Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Utah
Brandon McKinney
S • 6'0" • 200 lbs • Orange, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Brandon McKinney shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
28
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
32
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Utah
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Washington • Utah
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oregon State
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- Washington
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Brandon McKinney, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Utah. Brandon McKinney shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 100
- TFL
- 5
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Brandon McKinney quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Utah · S
- Career Tackles
- 100
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Utah
- Top game
- Oregon State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Orange Lutheran · Washington
- High school pipeline
- Orange Lutheran · 48 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 28 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 64 tackles · S 58th (top 12%) · Pac-12 29th (top 6%) · National 342nd (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Washington | 6 | 12 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41 |
| 2018 Postseason | Washington | 6 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 13.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Washington | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 13.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | Washington | 5 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Washington | 5 | 6 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Washington | 2 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.9 |
| 2021 Postseason | Utah | 13 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 48.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Utah | 13 | 60 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 48.1 |
Related Context
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Brandon McKinney played S for Washington and Utah. Across 5 tracked seasons, Brandon McKinney recorded 100 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Utah.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Utah paired 8 primary output with 26.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 26.7 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.
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2021 Postseason · Utah
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
26.7
Usage
6
Consistency
15.4
Best Game by takeover score
Oregon State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ohio State: 0. Weber State: 0. BYU: 1. San Diego State: 1. Washington State: 0. USC: 0. Arizona State: 1. Oregon State: 3. UCLA: 1. Stanford: 0. Arizona: 0. Oregon: 1. Oregon: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio State: 4 by 16.7. Weber State: 4 by 16.7. BYU: 7 by 39.2. San Diego State: 9 by 47.5. 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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.3 · Games = 9 · -0.9 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 4 · +0.9 vs Wins
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 State | L 45-48 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/4 | vs Oregon | W 38-10 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/21 | vs Oregon | W 38-7 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | @ Arizona | W 38-29 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Stanford | W 52-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/31 | vs UCLA | W 44-24 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Oregon StateSplash game | L 34-42 | 8 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/17 | vs Arizona State | W 35-21 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/10 | @ USC | W 42-26 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Washington State | W 24-13 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | @ San Diego State | L 31-33 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/12 | @ BYU | L 17-26 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Thu 9/2 | vs Weber State | W 40-17 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
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
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- 1
Washington
2017-2020
Opening stop
- 2
Utah
2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20172018201820192019202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Washington | 0 | 8.4 | 1.8 | — |
| 2018 Postseason | Washington | 1 | 10.7 | 3 | 1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Washington | 1 | 10.7 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Washington | 1 | 7.9 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Washington | 1 | 7.9 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Washington | 0 | 8.4 | 1.7 | -1 |
| 2021 Postseason | Utah | 8 | 26.7 | 6 | 8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Utah | 8 | 26.7 | 6 | 0 |
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
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