Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2021Oregon
Verone McKinley III
S • 5'11" • 196 lbs • Carrollton, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Verone McKinley III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
42
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
38
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Oregon
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Oregon
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Player Story
Verone McKinley III built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a safety from Carrollton, TX wearing No. 23, spending time with Oregon. The clearest part of Verone McKinley III's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Oregon
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Verone McKinley III, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Oregon. Verone McKinley III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 167
- TFL
- 2
- Passes defended
- 10
Quick Answers
Verone McKinley III quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Oregon · S
- Career Tackles
- 167
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Oregon
- Top game
- Ohio State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Hebron · Oregon
- High school pipeline
- Hebron · 27 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 23 · Sophomore
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 77 tackles · S 32nd (top 7%) · Pac-12 13th (top 3%) · National 208th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Oregon | 3 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Oregon | 13 | 46 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 31.3 |
| 2020 Postseason | Oregon | 7 | 8 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 26.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Oregon | 7 | 33 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 26.3 |
| 2021 Postseason | Oregon | 14 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 62.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Oregon | 14 | 71 | 1 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 62.5 |
Related Context
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Verone McKinley III played S for Oregon. Across 4 tracked seasons, Verone McKinley III recorded 167 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Oregon.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Oregon paired 13 primary output with 32.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 32.2 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: Ohio State
Win 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 · Oregon
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
32.2
Usage
7.8
Consistency
52.4
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. Oklahoma: 0. Fresno State: 0. Ohio State: 3. Stony Brook: 2. Arizona: 1. Stanford: 0. California: 0. UCLA: 2. Colorado: 0. Washington: 0. Washington State: 1. Utah: 1. Oregon State: 2. Utah: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oklahoma: 6 by 25. Fresno State: 8 by 33.3. Ohio State: 6 by 55. Stony Brook: 3 by 32.5. Arizona: 6 by 35. Stanford: 4 by 16.7. California: 7 by 29.2. UCLA: 6 by 45. Colorado: 5 by 20.8. Washington: 5 by 20.8. Washington State: 8 by 43.3. Utah: 3 by 22.5. Oregon State: 6 by 45. Utah: 4 by 26.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.1 · Games = 10 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 4 · -0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ohio State
Best efficiency game
55 vs Ohio State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/30 | @ Oklahoma | L 32-47 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/4 | @ Utah | L 10-38 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/27 | vs Oregon StateSplash game | W 38-29 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/21 | @ Utah | L 7-38 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/14 | vs Washington State | W 38-24 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Washington | W 26-16 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Colorado | W 52-29 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ UCLASplash game | W 34-31 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | vs California | W 24-17 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Stanford | L 24-31 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/26 | vs Arizona | W 41-19 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Stony BrookSplash game | W 48-7 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | @ Ohio StateSplash game | W 35-28 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Fresno State | W 31-24 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Verone McKinley III story
Verone McKinley III built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a safety from Carrollton, TX wearing No. 23, spending time with Oregon. The clearest part of Verone McKinley III's career was his defensive production: 167 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 11 interceptions, and 10 passes defended across 37 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Oregon. 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 Verone McKinley III's production has multiple signals. With 37 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Oregon.
The arc is straightforward: Verone McKinley III 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
Oregon
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Oregon | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Oregon | 7 | 20.1 | 4.6 | 7 |
| 2020 Postseason | Oregon | 3 | 28.7 | 4.7 | -4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Oregon | 3 | 28.7 | 4.7 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Oregon | 13 | 32.2 | 7.8 | 10 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Oregon | 13 | 32.2 | 7.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Ohio State
Week 2 · W 35-28
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#2
vs UCLA
Week 12 · W 38-35 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
75 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.
#3
vs Oregon State
Week 13 · W 38-29 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
70.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Colorado
Week 7 · W 45-3 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
69.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.4 takeover score.
#5
vs Stony Brook
Week 3 · W 48-7
2
Havoc Plays
66.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Oregon
13 primary output · 32.2 efficiency · 7.8 usage
62.5
#2
2021 Regular Season · Oregon
62.5
13 primary · 32.2 efficiency · 7.8 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Oregon
36.8
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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