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Malaefou MacKenzie

Weight: 233

Position: RB

College: Southern California

Drafted: Pick 4 of the 7th round by Jacksonville
Analysis
Positives: Hard worker and an outstanding leader both on and off the field... Consistently productive as a third down receiver, displaying soft hands and classic arm extension going for the ball in traffic...Tough inside runner who finds a way to move the pile to get the yardage up the middle...Shows a second gear needed to break free past the line of scrimmage..Has good flexibility adjusting to get to the pass...Plays with good balance and shows good body control after initial contact...Sees the holes develop and can gain the tough yardage when the lanes are clogged by using his leg drive...Has a good burst to the outside and the ability to work back for the ball.
Negatives: Lacks ideal height...While he has the speed (4.4), he does not display explosive acceleration...More effective when used as a third-down back for the passing game...Has had a long history of injury problems, raising concerns about his durability...Willing blocker, but his hits pack little power and he frequently lunges at the ankles of defenders, making him of little use vs. the blitz...Despite his superb quickness, he does not have those sudden moves to burst around the corner and shows only adequate ability to spot the secondary holes when his main lane is clogged.
Career Notes
Granted a sixth-year of eligibility, he overcame a history of injury problems to serve as a clutch third-down receiver for the Trojans as a senior...Gained 939 yards on 216 carries (4.3 avg) with eight touchdowns, caught 76 passes for 676 yards (8.9 avg), including seven scores and returned five kickoffs for 98 yards (19.6 avg) during his career.
2002 Season

All-Pac 10 Conference honorable mention...Recipient of the team's Courage Award...Started the first three games at tailback and the final seven contests at fullback...Gained 174 yards with a pair of touchdowns on 47 carries (3.7 avg)...Fourth on the team with 39 receptions for 365 yards (9.4 avg)...His seven scoring catches were the most ever by a Trojan running back.

Was set to join with Sultan McCullough to give USC a potent 1-2 punch at tailback, but heleft the team in midseason without seeing action in 2001...He missed USC's first two games with a right knee sprain, the third while attending his father's funeral in Western Samoa and the next two after re-spraining his knee in practice prior to the Stanford game...He then decided to go back to Western Samoa for the rest of the season.

Played in every game, starting at tailback vs. California and Notre Dame...Carried 41 times for 284 yards (6.9 avg) and snatched 27 passes for 249 yards (9.2 avg)...Returned four kickoffs for 91 yards (22.8 avg).

for 44 yards.

Played in eight games as a reserve tailback, picking up 121 yards on 25 carries (4.8 avg) with three touchdowns...Made five catches for 40 yards (8.0 avg).

Carried seven times for 28 yards (4.0 avg) while appearing in only the season opener... Suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in the season opener vs. Purdue.

Played in nine games as a true freshman, starting vs. Arizona State and Oregon...Ran for 332 yards and three touchdowns on 96 carries (3.5 avg)...Caught five passes for 22 yards (4.4 avg) and had a 7-yard kickoff return....Did not play vs. Stanford and UCLA due to a left shoulder bruise.

29 7/8 9 1/8 17

1997 09 02 96 332 3.5 3 20 36.89

1998 01 00 7 28 4.0 0 11 28.00

1999 08 00 25 121 4.8 3 30 15.13

2000 11 02 41 284 6.9 0 69 25.82

2001 00 00 Did Not Attend School

2002 13 10 47 174 3.7 2 37 13.38

TOTAL 42 14 216 939 4.3 8 69 22.36

YEAR NO YARDS AVG TD LONG NO YARDS AVG TD LONG

1997 5 22 4.4 0 12 1 7 7.0 0 7

1999 5 40 8.0 0 16

2000 27 249 9.2 0 33 4 91 22.8 0 29

2002 39 365 9.4 7 37

TOTAL 76 676 8.9 7 37 5 98 19.6 0 29