Usage / Role
15%
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
15
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
20
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.
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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%)
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.
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