Player Dossier

2023-2025

Miami (OH)

Christian McKinney

LB • 6'0" • 216 lbs • Homewood, IL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Christian McKinney shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9 disruption score.

Usage Score

3.8

Efficiency

9

Consistency

6.7

Season Value

13.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Miami (OH)

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Miami (OH)
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan

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.

Christian McKinney, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Miami (OH). Christian McKinney shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season

Miami (OH) paired 2 primary output with 16.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan

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 Postseason · Miami (OH)

Games

5

Havoc Plays / G

0.4

Efficiency

9

Usage

3.8

Consistency

6.7

Best Game by takeover score

Fresno State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Fresno State: 0. UNLV: 0. Unknown: 0. Eastern Michigan: 2. Ball State: 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. Fresno State: 1 by 4.2. UNLV: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Eastern Michigan: 1 by 24.2. Ball State: 2 by 8.3

Split Comparison

Wins1 · n=2 · +1 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=2 · -1 vs Wins
First Half0 · n=3 · -1 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · n=2 · +1 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

5 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Eastern Michigan

Best efficiency game

24.2 vs Eastern Michigan

Result
Sat 12/27@ Fresno StateL 3-1810000
Sat 11/29vs Ball StateW 45-2422000
Sat 10/18vs Eastern MichiganW 44-3011110
Sat 9/27vs Unknown11000
Sat 9/20vs UNLVL 38-4111000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Miami (OH)

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)0
2024 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)216.352
2025 PostseasonMiami (OH)293.80
2025 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)293.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Eastern Michigan

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.5 takeover score.

#2

Kent State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 44.2 takeover score.

#3

Central Michigan

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.3 takeover score.

#4

Ball State

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.3 takeover score.

#5

Unknown

0

Primary metric

Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Regular Season · Miami (OH)

2 primary output · 16.3 efficiency · 5 usage

26.1

#2

2025 Postseason · Miami (OH)

13.2

2 primary · 9 efficiency · 3.8 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · Miami (OH)

13.2

2 primary · 9 efficiency · 3.8 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.8475

Homewood-Flossmoor · Flossmoor, IL

Committed To
Miami (OH)
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

9

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 7 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Christian McKinney quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
9