Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2024Central Michigan
Da'Raun McKinney
DB • 5'10" • 200 lbs • River Rouge, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Da'Raun McKinney shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
88
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
91
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
79
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Central Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Iowa • Central Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green
Player Story
Da'Raun McKinney built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive back from River Rouge, MI wearing No. 5, spending time with Central Michigan and Iowa. The clearest part of Da'Raun McKinney's career...
Read the storyDa'Raun McKinney, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Central Michigan. Da'Raun McKinney shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 92
- TFL
- 4.5
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 13
Quick Answers
Da'Raun McKinney quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Central Michigan · DB
- Career Tackles
- 92
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 18 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Central Michigan
- Top game
- Bowling Green
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 53 tackles · DB 117th (top 12%) · Mid-American 58th (top 11%) · National 548th (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2023 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 7 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 56.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 10 | 53 | 1.5 | 1 | - | 9 | 0 | 57.9 |
Related Context
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Da'Raun McKinney played DB for Iowa and Central Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, Da'Raun McKinney recorded 92 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Central Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Central Michigan paired 11.5 primary output with 32.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 36.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 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 Iowa, Central Michigan.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Central Michigan
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
36.1
Usage
7.8
Consistency
46
Best Game by takeover score
Buffalo
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Buffalo: 3. Akron: 2. Ball State: 1. Northern Illinois: 1. Western Michigan: 1. Ohio: 0. Toledo: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Buffalo: 3 by 42.5. Akron: 5 by 40.8. Ball State: 6 by 35. Northern Illinois: 3 by 22.5. Western Michigan: 6 by 35. Ohio: 9 by 37.5. Toledo: 7 by 39.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1.5 · Games = 2 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 5 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Buffalo
Best efficiency game
42.5 vs Buffalo
Player Story
Da'Raun McKinney story
Da'Raun McKinney built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive back from River Rouge, MI wearing No. 5, spending time with Central Michigan and Iowa. The clearest part of Da'Raun McKinney's career was his defensive production: 92 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 1 interception across 18 career games in the available record. His career also includes 91 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Da'Raun McKinney's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Iowa
2019-2020
Opening stop
- 2
Central Michigan
2023-2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2019202020232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 9 | 36.1 | 7.8 | 9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 11.5 | 32.8 | 4.9 | 2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Bowling Green
Week 11 · L 13-23 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Buffalo
Week 6 · L 13-37 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
67.2 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 67.2 takeover score.
#3
@ Illinois
Week 3 · L 9-30
2
Havoc Plays
62 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 62 takeover score.
#4
vs Akron
Week 7 · W 17-10 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
56.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 56.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Western Michigan
Week 13 · W 16-14 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
55.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 55.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Central Michigan
11.5 primary output · 32.8 efficiency · 4.9 usage
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#2
2023 Regular Season · Central Michigan
56.3
9 primary · 36.1 efficiency · 7.8 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Iowa
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
5
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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