Usage Score
5.1
Player Dossier
2022-2025Oklahoma State
DJ McKinney
CB • 6'2" • 180 lbs • Colleyville, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
DJ McKinney shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.5 disruption score.
Efficiency
23.5
Consistency
51.9
Season Value
23
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Oklahoma State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Oklahoma State • Colorado
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Colorado 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.
DJ McKinney, CB. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Oklahoma State. DJ McKinney shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.5 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Oklahoma State paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 23.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Oklahoma State, Colorado.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Delaware
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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Season Explorer
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2025 Regular Season · Colorado
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
23.5
Usage
5.1
Consistency
51.9
Best Game by takeover score
Arizona
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia Tech: 1. Delaware: 2. Houston: 0. Wyoming: 2. BYU: 1. TCU: 0. Iowa State: 0. Utah: 1. Arizona: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia Tech: 4 by 26.7. Delaware: 4 by 36.7. Houston: 1 by 4.2. Wyoming: 5 by 40.8. BYU: 1 by 14.2. TCU: 7 by 29.2. Iowa State: 5 by 20.8. Utah: 6 by 35. Arizona: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Wins1.3 · n=3 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · n=6 · -0.8 vs Wins
First Half1.2 · n=5 · +0.9 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=4 · -0.9 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Delaware
Best efficiency game
40.8 vs Wyoming
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/1 | vs Arizona | L 17-52 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/26 | @ Utah | L 7-53 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Iowa State | W 24-17 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ TCU | L 21-35 | 7 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/28 | vs BYU | L 21-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/21 | vs Wyoming | W 37-20 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Fri 9/12 | @ Houston | L 20-36 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Delaware | W 31-7 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Georgia Tech | L 20-27 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Oklahoma State
2022-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Colorado
2024-2025
Final stop
Season Progression
202220232023202420242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.6 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Oklahoma State | 5 | 16 | 2.2 | 5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 5 | 16 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Colorado | 14 | 29.7 | 5.6 | 9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Colorado | 14 | 29.7 | 5.6 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Colorado | 7 | 23.5 | 5.1 | -7 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Colorado State
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 54.8 takeover score.
#2
Delaware
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.7 takeover score.
#3
Wyoming
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.5 takeover score.
#4
Unknown
2
Primary metric
Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.4 takeover score.
#5
Nebraska
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 44.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2022 Regular Season · Oklahoma State
0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.6 usage
34.9
#2
2024 Postseason · Colorado
29.4
14 primary · 29.7 efficiency · 5.6 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Colorado
29.4
14 primary · 29.7 efficiency · 5.6 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2026 · Rating 0.83
Richland · Richland, WA
- Committed To
- —
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
Career Facts
2
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
133
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 37 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.