McKenzie Hill

Position:
DE
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 230
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Memphis, Tenn.
Prev School:
Evangelical Christian School

At Memphis: Redshirted first season in the Memphis program in 2014.

Honors (Academic/Athletic): Earned Dean’s List recognition for Fall 2014 semester (3.50 grade point average or above) … Recognized on Tiger 3.0 list for both Fall 2014 and Spring 2015 semesters.

At Evangelical Christian School: Named to the Tennessee Sports Writers Association's Division II-A All-State team as a senior ... Two-way player who received all-state recognition as an offensive lineman ... Capped his prep career by playing in the 12th Annual AutoZone Liberty Bowl High School All-Star Football Game ... Registered a quarterback sack for a safety from his defensive end position early in the fourth quarter to give the Blue All Stars a 33-31 lead ... Helped lead ECS to a region championship and an 11-1 overall record ... Eagles advanced to the DII-A semifinals ... Recorded 42 total tackles including 21 for loss and 7.5 quarterback sacks during the 2013 season ... Evangelical posted three shutouts during the year including a 35-0 victory over First Assembly Christian in which he had six tackles including three for loss and two quarterback sacks ... Had a season-high 3.5 tackles for loss including 1.5 quarterback sacks in a 24-12 win over Sheffield in final regular season game ... Posted 36 total tackles including 25 solo stops as a junior ... Had five quarterback sacks during the year ... Member of back-to-back District 2 championship teams ... Played for coach Geoff Walters at Evangelical Christian School ... Also played power forward for ECS's basketball team, was a track and field athlete and played lacrosse.

Personal: Son of Bill and Tracy Hill ... Born March 6, 1995 in Memphis, Tenn. ... Has three siblings, Lauren Lunsford, Lexit Truett and Hannah Hill ... Accounting major.