Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025New Mexico
DJ McKinney
RB • 5'8" • 182 lbs • Tulsa, OK, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
DJ McKinney leans balanced backfield option traits and 47.2 efficiency.
Impact Production
11
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
17
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · New Mexico
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Sam Houston • New Mexico
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UTEP
Player Story
DJ McKinney built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a running back from Tulsa, OK wearing No. 4, spending time with New Mexico and Sam Houston. The clearest part of DJ McKinney's career was his backfield...
Read the storyDJ McKinney, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · New Mexico. DJ McKinney leans balanced backfield option traits and 47.2 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,205
- Rushing yards
- 945
- Receiving yards
- 260
- Touchdowns
- 13
Quick Answers
DJ McKinney quick answers
- Latest team and position
- New Mexico · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,205
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · New Mexico
- Top game
- UTEP
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Sophomore
- 2025 Scrimmage yards rank
- 625 scrimmage yards · RB 157th (top 22%) · Mountain West 32nd (top 14%) · National 336th (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Sam Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2024 Postseason | Sam Houston | 12 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 56.6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Sam Houston | 12 | 558 | 479 | 79 | 3 | 56.6 |
| 2025 Postseason | New Mexico | 13 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 65.4 |
| 2025 Regular Season | New Mexico | 13 | 610 | 454 | 156 | 10 | 65.4 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Mexico to Tulsa | G5/FCS to G5/FCS | 9 | Jan 5, 2026 |
| 2025 | Sam Houston to New Mexico | G5/FCS to G5/FCS | 77.5 | Jan 18, 2025 |
DJ McKinney played RB for Sam Houston and New Mexico. Across 3 tracked seasons, DJ McKinney recorded 9 passing yards, 945 rushing yards, and 260 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2025 with New Mexico.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
New Mexico paired 625 primary output with 47.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 47.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 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 Sam Houston, New Mexico.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UCLA
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2025 Postseason · New Mexico
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
48.1
Efficiency
47.2
Usage
18
Consistency
62.9
Best Game by takeover score
UCLA
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Minnesota: 15. Michigan: 6. Idaho State: 52. UCLA: 109. New Mexico State: 46. San José State: 11. Boise State: 15. Nevada: 82. Utah State: 64. UNLV: 20. Colorado State: 109. Air Force: 49. San Diego State: 47
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Minnesota: 3 by 52.1. Michigan: 3 by 24. Idaho State: 8 by 67.3. UCLA: 22 by 47.1. New Mexico State: 13 by 35.2. San José State: 4 by 28.6. Boise State: 3 by 52.1. Nevada: 11 by 61.5. Utah State: 12 by 52.3. UNLV: 8 by 28.3. Colorado State: 19 by 43. Air Force: 15 by 32.8. San Diego State: 5 by 89.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins64.2 · Games = 9 · +52.5 vs Losses
Losses11.8 · Games = 4 · -52.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
UCLA
Best efficiency game
89.2 vs San Diego State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/26 | @ Minnesota | L 17-20 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Fri 11/28 | vs San Diego State | W 23-17 | 4 | 46 | 11.50 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.4 |
| Sun 11/23 | @ Air Force | W 20-3 | 14 | 43 | 3.10 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3.3 |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Colorado State | W 20-17 | 17 | 52 | 3.10 | 1 | 2 | 57 | 5.7 |
| Sat 11/1 | @ UNLV | W 40-35 | 7 | 20 | 2.90 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Utah State | W 33-14 | 11 | 53 | 4.80 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5.3 |
| Sun 10/19 | vs Nevada2+ TD | W 24-22 | 8 | 39 | 4.90 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 7.5 |
| Sun 10/12 | @ Boise State | L 25-41 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 |
| Sat 10/4 | @ San José State | L 28-35 | 4 | 11 | 2.80 | 0 | — | — | 2.8 |
| Sat 9/27 | vs New Mexico State | W 38-20 | 11 | 36 | 3.30 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3.5 |
| Sat 9/13 | @ UCLA | W 35-10 | 21 | 89 | 4.20 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5.0 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Idaho State | W 32-22 | 7 | 45 | 6.40 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6.5 |
| Sat 8/30 | @ Michigan | L 17-34 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Player Story
DJ McKinney story
DJ McKinney built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a running back from Tulsa, OK wearing No. 4, spending time with New Mexico and Sam Houston. The clearest part of DJ McKinney's career was his backfield work: 945 rushing yards, 208 carries, 10 rushing touchdowns, and 260 receiving yards across 25 career games in the available record. His career also includes 9 passing yards, 260 receiving yards, and 5 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives DJ 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.
- 1
Sam Houston
2023-2024
Opening stop
- 2
New Mexico
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Sam Houston | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2024 Postseason | Sam Houston | 580 | 47.4 | 15.1 | 580 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Sam Houston | 580 | 47.4 | 15.1 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | New Mexico | 625 | 47.2 | 18 | 45 |
| 2025 Regular Season | New Mexico | 625 | 47.2 | 18 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ UTEP
Week 6 · W 41-21 · Conference game
Win with 166 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
166
Scrimmage Yards
86.7 takeover
166 scrimmage yards and 24.3 usage.
#2
@ No. 98 UCLA
Week 3 · W 35-10
109
Scrimmage Yards
82.4 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
109 scrimmage yards and 37.9 usage.
#3
vs No. 124 Colorado State
Week 12 · W 20-17 · Conference game
109
Scrimmage Yards
81 takeover
Win with 109 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
109 scrimmage yards and 36.5 usage.
#4
vs No. 116 Nevada
Week 8 · W 24-22 · Conference game
82
Scrimmage Yards
64.2 takeover
Win with 82 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
82 scrimmage yards and 19.6 usage.
#5
vs No. 79 Utah State
Week 9 · W 33-14 · Conference game
64
Scrimmage Yards
56.3 takeover
Win with 64 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
64 scrimmage yards and 20.3 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · New Mexico
625 primary output · 47.2 efficiency · 18 usage
65.4
#2
2025 Regular Season · New Mexico
65.4
625 primary · 47.2 efficiency · 18 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Sam Houston
56.6
580 primary · 47.4 efficiency · 15.1 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
2
2+ TD games
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