Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2015Cincinnati
Mekale McKay
WR • 6'5" • Louisville, KY, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Mekale McKay reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
15
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
22
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Cincinnati
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Arkansas • Cincinnati
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Toledo
Player Story
Mekale McKay built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a wide receiver from Louisville, KY wearing No. 82, spending time with Arkansas and Cincinnati. The clearest part of Mekale McKay's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Arkansas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Mekale McKay, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Cincinnati. Mekale McKay reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 2,034
- Receptions
- 108
- Touchdowns
- 19
Quick Answers
Mekale McKay quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Cincinnati · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 2,034
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 43 games
- Best season
- 2014 Postseason · Cincinnati
- Top game
- Toledo
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Moore Traditional School · Arkansas
- High school pipeline
- Moore Traditional School · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 82 · Class 2015
- 2015 Receiving yards rank
- 507 receiving yards · WR 221st (top 24%) · American Athletic 22nd (top 13%) · National 241st (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Arkansas | 10 | 21 | 317 | 2 | 53.6 |
| 2013 Postseason | Cincinnati | 10 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 57.2 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 10 | 15 | 462 | 7 | 57.2 |
| 2014 Postseason | Cincinnati | 13 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 66.8 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 13 | 42 | 690 | 8 | 66.8 |
| 2015 Postseason | Cincinnati | 10 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 62.5 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 10 | 25 | 494 | 2 | 62.5 |
Related Context
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Mekale McKay played WR for Arkansas and Cincinnati. Across 4 tracked seasons, Mekale McKay recorded 1 rushing yards, 2,034 receiving yards, and 19 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Cincinnati.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Postseason
Cincinnati paired 725 primary output with 82.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 93.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2015 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 Arkansas, Cincinnati.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Tulsa
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 90th percentile of the selected season.
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2015 Postseason · Cincinnati
Games
10
Receiving Yards / G
50.7
Efficiency
93.4
Usage
10.1
Consistency
53.1
Best Game by takeover score
Tulsa
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. San Diego State: 13. Alabama A&M: 28. Temple: 105. Memphis: 32. Miami: 91. UConn: 15. Houston: 46. Tulsa: 101. South Florida: 32. East Carolina: 44
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. San Diego State: 2 by 43.3. Alabama A&M: 2 by 93.3. Temple: 2 by 100. Memphis: 2 by 100. Miami: 4 by 100. UConn: 1 by 100. Houston: 3 by 100. Tulsa: 6 by 100. South Florida: 2 by 100. East Carolina: 3 by 97.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins55.8 · Games = 5 · +10.2 vs Losses
Losses45.6 · Games = 5 · -10.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Tulsa
Best efficiency game
100 vs South Florida
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/25 | vs San Diego State | L 7-42 | — | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 11/28 | @ East Carolina | W 19-16 | — | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 14.70 | 0 | 25 |
| Sat 11/21 | @ South Florida | L 27-65 | — | 2 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 18 |
| Sun 11/15 | vs Tulsa100 receiving yards | W 49-38 | — | 6 | 101 | 16.8 | 16.80 | 0 | 31 |
| Sat 11/7 | @ Houston | L 30-33 | — | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 15.30 | 0 | 23 |
| Sat 10/24 | vs UConn | W 37-13 | — | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Thu 10/1 | vs Miami | W 34-23 | — | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 22.80 | 1 | 52 |
| Thu 9/24 | @ Memphis | L 46-53 | — | 2 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Sun 9/13 | vs Temple100 receiving yards | L 26-34 | — | 2 | 105 | 52.5 | 52.50 | 1 | 88 |
| Sun 9/6 | vs Alabama A&M | W 52-10 | — | 2 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 16 |
Player Story
Mekale McKay story
Mekale McKay built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a wide receiver from Louisville, KY wearing No. 82, spending time with Arkansas and Cincinnati. The clearest part of Mekale McKay's career was his receiving role: 108 catches, 2,034 receiving yards, 19 touchdowns, and 1 rushing yard across 43 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1 rushing yard, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Mekale McKay'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
Arkansas
2012
Opening stop
- 2
Cincinnati
2013-2015
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Arkansas | 317 | 74.2 | 9.4 | — |
| 2013 Postseason | Cincinnati | 485 | 87.7 | 6.7 | 168 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 485 | 87.7 | 6.7 | 0 |
| 2014 Postseason | Cincinnati | 725 | 82.6 | 14.3 | 240 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 725 | 82.6 | 14.3 | 0 |
| 2015 Postseason | Cincinnati | 507 | 93.4 | 10.1 | -218 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 507 | 93.4 | 10.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Toledo
Week 3 · W 58-34
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
175
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
175 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs East Carolina
Week 12 · W 54-46 · Conference game
172
Receiving Yards
99.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
172 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Tulsa
Week 11 · W 49-38 · Conference game
101
Receiving Yards
88.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
101 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Miami
Week 5 · W 34-23
91
Receiving Yards
82.5 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
91 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs UL Monroe
Week 2 · L 31-34
74
Receiving Yards
79.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
74 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Postseason · Cincinnati
725 primary output · 82.6 efficiency · 14.3 usage
66.8
#2
2014 Regular Season · Cincinnati
66.8
725 primary · 82.6 efficiency · 14.3 usage
#3
2015 Postseason · Cincinnati
62.5
507 primary · 93.4 efficiency · 10.1 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
2
8+ catch outings
4
2+ TD games
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