2025 Football Roster

3 TJ McKenzie

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 200
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Muskegon, Mich.
  • Highschool North Muskegon

Biography

Awards:
  • Honorable Mention All-Lone Star Conference (WR) (2025)
2025 (Graduate Student):
Named Honorable Mention All-LSC... Played in all 14 games at wide receiver after joining the team this year from Ferris State University... Started each of the final eight games of the regular season... Was second on the Falcons' receiving corps with 679 receiving yards and was third with 46 receptions and six touchdowns... Was sixth on the team in scoring (36 points)... Averaged 14.76 yards per catch and 48.50 receiving yards per game... Was one of four Falcons' pass catchers with at least five receiving touchdowns and was one of five with over 500 receiving yards... Was ninth in the LSC in receiving yards, 10th in the LSC in receptions, and tied for 11th in touchdowns... Had at least one catch in each of the final 10 games of the regular season, and do so in 12 games overall... Had at least four catches in nine games... Caught a touchdown pass in five out of six games during a stretch from September 6 at Adams State to October 18 at Western Oregon... Had six catches for 109 yards against WOU, setting a season-high in both catches and yards. His 109-yard game was also the 12th-highest receiving yard game in the LSC this season... Earlier in the year, McKenzie caught the game sealing touchdown on a nine-yard fade to the corner of the endzone on fourth-and-goal with 18 seconds left to play in UTPB's win at No. 5 Angelo State (Oct. 4)... Totaled five catches for 68 yards as No. 10 UTPB defeated No. 15 Western Colorado 21-15 in the second round of the playoffs (Nov. 29).

Ferris State (2022-2024):
Played two seasons at Ferris State University (2022-2024)… Appeared in 20 games and helped the Bulldogs reach the NCAA Division II Playoffs each year… Caught 42 passes for 621 yards and six touchdowns in his Ferris State career… Contributed to the Bulldogs’ 2022 NCAA DII National Championship team.

Hope College (2019-2021):
Played at Hope College for three seasons (2019-2021)… Recorded 58 receptions for 900 yards and six touchdowns in 2021… Also a member of Hope’s men’s basketball program that won three consecutive Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Tournament titles.

North Muskegon (HS):
Prepped at North Muskegon High School under head coach Larry Witham… Earned All-Conference honors in football and basketball… Helped lead the Norsemen to the state playoffs during his senior year.

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