Player Career

Brandon McKinney Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Brandon McKinney story

Brandon McKinney built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a safety from Orange, CA wearing No. 28, spending time with Utah and Washington. The clearest part of Brandon McKinney's career was his defensive production: 100 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 3 passes defended across 32 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Utah. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Brandon McKinney's production has multiple signals. With 32 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Utah and Washington.

The arc is straightforward: Brandon McKinney moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

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 Value Progression

20172018201820192019202020212021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonWashington08.41.8
2018 PostseasonWashington110.731
2018 Regular SeasonWashington110.730
2019 PostseasonWashington17.91.10
2019 Regular SeasonWashington17.91.10
2020 Regular SeasonWashington08.41.7-1
2021 PostseasonUtah826.768
2021 Regular SeasonUtah826.760

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2021Washington to UtahP4 to P419.4Apr 1, 2021

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Oregon State

Week 8 · L 34-42 · Conference game

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Havoc Plays

87.8 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 87.8 takeover score.

#2

vs North Dakota

Week 2 · W 45-3

1

Havoc Plays

66.9 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 66.9 takeover score.

#3

@ San Diego State

Week 3 · L 31-33

1

Havoc Plays

55.3 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 55.3 takeover score.

#4

vs Oregon

Week 12 · W 38-7 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

41.7 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.7 takeover score.

#5

vs Arizona State

Week 7 · W 35-21 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

41.4 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Postseason · Utah

8 primary output · 26.7 efficiency · 6 usage

48.1

#2

2021 Regular Season · Utah

48.1

8 primary · 26.7 efficiency · 6 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · Washington

41

0 primary · 8.4 efficiency · 1.8 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games