Strengths

• He's infinitely coachable and athletically gifted with the ideal frame, physique, weight distribution, knee bend and hand strength to be molded into a special blocker.
• Dips shoulder and moves his feet to get outside leverage when needed. Strong and low coming out of his stance, effective in short-yardage situations.
• Has the feet to adjust when he anticipates what's coming. Effective trapping and bends at the knees with adequate core strength to absorb the bull rush. Can clear a path at the second level if he hits the target.
• Quick-footed with smooth movement skills to cover a large area. Rangy with above average lateral ability. Bursts off the snap and sets up quickly with little wasted motion.
• Has the agility, technique, and size to contribute early in his professional career. Quick, active hands to latch on to defenders.

Weaknesses

• A short-area blocker with limited range and doesn't consistently get to the second level. Will play undisciplined at times, especially in space. Lacks a finishing attitude.
• Very raw technique, playing with inconsistent hand placement fails to sustain blocks.
• Flashes the ability to move his man with his hands, but is not yet consistent in this area.
• Will punch at smaller defenders instead of latching on and is more of a mauler than mover in the running game. Can improve maintaining outside leverage when doubling the nose. Ducks his head and gets too upright, causing him to fall off second-level blocks.
• Adequate initial burst should be far better and isn't good enough to consistently hold out elite pass rushers.

Jalen McKenzie percentiles vs other Offensive Tackle's (NFL Combine historically - higher value represents better perfomance)