Player Dossier

2016-2021

Toledo

Danzel McKinley-Lewis

WR • 5'11" • 190 lbs • Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Danzel McKinley-Lewis reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

11%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

11

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

17

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Toledo

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
6
Program Path
Toledo
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo

Player Story

Danzel McKinley-Lewis built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Pittsburgh, PA wearing No. 4, spending time with Toledo. The clearest part of Danzel McKinley-Lewis' career was his...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2015 · Rating 0.7833

Seton LaSalle · Pittsburgh, PA

Committed To
Toledo
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

Danzel McKinley-Lewis, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Toledo. Danzel McKinley-Lewis reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
1,518
Receptions
102
Touchdowns
8

Quick Answers

Danzel McKinley-Lewis quick answers

Latest team and position
Toledo · WR
Career Receiving Yards
1,518
Tracked sample
6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 50 games
Best season
2019 Regular Season · Toledo
Top game
Buffalo
Recruit profile
2-star · Seton LaSalle · Toledo
High school pipeline
Seton LaSalle · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 4 · Senior
2021 Receiving yards rank
230 receiving yards · WR 434th (top 42%) · Mid-American 46th (top 27%) · National 553rd (top 28%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2016 Regular SeasonToledo6770026.4
2017 PostseasonToledo1318046.5
2017 Regular SeasonToledo1322311346.5
2018 Regular SeasonToledo314014.9
2019 Regular SeasonToledo1236615178.9
2020 Regular SeasonToledo619280251
2021 PostseasonToledo1026044.2
2021 Regular SeasonToledo1014224244.2

Related Context

Danzel McKinley-Lewis played WR for Toledo. Across 6 tracked seasons, Danzel McKinley-Lewis recorded 11 rushing yards, 1,518 receiving yards, and 3 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Toledo.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

Toledo paired 615 primary output with 81 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 73.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2021 Postseason · Toledo

Games

10

Receiving Yards / G

23

Efficiency

73.1

Usage

11

Consistency

29.6

Best Game by takeover score

Bowling Green

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Middle Tennessee: 6. Norfolk State: 11. Colorado State: 44. Ball State: 13. Massachusetts: 15. Northern Illinois: 14. Western Michigan: 34. Eastern Michigan: 10. Bowling Green: 83. Ohio: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Middle Tennessee: 2 by 20. Norfolk State: 2 by 36.7. Colorado State: 3 by 97.8. Ball State: 2 by 43.3. Massachusetts: 1 by 100. Northern Illinois: 1 by 93.3. Western Michigan: 1 by 100. Eastern Michigan: 1 by 66.7. Bowling Green: 3 by 100

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins26 · Games = 6 · +7.5 vs Losses
Losses18.5 · Games = 4 · -7.5 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Bowling Green

Best efficiency game

100 vs Bowling Green

Result
Fri 12/17vs Middle TennesseeL 24-31263304
Wed 11/17@ OhioW 35-23
Thu 11/11@ Bowling GreenW 49-1738327.727.70159
Tue 11/2vs Eastern MichiganL 49-521101010010
Sat 10/23vs Western MichiganW 34-151343434134
Sat 10/9vs Northern IllinoisL 20-221141414014
Sat 10/2@ MassachusettsW 45-71151515015
Sat 9/25@ Ball StateW 22-122136.56.50010
Sat 9/18vs Colorado StateL 6-2234414.714.70020
Sat 9/4vs Norfolk StateW 49-102115.55.50011

Player Story

Danzel McKinley-Lewis story

Danzel McKinley-Lewis built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Pittsburgh, PA wearing No. 4, spending time with Toledo. The clearest part of Danzel McKinley-Lewis' career was his receiving role: 102 catches, 1,518 receiving yards, 8 touchdowns, and 11 rushing yards across 50 career games in the available record. His career also includes 11 rushing yards, 3 tackles, and 480 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Danzel McKinley-Lewis' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Toledo

    2016-2021

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20162017201720182019202020212021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonToledo7049.45.3
2017 PostseasonToledo3196810249
2017 Regular SeasonToledo31968100
2018 Regular SeasonToledo426.76.3-315
2019 Regular SeasonToledo6158120.1611
2020 Regular SeasonToledo28067.113.1-335
2021 PostseasonToledo23073.111-50
2021 Regular SeasonToledo23073.1110

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Buffalo

Week 13 · L 30-49 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

88

Receiving Yards

93.7 takeover

88 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Northern Illinois

Week 14 · W 41-24 · Conference game

110

Receiving Yards

89.7 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

110 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Eastern Michigan

Week 9 · W 37-34 · Conference game

85

Receiving Yards

89.5 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

85 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Bowling Green

Week 11 · W 49-17 · Conference game

83

Receiving Yards

85.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

83 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Northern Illinois

Week 12 · L 28-31 · Conference game

78

Receiving Yards

83.6 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

78 receiving yards with a 74.3 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Regular Season · Toledo

615 primary output · 81 efficiency · 20.1 usage

78.9

#2

2020 Regular Season · Toledo

51

280 primary · 67.1 efficiency · 13.1 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · Toledo

46.5

319 primary · 68 efficiency · 10 usage

Milestones

1

100+ receiving yards

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8+ catch outings

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2+ TD games