Player Dossier

2017-2021

Washington

Brandon McKinney

S • 6'0" • 200 lbs • Orange, CA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Brandon McKinney shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.9 disruption score.

Usage Score

6.1

Efficiency

25.9

Consistency

12.8

Season Value

14.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Washington

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
Washington • Utah
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Brandon McKinney, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Washington. Brandon McKinney shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.9 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season

Washington paired 0 primary output with 8.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 25.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

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

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Washington, Utah.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2021 Postseason · Utah

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

25.9

Usage

6.1

Consistency

12.8

Best Game by takeover score

Ohio State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Ohio State: 0. Unknown: 0. BYU: 1. San Diego State: 0. Washington State: 0. USC: 0. Arizona State: 1. Oregon State: 3. UCLA: 1. Stanford: 0. Arizona: 0. Oregon: 1. Oregon: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio State: 4 by 16.7. Unknown: 4 by 16.7. BYU: 7 by 39.2. San Diego State: 9 by 37.5. Washington State: 7 by 29.2. USC: 5 by 20.8. Arizona State: 4 by 26.7. Oregon State: 8 by 63.3. UCLA: 8 by 43.3. Stanford: 1 by 4.2. Arizona: 1 by 4.2. Oregon: 3 by 22.5. Oregon: 3 by 12.5

Split Comparison

Wins0.4 · n=8 · -0.6 vs Losses
Losses1 · n=4 · +0.6 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · n=7 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · n=6 · +0.5 vs First Half

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Oregon State

Best efficiency game

63.3 vs Oregon State

Result
Sat 1/1@ Ohio StateL 45-4844000
Sat 12/4vs OregonW 38-1032000
Sun 11/21vs OregonW 38-733100
Sat 11/13@ ArizonaW 38-2911000
Sat 11/6@ StanfordW 52-711000
Sun 10/31vs UCLAW 44-2485001
Sat 10/23@ Oregon StateSplash gameL 34-4284210
Sun 10/17vs Arizona StateW 35-2143100
Sun 10/10@ USCW 42-2654000
Sat 9/25vs Washington StateW 24-1375000
Sat 9/18@ San Diego StateL 31-3392000
Sun 9/12@ BYUL 17-2671001
Thu 9/2vs Unknown43000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Washington

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Utah

    2021

    Final stop

Season Progression

20172018201820192019202020212021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonWashington08.41.8
2018 PostseasonWashington110.73.21
2018 Regular SeasonWashington110.73.20
2019 PostseasonWashington17.91.10
2019 Regular SeasonWashington17.91.10
2020 Regular SeasonWashington08.41.7-1
2021 PostseasonUtah725.96.17
2021 Regular SeasonUtah725.96.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Oregon State

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 63.7 takeover score.

#2

Unknown

1

Primary metric

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.7 takeover score.

#3

Stanford

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.3 takeover score.

#4

UCLA

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 27.4 takeover score.

#5

BYU

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 25.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2017 Regular Season · Washington

0 primary output · 8.4 efficiency · 1.8 usage

36.7

#2

2020 Regular Season · Washington

36.7

0 primary · 8.4 efficiency · 1.7 usage

#3

2021 Postseason · Utah

14.1

7 primary · 25.9 efficiency · 6.1 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2017 · Rating 0.906

Orange Lutheran · Orange, CA

Committed To
Washington
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Career Facts

2

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

100

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 32 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Brandon McKinney quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
S
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
8
Career tackles
100