Player Dossier

2021-2023

Alabama

Kool-Aid McKinstry

DB • 6'1" • 195 lbs • Birmingham, AL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Kool-Aid McKinstry shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16 disruption score.

Usage Score

2.4

Efficiency

16

Consistency

42.6

Season Value

29.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Alabama

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Alabama
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Mississippi 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.

Kool-Aid McKinstry, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Alabama. Kool-Aid McKinstry shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16 disruption score.

Kool-Aid McKinstry played DB for Alabama. Across 3 tracked seasons, Kool-Aid McKinstry recorded 92 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Alabama.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason

Alabama paired 16 primary output with 25.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 16 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss

Win with 2 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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2023 Postseason · Alabama

Games

14

Havoc Plays / G

0.6

Efficiency

16

Usage

2.4

Consistency

42.6

Best Game by takeover score

Ole Miss

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Michigan: 0. Middle Tennessee: 0. Texas: 1. South Florida: 1. Ole Miss: 2. Mississippi State: 1. Texas A&M: 0. Arkansas: 0. Tennessee: 1. LSU: 0. Kentucky: 1.5. Chattanooga: 0. Auburn: 0. Georgia: 1.5

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Michigan: 5 by 20.8. Middle Tennessee: 3 by 12.5. Texas: 5 by 30.8. South Florida: 1 by 14.2. Ole Miss: 3 by 32.5. Mississippi State: 0 by 10. Texas A&M: 5 by 20.8. Arkansas: 1 by 4.2. Tennessee: 2 by 18.3. LSU: 1 by 4.2. Kentucky: 3 by 27.5. Auburn: 1 by 4.2. Georgia: 2 by 23.3

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.7 · Games = 12 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 2 · -0.2 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

Ole Miss

Best efficiency game

32.5 vs Ole Miss

Result
Mon 1/1@ MichiganL 20-2755000
Sat 12/2vs GeorgiaW 27-24200.5001
Sat 11/25@ AuburnW 27-2411000
Sat 11/18vs ChattanoogaW 66-10
Sat 11/11@ KentuckyW 49-21320.5001
Sat 11/4vs LSUW 42-2810000
Sat 10/21vs TennesseeW 34-2021001
Sat 10/14vs ArkansasW 24-2111000
Sat 10/7@ Texas A&MW 26-2055000
Sun 10/1@ Mississippi StateW 40-1700001
Sat 9/23vs Ole MissSplash gameW 24-1033101
Sat 9/16@ South FloridaW 17-310001
Sat 9/9vs TexasL 24-3454001
Sat 9/2vs Middle TennesseeW 56-732000

Career Arc

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    Alabama

    2021-2023

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 PostseasonAlabama416.53.3
2021 Regular SeasonAlabama416.53.30
2022 PostseasonAlabama1625.13.912
2022 Regular SeasonAlabama1625.13.90
2023 PostseasonAlabama9162.4-7
2023 Regular SeasonAlabama9162.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Mississippi State

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 53.1 takeover score.

#2

Mercer

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.2 takeover score.

#3

Texas

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 49.5 takeover score.

#4

Arkansas

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 45.8 takeover score.

#5

Ole Miss

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Postseason · Alabama

16 primary output · 25.1 efficiency · 3.9 usage

41.3

#2

2022 Regular Season · Alabama

41.3

16 primary · 25.1 efficiency · 3.9 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · Alabama

29.3

9 primary · 16 efficiency · 2.4 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

7

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2026 · Rating 0.86

Susquehanna Township · Harrisburg, PA

Committed To
Temple
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

92

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 35 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.