Player Dossier

2016-2020

Notre Dame

Javon McKinley

WR • 6'2" • 215 lbs • Corona, CA, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Javon McKinley reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

10%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

19

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

27

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Notre Dame

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Notre Dame
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina

Player Story

Javon McKinley built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a wide receiver from Corona, CA wearing No. 88, spending time with Notre Dame. The clearest part of Javon McKinley's career was his receiving role: 53...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2016 · Rating 0.9493

Centennial · Corona, CA

Committed To
Notre Dame
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Javon McKinley, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Notre Dame. Javon McKinley reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
985
Receptions
53
Touchdowns
7

Quick Answers

Javon McKinley quick answers

Latest team and position
Notre Dame · WR
Career Receiving Yards
985
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 16 games
Best season
2020 Postseason · Notre Dame
Top game
North Carolina
Recruit profile
4-star · Centennial · Notre Dame
High school pipeline
Thibodaux · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 88 · Senior
2020 Receiving yards rank
717 receiving yards · WR 41st (top 5%) · FBS Independents 3rd (top 5%) · National 42nd (top 3%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2016 Regular SeasonNotre Dame0-00-
2017 Regular SeasonNotre Dame0-00-
2018 Regular SeasonNotre Dame0-00-
2019 Regular SeasonNotre Dame511268456.4
2020 PostseasonNotre Dame11220074.6
2020 Regular SeasonNotre Dame1140697374.6

Related Context

Javon McKinley played WR for Notre Dame. Across 5 tracked seasons, Javon McKinley recorded 15 rushing yards, 985 receiving yards, and 7 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Notre Dame.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason

Notre Dame paired 717 primary output with 82.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 82.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina

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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2020 Postseason · Notre Dame

Games

11

Receiving Yards / G

65.2

Efficiency

82.4

Usage

19.3

Consistency

51.7

Best Game by takeover score

North Carolina

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Alabama: 20. South Florida: 7. Florida State: 107. Louisville: 7. Pittsburgh: 50. Georgia Tech: 93. Clemson: 102. Boston College: 48. North Carolina: 135. Syracuse: 111. Clemson: 37

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alabama: 2 by 66.7. South Florida: 1 by 46.7. Florida State: 5 by 100. Louisville: 1 by 46.7. Pittsburgh: 2 by 100. Georgia Tech: 5 by 100. Clemson: 5 by 100. Boston College: 5 by 64. North Carolina: 6 by 100. Syracuse: 7 by 100. Clemson: 3 by 82.2

Split Comparison

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

Wins73.3 · Games = 9 · +44.8 vs Losses
Losses28.5 · Games = 2 · -44.8 vs Wins

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

North Carolina

Best efficiency game

100 vs Syracuse

Result
Fri 1/1@ AlabamaL 14-312201010018
Sat 12/19vs ClemsonL 10-3433712.312.30019
Sat 12/5vs Syracuse100 receiving yards · 2+ TDW 45-21711115.915.90328
Fri 11/27@ North Carolina100 receiving yardsW 31-17613522.522.50053
Sat 11/14@ Boston CollegeW 45-315489.69.60019
Sun 11/8vs Clemson100 receiving yardsW 47-40510220.420.40045
Sat 10/31@ Georgia TechW 31-1359318.618.60034
Sat 10/24@ PittsburghW 45-32502525041
Sat 10/17vs LouisvilleW 12-71711707
Sat 10/10vs Florida State100 receiving yardsW 42-26510721.421.40038
Sat 9/19vs South FloridaW 52-0177707

Player Story

Javon McKinley story

Javon McKinley built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a wide receiver from Corona, CA wearing No. 88, spending time with Notre Dame. The clearest part of Javon McKinley's career was his receiving role: 53 catches, 985 receiving yards, 7 touchdowns, and 15 rushing yards across 16 career games in the available record. His career also includes 15 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Javon McKinley's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Notre Dame

    2016-2020

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201620172018201920202020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonNotre Dame0
2017 Regular SeasonNotre Dame00
2018 Regular SeasonNotre Dame00
2019 Regular SeasonNotre Dame26894.712.9268
2020 PostseasonNotre Dame71782.419.3449
2020 Regular SeasonNotre Dame71782.419.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ North Carolina

Week 13 · W 31-17

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

135

Receiving Yards

95.7 takeover

135 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Syracuse

Week 14 · W 45-21

111

Receiving Yards

93.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

111 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Bowling Green

Week 6 · W 52-0

104

Receiving Yards

93.1 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

104 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Florida State

Week 6 · W 42-26

107

Receiving Yards

93.1 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

107 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ Georgia Tech

Week 9 · W 31-13

93

Receiving Yards

87.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

93 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2020 Postseason · Notre Dame

717 primary output · 82.4 efficiency · 19.3 usage

74.6

#2

2020 Regular Season · Notre Dame

74.6

717 primary · 82.4 efficiency · 19.3 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · Notre Dame

56.4

268 primary · 94.7 efficiency · 12.9 usage

Milestones

5

100+ receiving yards

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8+ catch outings

2

2+ TD games