Player Career

DJ McKinney Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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. 1

    Sam Houston

    2023-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    New Mexico

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20232024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonSam Houston0
2024 PostseasonSam Houston58047.415.1580
2024 Regular SeasonSam Houston58047.415.10
2025 PostseasonNew Mexico62547.21845
2025 Regular SeasonNew Mexico62547.2180

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2026New Mexico to TulsaG5/FCS to G5/FCS9Jan 5, 2026
2025Sam Houston to New MexicoG5/FCS to G5/FCS77.5Jan 18, 2025

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

1

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

2

2+ TD games